Just worked out the odds for the lottery in the UK..well the combinations…
The normal lottery:
Numbers from 1-49 and you have to hit 6 numbers
Number of combinations available: 13,983,816 combinations
This means 13,983,816 to 1 odds.
The euro millions:
Number from 1-49 and you have to hit 5 numbers along with number from 1-49 and you have to hit an additional two numbers
5 numbers: 1,906,884 combinations
2 numbers: 1,176 combinations
Combined: 1906884 x 1176 = 2,242,495,584 combinations
This means 2,242,495,584 to 1 odds.
Odds of being an astronaut: 13,200,000 to 1
Odds of drowning in a bathtub: 685,000 to 1
Odds of fatally slipping in bath or shower: 2,232 to 1
Odds of being struck by lightning: 576,000 to 1
Odds of being killed by lightning: 2,320,000 to 1
Odds of being murdered: 18,000 to 1
Odds of getting a royal flush in poker on first five cards dealt: 649,740 to 1
Odds of dating a millionaire: 215 to 1
Odds of a meteor landing on your house: 182,138,880,000,000 to 1
Frankly I have more chance of contracting cancer than winning the lottery lol….
