How to get infinitely many lottery tickets

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In October 2015 the UK lottery changed from 49 balls to 59 balls. Which means the chance of choosing 6 correct numbers went from 1 in 13,983,816 to 1 in 45,057,474.

But the 45,057,474 number is wrong. Because of a new possible prize, not only can you possible win a never-ending supply of tickets, but the real jackpot odds are 1 in 40,665,099.

Read my lottery article in the Guardian:
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jun/17/national-lottery-balls-bigger-prizes

See the official new lottery rules:
https://www.national-lottery.co.uk/lotto-changes#Changes-to-Lotto



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