No one asked what I was doing with 120,526,770 records

[Bill Vermillion]

> Jay,
> 
> Honest this is how it's done.
> Power Ball is 5 of 53 for the first 5 numbers, so

> picking 5 of 53 is 53/5=10.6

> then picking 4 of 52 is times 52/4=137.8

> then picking 3 of 51 is times 51/3=2342.6

> then picking 2 of 50 is times 50/2=58565

> then picking 1 of 49 is times 49=2,869,685

> 2,896,685 is the number of combinations
> of the first five.

> then there will be 1 of 42 power balls

> so times 42=120,526,770

> and that's the truth..........

> I am putting together 309,043 text files,
> each file has 390 random selected, used only once
> combinations.  I have 15,000 done now.  It is a
> very long process right now till I get some combos
> used up and I can shrink the file.  Current hourly
> output is 280,800 with out hitting very many used
> records.

> Now if I can locate 309,043 people to play the
> numbers I give them.  Someone will win, all of
> the numbers are covered.

A few years ago someone in the Florida Lottery office said
there were certain combinations of 'lucky' numbers that 
were played by many people.

One such combo was based on 7's.  7,14,21,28,35,42.    
That was back when the universe was 48 numbers not 52 as we have
now. [I think it's 52]

If that number ever hit they estimated that there would be
in excess of 50,000 winner - enough to fill the local football
statdium.   

When the pot gets big there have been times when people have placed
huge numbers of choices - taking hours and hours to print out.

My luck would be such that if I hit a big one there would be
hundreds of others who just happened to pick that one that week.

Or as was said in War Games - The only way to win is not to play
the game. [apporx quote]

Bill
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Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com