If the overall odds of winning a prize on an instant ticket are 1 in 10, how come when I bought 10 tickets I didn’t win?
The odds are calculated by taking the total number of tickets printed divided by the total number of prizes available. Where the prizes end up when the tickets are printed is determined by random, computer generated formulas. Although any particular string of 10 tickets may not produce a winner, there is just as much possibility that another string of 10 tickets could produce several winning tickets.
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