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Lottery bastards, going up to 59 numbers now instead of 49.

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3127201/Banking-big-lotto-win-odds-just-got-worse-10-balls-added-1-45m-chance-jackpot.html

 

 

The odds of winning the National Lottery jackpot are to more than treble to an eye-watering 45 million to one under radical changes announced yesterday.
From October, players will have to choose six out of 59 numbers, rather than the current 49. Dr John Haigh, emeritus reader in mathematics at the University of Sussex, said: ‘The chance of winning the jackpot, which at the moment is one in 14 million, will be one in 45 million when the extra ten balls are added.’

 

Dr Haigh, who does not play the lottery, added: ‘But because the chance of winning the jackpot is lower, when you do win the amount will be higher. This will also mean a lot more rollovers, and they create excitement. I expect Camelot will see this as an exciting feature.’
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