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Old 15th March 2011 | 17:50
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fireflybob
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Lottery Odds

Anyone out there know how to calculate these?

On the Thunderball you pick 5 numbers between 1 and 39 and also 1 number (the thunderball) between 1 and 14.

The odds of winning the jackpot (£500,000) are 1 in 8,060,598.

If you do a syndicated entry which covers all the thunderballs (ie 14 entries covering each thunderball from 1 to 14) then what are the odds of winning the jackpot (assume choice of the 5 numbers is the same throughout).

Thanks for any help
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