If a minimum of 1 person has chosen the same numbers and lucky stars as you then the chances are 0 (No chance). If you're chosen numbers are unique then you obviously have some chance of winning. To work out the chance of winning the first number is 1/50 because there are 50 outcomes 1 of which means you can win, therefore 1/50. Now there are 49 outcomes remaining because one ball has been removed, still one outcome will result in possible winning, so 1/49. This pattern continues for the first 6 numbers. The fractions 1/50, 1/49, 1/48, 1/47, 1/46, 1/45 are all multiplied resulting in 1/11,441,304,000 (one over eleven billion four hundred and fourty one million three hundred and four thousand)
The chances of matching the lucky stars is 1/11 for the first outcome and 1/10 for the second outcome. 1/11 multiplied by 1/10 equals 1/110
The combined likely hood is 1/11,441,304,000 multiplied by 1/110 which equals
The chances of winning the Euromillions Jackpot prize is 1/1,258,543,440,000
(one trillion two hundred and fifty eight billion five hundred and fourty three million four hundred and fourty thousand)
To put this into perspective you are over 179 times more likely to get hit by a meteor than win.
To make shure you win you must buy 1,258,543,440,000 tickets with every different combination and the winning numbers must be unique to you..
so while tickets cost £2 each unless the Jackpot is at least £2,517,086,880,000 then don't even think obout entering with the above suggestion.
The odds of matching all five numbers and two 'stars' is approximately 1 in 76,000,000.
Winning the full amount, 1 in 76275360. There are also various lesser prizes that can be won. A full odds table is at the Wolfram Alpha link.
The odds of winning the Irish Lottery are 1 in 8,145,060 compare that to the odds of winning the Euromillions which are 1 in 76,275,360 so the Irish Lottery http://www.irishlottery.com/ attracts a lot of players as the odds of winning are much better.
Very poor. New York Lotto, for instance, is 6 balls in a field of 54, with two games played for a dollar. The odds of hitting the jackpot is thus 2 in 25,827,165.
Possible.
http://www.justlottery.com/tx/texas-games.htmlTo hit the jackpot it's 1:25,827,162 million.
Winning a jackpot typically involves playing a game of chance, such as a lottery or a slot machine, and having your numbers or symbols match the winning combination. The odds of winning a jackpot are usually very low, so it's important to remember that winning is largely based on luck rather than skill or strategy.
Because the odds of winning are phenomenal and the reward can be exhilarating.
1 in 176 million .
National lottery statistics : 1 chance out of 13,983,816.
If the odds are 179 to 2, the probability of winning is 0.01105, or; the chance of winning is 1.11%
Don't get carried away with playing the lotto. The odds of winning the next $11 million jackpot in the Lotto games are 1 in 15.8 million.
Straight from the Wikipedia article on the game... The odds of winning the jackpot are 45,057,474 to 1
The odds for winning the Canadian lotteries is dependent largely upon luck. The odds of winning can range from 1 to 14 million or 1 to 15 million depending on which lottery is played.