There are 5 white balls, with numbers 1-69, and 1 red ball, with numbers 1-26. Formula criteria: First, each time a ball is retrieved, the number of balls in the pool is reduced by 1. Second, each time there is a match, the number of picks in your list is reduced by 1.

• Ball 1: 5 out of 69 chances to hit one of your 5 white-ball numbers.
• Ball 2: 4 out of 68 chances to hit your 4 remaining white-ball numbers.
• Ball 3: 3 out of 67 chances to hit your 3 remaining white-ball numbers.
• Ball 4: 2 out of 66 chances to hit your 2 remaining white-ball numbers.
• Ball 5: 1 out of 65 chances to hit your last white-ball number.
• Red ball: 1 out of 26 chances to hit your red-ball number.

Match 1: 5/69 = 1/14
Match 2: 5/69 x 4/68 = 1/235
Match 3: 5/69 x 4/68 x 3/67 = 1/5,239
Match 4: 5/69 x 4/68 x 3/67 x 2/66 = 1/172,900
Match 5: 5/69 x 4/68 x 3/67 x 2/66 x 1/65 = 1/11.2 million
Match all: 5/69 x 4/68 x 3/67 x 2/66 x 1/65 x 1/26 = 1/292 million

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