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A certain lottery consists of selecting five different numbered balls from numbered 1 to 15 white balls and one from 1 to 14 gold Mega balls. A player wins the jackpot by matching all five numbers drawn from white balls​ (1 through 15​) and matching the number on the gold Mega Ball​ (1 through 14​). What is the probability of winning the​ jackpot?

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Answer:

1/42,042 or 2.38×10^-5

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