If you put £50 on the national lottery, what is the chance of winning a decent prize?

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  1. Googs

    Googs Well-Known Member

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    Daft question, I know, but what is the chance of winning more than £50 if you put £50 on the lottery?
     
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    **** ALL nt
     
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    Your lucky to get £50 with 4 numbers, tha better of doing them hotpicks.

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    stick it on the Irish, far better odds nt
     
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    13 million to 1 to win the jackpot

    to half your odds the odds you need to buy 6 and a half millon tickets !! .... bd gamble to me it seems !!

    :D
     
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    In a syndicate at work - We stick £15 in every week. We probably get 1 or 2 £10 winners every 6-8 weeks.
     
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    I shall show you how easy it is to win tonights lottery

    My numbers for toneets draw at 22:35</p>

    3,7,15,23,34,43</p>

    Hot picks 17, 27 = winning &pound;40</p>

    27,29,49 = winning &pound;450</p>

    Dream Number -7248309</p>
     
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