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Yes, as others pointed out, this particular sequence is the same as every other sequence. Or, the one person who said 100% is referring to the probability of so
by hervature 6y ago
Yes, as others pointed out, this particular sequence is the same as every other sequence. Or, the one person who said 100% is referring to the probability of something that already happened.
To give you a more charitable interpretation, the South African lottery Powerball can be 1-20 so there are 20 straights possible so 20 in 42,375,200. Or roughly 1 in 2,000,000 or roughly 40,000 years of weekly draws to see a straight.
- strombofulous 6y agoI think there are only 16 straights possible since you can't start with 17, 18, 19, or 20
- hervature 6y agoYes, you're right. In this case, the Powerball comes last. So increasing straights can't end with 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. However, you could have wrap around straights. So 15 or 20 depending if you allow the wraparound.