New Posts For Thread: Irish Lotto 3 Numbers from 6 - True Odds?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30509581/irish-lotto-3-numbers-from-6---true-oddsHigh street bookies offer odds of around 600/1 for correctly selecting 3 of the 6 numbers drawn in the Irish lottery. (Excludes bonus ball)There are 45 numbers in the pot. Six are pulled out and you need to match all 3 numbers that you select on theI'm definitely not! I thought, at first, that it was just a matter of 'how many trebles'? It took me a while to understand WHY the number of balls drawn out should have any effect on things. After all, if your three balls aren't drawn out...you dohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30509581/irish-lotto-3-numbers-from-6---true-odds?post_id=544925109#544925109I'm definitely not! I thought, at first, that it was just a matter of 'how many trebles'? It took me a while to understand WHY the number of balls drawn out should have any effect on things. After all, if your three balls aren't drawn out...you doFri, 29 May 2015 14:06:22 -0500Donny Osmond has the correct answer. Some on here not as clever as they thought they were.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30509581/irish-lotto-3-numbers-from-6---true-odds?post_id=544923389#544923389Donny Osmond has the correct answer. Some on here not as clever as they thought they were.Fri, 29 May 2015 12:07:33 -0500Thanks!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30509581/irish-lotto-3-numbers-from-6---true-odds?post_id=544905849#544905849Thanks!Thu, 28 May 2015 09:11:51 -0500(45 x 44 x 43 / 3 x 2 x 1 )--------------------------------------- = 709.5(6 x 5 x 4 / 3 x 2 x 1 )https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30509581/irish-lotto-3-numbers-from-6---true-odds?post_id=544902201#544902201(45 x 44 x 43 / 3 x 2 x 1 )--------------------------------------- = 709.5(6 x 5 x 4 / 3 x 2 x 1 )Thu, 28 May 2015 05:03:33 -05003 from 45 is 14190 (45 x 44 x 43 / 3 x 2 x 1 )then there are 6 numbers drawn so you get 20 chances to get 3 from 6(6 x 5 x 4 / 3 x 2 x 1 )(45 x 44 x 43 / 3 x 2 x 1 )--------------------------- = 709.5(6 x 5 x 4 / 3 x 2 x 1 )https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30509581/irish-lotto-3-numbers-from-6---true-odds?post_id=544902183#5449021833 from 45 is 14190 (45 x 44 x 43 / 3 x 2 x 1 )then there are 6 numbers drawn so you get 20 chances to get 3 from 6(6 x 5 x 4 / 3 x 2 x 1 )(45 x 44 x 43 / 3 x 2 x 1 )--------------------------- = 709.5(6 x 5 x 4 / 3 x 2 x 1 )Thu, 28 May 2015 05:02:49 -0500I would guess that trebles from 45 numbers would be the correct route.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30509581/irish-lotto-3-numbers-from-6---true-odds?post_id=544901879#544901879I would guess that trebles from 45 numbers would be the correct route.Thu, 28 May 2015 04:26:57 -0500I did trebles from 45 numbers, I thought it seemed a little high.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30509581/irish-lotto-3-numbers-from-6---true-odds?post_id=544901825#544901825I did trebles from 45 numbers, I thought it seemed a little high.Thu, 28 May 2015 04:17:08 -0500Thanks. So the 20 is (6*5*4)/(1*2*3).And the 14091/1 is….?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30509581/irish-lotto-3-numbers-from-6---true-odds?post_id=544901773#544901773Thanks. So the 20 is (6*5*4)/(1*2*3).And the 14091/1 is….?Thu, 28 May 2015 04:09:19 -0500blackestnight I think you have to multiply your answer by 6C3 (which is 20)709.5/1https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30509581/irish-lotto-3-numbers-from-6---true-odds?post_id=544901751#544901751blackestnight I think you have to multiply your answer by 6C3 (which is 20)709.5/1Thu, 28 May 2015 04:05:24 -050014190/1 ishhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30509581/irish-lotto-3-numbers-from-6---true-odds?post_id=544901627#54490162714190/1 ishThu, 28 May 2015 03:33:40 -0500