ABSTRACT

T h is app en d ix conta ins various m a th em atica l resu lts ab o u t num ­ b er lo tteries. T h e am oun t of m a th em a tic know ledge will vary w ith th e different topics discussed. All p robab ilistic resu lts will be derived u n der the basic assum ptions th a t (1) all w inning com ­ b in a tio ns are equally probab le and (2) th e resu lts of different (weekly) draw ings are s ta tis tica lly independent..