Mega Millions Options

[impala454]

so if you win $500,000,000, you didn't win $2?

[John6.7]

so if you win $500,000,000, you didn't win $2?

The original question was what was the odds on just winning $2

Original "What are the odds to win the $2 prize by just matching 1 of the 46?"

The money is not broken up and itemised it's all or nothing. If someone won they would not say they won $2 plus $3 plus $7 plus $10 ect.

[schwab]

god damn i wouldnt care about the 2 dollars if i wont the jackpot

[impala454]

The original question was what was the odds on just winning $2

Original "What are the odds to win the $2 prize by just matching 1 of the 46?"

The money is not broken up and itemised it's all or nothing. If someone won they would not say they won $2 plus $3 plus $7 plus $10 ect.

you didn't answer the question.

[Spectatrix]

your chances of winning $2 are 1 in 46.

if you match all 6, you still win $2

practical thinking people, it's not a riddle.

Your odds of winning exactly $2 (no more, no less) are ~ 1 in 75. Your odds of winning at least $2 are 1 in 40.

[jonathan83]

WHO CARES??

[Spectatrix]

Shows how often I play the lotto. My start date is april 9th, did you get an offer spect?

Not ONLY did I get an offer, 15 minutes after I got off the phone with that place, I got an email asking me to come in to interview for a job I applied for 3 weeks ago. Apparently they're down to considering just me and one other person. INSANITY.

WHO CARES??

Math geeks.

[dauss]

your chances of winning $2 are 1 in 46.

if you match all 6, you still win $2

practical thinking people, it's not a riddle.

Yep, you are definitely retarded. $2 is the minimum prize you can win. So with your logic, as long as you win something, you win that original $2 also.

But....
You have 1 chance to match 5 of the 56 and 1 of the 46.
You have 45 chances to match 5 of the 56 and 0 of the 46.
You have 255 chances to match 4 of the 56 and 1 of the 46.
You have 11,475 chances to match 4 of the 56 and 0 of the 46.
You have 12,750 chances to match 3 of the 56 and 1 of the 46.
You have 573,750 chances to match 3 of the 56 and 0 of the 46.
You have 208,250 chances to match 2 of the 56 and 1 of the 46.
You have 1,249,500 chances to match 1 of the 56 and 1 of the 46.
you have 2,349,060 chances to match 0 of the 56 and 1 of the 46.

So, we now take (1 + 45 + 255 + 11,475 + 12,750 + 573,750 + 208,250 + 1,249,500, + 2,349,060)/175,711,536 =.....
Not 1 out of 46 dumbass.

Its about 1 out of 40. Actually its about 1 out of 39.88833271 if you want to be more accurate.

Edit: Damn, Spec beat me to it, but this took a while to type.

[John6.7]

you didn't answer the question.

500,000,000 does not equal 2

damn... you are fucking retarded.

[TetraGrammaton C...]

i think his logic was that the odds of winning exactly $2 are 1:46
because the only way to win the $2 prize is to get only the megaball
of which there are 46 options, he just forgot to count the odds of
getting five losing non-mega balls.

Payout = $2
COMBIN(5,0) = 1. COMBIN(51,5) = 2,349,060. COMBIN(1,1) = 1. COMBIN(5,0) x COMBIN(51,5) x COMBIN(1,1) = 2,349,060. 2,349,060/175,711,536 = 0.0133688433524 or 1:74.80.

$2 or more

1 + 45 + 255 + 11,475 + 12,750 + 573,750 + 208,250 + 1,249,500 + 2,349,060 = 4,405,086 /175,711,536 = 0.0250699874367 1/0.0250699874367 = 1:39.89

This post has been edited by TetraGrammaton Cleric: Mar 8 2007, 06:59 PM

[impala454]

i know how to do the calculation you losers. i was the one that pasted the damn combination calculation. it's semantics is all you're arguing about, except your semantics make no god damn sense. your chances of winning at least $2 is 1 in 46, no one gives a shit what your chances are of winning exactly $2. it's like wanting to know the odds of getting a blackjack with a king and an ace.

and keep calling me retarded all you want, if you win more than $2, you still fucking won $2.

[Rocky]

[TetraGrammaton C...]

i know how to do the calculation you losers. i was the one that pasted the damn combination calculation. it's semantics is all you're arguing about, except your semantics make no god damn sense. your chances of winning at least $2 is 1 in 46, no one gives a shit what your chances are of winning exactly $2. it's like wanting to know the odds of getting a blackjack with a king and an ace.

and keep calling me retarded all you want, if you win more than $2, you still fucking won $2.

speaking as an actual semanticist,
you are retarded

[griseyeux]

did anyone who has posted in this thread win any money? No? then why the hell are we still talking about it?

I hate math. especially long-winded, unnecessary discussions of mathematical probabilities.

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