Lottery Odds Calculator

Odds of winning a 'pick N of M' lottery, with optional bonus ball.

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Common lotteries:

1 in 13,983,816

Jackpot odds

7.15E-006%

Probability per ticket

6.9014%

If you bought 1,000,000 tickets

268,920

Years to expected win (1/wk)

Lottery odds — pick 6 of 49
  Jackpot odds: 1 in 13,983,816
  Per-ticket probability: 7.1511E-006%
  At 1 ticket/week, expected wait: 268,920 years
  Probability of at least one win in 1,000,000 tickets: 6.9014%

Partial-match odds

Match	Probability	Odds
6 of 6 main numbers	0%	1 in 13,983,816
5 of 6 main numbers	0.0018%	1 in 54,201
4 of 6 main numbers	0.0969%	1 in 1,032
3 of 6 main numbers	1.765%	1 in 57
2 of 6 main numbers	13.2378%	1 in 8

For reference: ~1 in 1,000,000 = struck by lightning in a year · ~1 in 11,500,000 = killed by a shark · US Powerball jackpot = 1 in 292,201,338 · Mega Millions = 1 in 302,575,350.

About this tool

Calculate the odds of matching a lottery — pick K numbers from N, with an optional separate bonus pool. Compares against grain-of-rice / lightning-strike / shark-attack references.