How many different combinations are there for the lottery numbers?
To work out the number of combinations, here is the way to do it for the UK Lotto:- Take the top six numbers (as there are six balls, excluding the bonus) in the lottery 49 x 48 x 47 x 46 x 45 x 44 = 10,068,347,520 then multiply the bottom 6 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x 5 x 6 = 720 Divide 10,068,347,520 / 720. What do you get? Answer: 13,983,816 – the number of combinations in the lottery. And I don’t think you can split 10 points 75:25 lol. Further to the other answers mentioning the 86 million permutations, that is irrelevant. There are only 49 numbers playable in the UK main draw as you know and you choose 6 of those numbers, not 7. The bonus (7th and final ball in the draw) can only be used when you have 5 of the main balls and the ‘missing’ ball matches the bonus – a runner up prize, if you like.
