Five numbers are to be picked, without repetition, from 44 numbers to determine the winner of the Fortune Five game in the state lottery. If the order of the numbers is insignificant, how any different ways can a winning quintuple be selected? What is the probability of winning?

Answer 1

1/44 x 1/43 x 1/42 x 1/41 x 1/40 = 1/130,320,860

1 in 130.3 million is the probability