Work out lottery number picker instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.
Numbers are drawn without replacement from a seeded sequence, so the same seed reproduces the same line, and the odds are one over C(pool, pick). Every combination is equally likely, so a seeded pick is no worse and no better than any other line, but it does avoid the clustered numbers people choose by hand.
Total combinations
combinations = C(pool, pick)
Chance
probability = 1 / combinations
combinations = C(pool, pick). Numbers are drawn without replacement from a seeded sequence, so the same seed reproduces the same line, and the odds are one over C(pool, pick).
Every combination is equally likely, so a seeded pick is no worse and no better than any other line, but it does avoid the clustered numbers people choose by hand.
Enter numbers in the pool, numbers to pick, seed number. The defaults shown are a realistic worked example — swap in your own figures to get a result you can use.