6/49 Lottery Prize is 43 Million for August 6, 2008
The recent 6/49 winning numbers drawn are:
2, 9, 26, 44, 47, 49 – 34
3, 10, 21, 26, 38, 43 – 48
2, 6, 20, 23, 38, 45 – 24
7, 9, 25, 35, 40, 48 – 1
10, 20, 28, 36, 40, 46 – 23
3, 10, 16, 17, 25, 39 – 19
15, 18, 19, 21, 24, 35 – 37
2, 25, 28, 40, 45, 46 – 34
2, 7, 8, 32, 43, 49 – 48
12, 18, 19, 35, 42, 43 – 44
We all know that previous draws have no influence on this current draw August 6, 2008 – it really is just a matter of luck in a purely random draw.
I put in the search term “How to win the 6/49 lottery” and found more stuff.
There are three types of probabilities, each differing only in interpretation but still subject to the same rules:
Mathematical
The theoretical development based on equally likely outcomes and their far-reaching generalization into measure theory.
Empirical
Events are assigned probabilities based on empirical observations from the past.
Subjective
This was championed by the Italian mathematician Bruno de Finetti and views probabilities as personal reflections of an individual’s opinion about an event.
The probabilities associated with Lotto 6/49 are determined by calculations based on equally likely outcomes.
To see this we observe that there are 49 possibilities for the first number drawn, following which there are 48 possibilities for the second number, 47 for the third, 46 for the fourth, 45 for the fifth, and 44 for the sixth. If we multiply the numbers 49 x 48 x 47 x 46 x 45 x 44 we get 10,068,347,520.
However, each possible group of six numbers (combination) can be drawn in different ways depending on which number in the group was drawn first, which was drawn second, and so on. There are 6 choices for the first, 5 for the second, 4 for the third, 3 for the fourth, 2 for the fifth, and 1 for the sixth. Multiply these numbers out to arrive at 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 720. We then need to divide 10,068,347,520 by 720 to arrive at the figure 13,983,816 as the number of different groups of six numbers (different picks).
Second Prize (five winning numbers + bonus) The pick of six must include 5 winning numbers plus the bonus. Since 5 of the six winning numbers must be picked, this means that one of the winning numbers must be excluded. There are six possibilities for the choice of excluded number and hence there are six ways for a pick of six to win the second place prize. The probability is 6 divided into 13,983,816 which translates into odds of 2,330,635 to 1.
Third Prize (five winning numbers) As in the second prize there are six ways for a pick of six to include exactly five of the six drawn numbers. The remaining number must be one of the 42 numbers left over after the six winning numbers and the bonus number have been excluded. Thus there are a total of 6 x 42 = 252 ways for a pick of six to win the third prize. This becomes a probability of 252 divided into 13,983,816 or odds of 55490.3 to 1.
Fourth Prize (four winning numbers) There are 15 ways to include four of the six winning numbers and 903 ways to include two of the 43 non-winning numbers for a total of 15 x 903 = 13,545 ways for a pick of six to win the third prize, which works out to a probability of 13,545 divided into 13,983,816 that is odds of 1031.4 to 1.
Fifth Prize (three winning numbers) There are 20 ways to include three of the six winning numbers and 12,341 ways to include three of the 43 non-winning numbers for a total of 20 x 12,341 = 246,820 ways for a pick of six to win the fourth prize, which works out to a probability of 246,820 divided into 13,983,816 that is odds of 55.7 to 1.
I will just invest my 2 bucks into six random numbers and hope for the best.
Baadster.
