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so the jackpot is �100 mil again. surely, when it gets to that much, I can buy a ticket for every possible combination and win at a very respectable profit? anyone know the maths, because I think that's a short-term loan worth taking out...
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Same here sara!!
Every time I enter this Euro draw,I either win something or not win anything at all.
Whenever I do win it's always small prizes.
I get 2 main numbers and 1 lucky star number,or 1 main number and 2 lucky star numbers.
I have never ever had a higher prize category than this.
Although,I might just have 2 or 3 goes on this �100 mil jackpot.
Every time I enter this Euro draw,I either win something or not win anything at all.
Whenever I do win it's always small prizes.
I get 2 main numbers and 1 lucky star number,or 1 main number and 2 lucky star numbers.
I have never ever had a higher prize category than this.
Although,I might just have 2 or 3 goes on this �100 mil jackpot.
The odds of getting the jackpot with a Euromillions ticket are roughly 1 in 76 million. (For comparison, the odds of getting all 6 numbers with a Lotto ticket are roughly 1 in 14 million).
Your suggestion of buying up every possible combination has three problems:
1. You'd never be able to do it in time. To count to just 1 million (counting 1, 2 , 3, 4, 5 .. with one number per second and not stopping to sleep, would take about ten and a half days). So to complete 76 million lottery tickets (even if you could fill out one per second, taking care not to duplicate any entries or to miss any combinations out, at one per second) would take over 2 years.
2. Since Euromillions tickets cost �1.50 (rather than the �1 for a Lotto ticket), you'd end up spending more than the jackpot payout.
and
3. If several people shared the jackpot, you'd be even further out of pocket.
Chris
Your suggestion of buying up every possible combination has three problems:
1. You'd never be able to do it in time. To count to just 1 million (counting 1, 2 , 3, 4, 5 .. with one number per second and not stopping to sleep, would take about ten and a half days). So to complete 76 million lottery tickets (even if you could fill out one per second, taking care not to duplicate any entries or to miss any combinations out, at one per second) would take over 2 years.
2. Since Euromillions tickets cost �1.50 (rather than the �1 for a Lotto ticket), you'd end up spending more than the jackpot payout.
and
3. If several people shared the jackpot, you'd be even further out of pocket.
Chris
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