In particular a 5 of 26 game.

Now We Can Fill In The Three Number Groups
And Perform Some Calculations!

THREE NUMBER GROUPS First 1 thru 8 Second 9 thru 17 Third 18 thru 26 (Might The Information Below Be Useful?) FORMAT GROUP FORMAT COMBINATIONS POSSIBLE FORMAT ODDS Times Drawn CALC    ACT 1 1 2 2 10,368 1 in 6 ?        ? 2 2 1 2 9,072 1 in 7 3 2 2 1 9,072 1 in 7 4 1 1 3 6,048 1 in 11 5 1 3 1 6,048 1 in 11 6 3 1 1 4,536 1 in 15 7 0 2 3 3,024 1 in 22 8 0 3 2 3,024 1 in 22 9 2 0 3 2,352 1 in 28 10 2 3 0 2,352 1 in 28 11 3 0 2 2,016 1 in 33 12 3 2 0 2,016 1 in 33 13 0 1 4 1,134 1 in 58 14 0 4 1 1,134 1 in 58 15 1 0 4 1,008 1 in 65 16 1 4 0 1,008 1 in 65 17 4 0 1 630 1 in 104 18 4 1 0 630 1 in 104 19 0 0 5 126 1 in 522 20 0 5 0 126 1 in 522 21 5 0 0 56 1 in 1175 TOTAL 65,780

The Format Odds column shows how often each type of number combination should be drawn. The 1-2-2 Format should be drawn once every 6 drawings as compared to the 5-0-0 Format, which should be drawn once every 1175 drawings. Let's see... This Fantasy 5 game is drawn 5 times a week... Therefore, this type of number combination should be drawn once every four years! How many chances of winning would YOU want in the next four years? Which Format, if you were to play it consistently, would give you more chances of winning the jackpot over any period of time? Answer: The 1-2-2 Format The odds of winning this particular game, playing one number combination, are 1 in 65,780. If you played one number combination in the largest Format and that Format came in, what are your odds of winning now? Answer: 1 in 10,368 If you played 5 number combinations in this same Format, what are your odds of winning when it is drawn? Answer: 1 in 2,073