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Correct PowerBall Simulator

The document summarizes the results of simulating a Powerball lottery game over 3 trials with 44 participants. It shows the number of matches for each possible outcome combination across the trials. It then calculates empirical probabilities based on these results and compares them to the theoretical probabilities for each outcome. Overall, the simulation had a net gain, with total lottery income exceeding total prizes paid out.

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109 views7 pages

Correct PowerBall Simulator

The document summarizes the results of simulating a Powerball lottery game over 3 trials with 44 participants. It shows the number of matches for each possible outcome combination across the trials. It then calculates empirical probabilities based on these results and compares them to the theoretical probabilities for each outcome. Overall, the simulation had a net gain, with total lottery income exceeding total prizes paid out.

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PowerballSimulator

(Fiveuniquenumbersbetween1and69orderdoesnotmatter.)

50

23

44
Run Lottery

15

Powerball(126)

13

16

03020PowerballResults

NumberofParticipants:

44

Prize
MatchScenarios
Amounts
WWWWWP
Jackpot
WWWWWN
$1,000,000
WWWWLP
$50,000
WWWWLN
$100
WWWLLP
$100
WWWLLN
$7
WWLLLP
$7
WWLLLN
$0
WLLLLP
$4
WLLLLN
$0
LLLLLP
$4
LLLLLN
$0
TrialTotal:

(nonprizesareinyellowanditalics)

Matchesfor
Trial#1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
16
1
26
44

Matchesfor
Trial#2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
13
0
29
44

Matchesfor
Trial#3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
11
2
29
44

SumofAllOutcomes
SumofPrizeOutcomes
SumofNonPrizeOutcomes

Scenario
Totals
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
40
3
84
132
132
4
128

PowerballEarnings/Payouts
PowerballLotteryIncome: $264
PowerballLotteryPrizes:
$16
NetGain/Loss: $248

03020PowerballResults

03020PowerballResults

EmpiricalProbabilities
(after3Trials)
0.0000000000000000
0.0000000000000000
0.0000000000000000
0.0000000000000000
0.0000000000000000
0.0000000000000000
0.0000000000000000
0.0303030303030303
0.0075757575757576
0.3030303030303030
0.0227272727272727
0.6363636363636360

1.0000000000000000
0.0303030303030303
0.9696969696969700

03020PowerballResults

16365CPowerBallTheoreticalProbabilities
000000

PowerballLotteryTheoreticalProbabilities
NumberofParticipants:
Match
Scenarios
WWWWWP

infinite
FiveNumber
Probability

Powerball
Probability

C564C0

C5

26

69

C564C0

25

C5

26

C464C1

C5

26

C464C1

25

C5

26

C364C2

C5

26

C364C2
C
69 5

25

C264C3

C5

26

C264C3

25

C5

26

C164C4

C5

26

69

WWWWWN

69

WWWWLP

69

WWWWLN

69

WWWLLP

69

WWWLLN
WWLLLP

69

WWLLLN

69

WLLLLP

69

Combined
Probability
5

C564C01
C526

C564C025

69
5

C464C11
69

C526
C526

C464C125
69
5

C526

C364C21

69
5

26

C526

1
292,201,338
1
11,688,054
1
913,129
1
36,525
1
14,494

C364C225
C
26
69 5

1
580

C264C31

69
5

Probability Probability
asa asaDecimal
Fraction

C526

C264C325

701
1

C526

28

C164C41

C526

92

69
5

69

0.0000000034222978
0.0000000855574453
0.0000010951353002
0.0000273783825042
0.0000689935239106
0.0017248380977640
0.0014258661608182
0.0356466540204549
0.0108722294762387

WLLLLN

16365CPowerBallTheoreticalProbabilities
000000
C C
C C 25
1
25
5

26

C064C5

C5

26

C064C5

25

C5

26

69

LLLLLN

C5

69

LLLLLP

64

69

(nonprizesareinyellowitalics)

64

C526

3.7

C064C51

C526

38

69
5

69
5

C064C525
69

C526

1
1.5

SumofAllProbabilities:
SumofPrizeProbabilities:
SumofNonPrizeProbabilities:
TargetProbability...

0.2718057369059690
0.0260933507429730
0.6523337685743250
1.0000000000000000
0.0402138404992519
0.9597861595007480
0.9597861595007480

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