Players of the ZuperZillions lottery in the country of Urkas
Players of the “Zuper-Zillions” lottery in the country of Urkashizmein pay 1 bog for a ticket that lets them select 6 non-repeating numbers from 1 to 59, then one “Z-bolt” number between 1 and 49. The current “Zuper-Zillions” jackpot is 730 million bogs. What is the probability of correctly guessing all 7 values with just one ticket?
Solution
Selecting 6 out of 59 values followed by selection of one value out of 49 values
Total combinations = 59C6 X 49C1 = 2207816226
Out of these many combinations only one is favorable
P(win) 1/ 2207816226
