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The Lottery Problem

By Cali G , Published on Fri 05 February 2010
Category: riddles

New month, new riddle! Pretend you just found a $1 bill on the floor and your instincts are telling you to go and buy a lottery ticket. You head to the nearest liquor store and ask for a lotto. The store owner asks you which kind you would like. There is lotto A where you have to choose 6 numbers out of a possible 75, or there is lotto B where you have to choose 5 numbers out of a possible 60 and 1 'mega' number out of a possible 40. You don't want to waste your dollar, so the question is: which lottery gives you the best odds?

Come back soon to find out!