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'Wouldn't it be unlikely' - mathematician rates chances of winning Gold Lotto

Wouldn't it be nice to share in Gold Lotto's $19 million Superdraw this Saturday - nice but almost impossible according to a University of Queensland mathematician. Associate Professor Peter Adams has calculated the odds of winning the $19 million jackpot are a massive 8,145,060 to one against, for every game played. Dr Adams said the “wouldn't it be nice” advertising campaign would be more accurate as “wouldn't it be unlikely”.