433 people win a lottery jackpot—impossible? A basic understanding of probability and human psychology helps explain why this outcome isn’t as implausible as you might think. READ
433 people win a lottery jackpot—impossible? Probability and psychology suggest it’s more likely than you’d thinkPHILIPPINE CHARITY SWEEPSTAKES OFFICE/FACEBOOK
However, a basic understanding of probability and human psychology helps explain why this outcome isn’t as implausible as you might think.Each person to purchase a lottery ticket picks six numbers between 1 and 55. The winning jackpot sequence is drawn at random. A ticket wins the jackpot if the six numbers on it are the same as the six numbers drawn.a five in 54 chance of getting the second, multiplied bya three in 52 chance of getting the fourth.
Across the world, it has been clearly observed that some combinations are vastly more popular than others. A similarly unusual spike of winners was observed in the United Kingdom in 2018, when five of the six numbers were multiples of seven. In 2020, a streak of consecutive numbers produced multiple jackpot winners in South Africa.
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