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In Reply to: Buying 5 tickets only gives odds of 1:500 if ... posted by tii driver on September 25, 2000 at 11:46:35:
I put down $125... I've got a 1:500 shot of winning, as opposed to your measly 1:2500 shot of winning :P
... you're in a pool with 499 other people who bought 5 ticket. If you're in a pool where everyone else bought only 1 ticket then your odds are 5:2500.