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13,983,816 and the Lottery

13,983,816 and the Lottery

Brady Haran
James Clewett, Probability
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The chance of picking the six winning numbers from the 49 balls in the UK National Lottery is one in 13,983,816 - on the other hand, the odds of selecting no balls???

Number-loving physicist James Clewett attempts to "pick some winners"! :)

6,000,000 and Abel Prize

6,000,000 and Abel Prize
5 and Penrose Tiling

5 and Penrose Tiling