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  2. Lottery mathematics - Wikipedia

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    The numerator equates to the number of ways to select the winning numbers multiplied by the number of ways to select the losing numbers. For a score of n (for example, if 3 choices match three of the 6 balls drawn, then n = 3), ( 6 n ) {\displaystyle {6 \choose n}} describes the odds of selecting n winning numbers from the 6 winning numbers.

  3. How Much Does a Mega Millions Ticket Cost? - AOL

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    The cost is the same whether you Quick Pick your numbers or choose your own. For an extra $1 per play, most states offer the Mega Millions Megaplier feature to multiply non-jackpot prizes by 2x ...

  4. A $36 million Mega Millions ticket was sold at a Florida ...

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    A missed deadline last weekend means someone in Florida lost out on $36 million. ... 18-39-42-57-63. The Mega Ball number was 7 with a multiplier of 3x.

  5. What Can You Win Matching One Number on Mega Millions? - AOL

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    Grand Prize: Match all five numbers and the Mega Ball number to win the biggest Mega Millions jackpots. The odds of winning are one in 302,575,350. Match 5: Match all five numbers to win $1 ...

  6. Progressive jackpot - Wikipedia

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    A simple example formula that would achieve this (expanding on the aforementioned example) would be simply to calculate the jackpot as being $1,000 plus the square root of a random number between zero and four million, which would result in a 75% probability of each jackpot being between $2,000 and $3,000 and a 25% probability of a jackpot ...

  7. 1980 Pennsylvania Lottery scandal - Wikipedia

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    Perry was the host of The Daily Number on April 24, 1980, when the drawing produced the number "666" for a then-record payout of $3.5 million (equivalent to $13.36 million in 2024), including $1.18 million (equivalent to $4.5 million in 2024) that went to eight people in on the scam.

  8. Check your numbers: $36 million lottery ticket sold at ...

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    A Florida lottery ticket worth $36 million is about to expire, officials said. ... The winning ticket had a 3x multiplier and numbers 18, 39, 42, 57 and 65, with the MB 7, officials said. ...

  9. Mental calculation - Wikipedia

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    492 is close to 500, which is easy to multiply by. Add and subtract 8 (the difference between 500 and 492) to get 492 -> 484, 500. Multiply these numbers together to get 242,000 (This can be done efficiently by dividing 484 by 2 = 242 and multiplying by 1000). Finally, add the difference (8) squared (8 2 = 64) to the result: 492 2 = 242,064