a saturday dozen, page-2

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    The probability of being one off every one of 5 numbers is about 32 times as likely as the win. The irony of it is that it pays nothing, not even a minor division. Nearly 64 times for a 6 number draw.

    (It is slightly less than 32/64 because of the boundary cases - a drawn #1 has only #2 next to it, where as all other numbers could be one up or one down - two possibilities for every ball drawn).

    And seeing a photo of it happening is not at all surprising, since human nature is likely to record and share it when it happens - so close but so far.
 
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