Here are the exact "math figures" of how many "winning numbers" someone can expect to "predict" when one selects a pool of lottery numbers [06 up to 40] from a group of 40 lottery numbers (lotto 6/40).
Example :
When you pick 12 numbers from 40 numbers, the chance that exactly 3 of the 6 winning numbers will be among the numbers you selected is 18.776%.
| Pool | 0 numbers | 1 number | 2 numbers | 3 numbers | 4 numbers | 5 numbers | 6 numbers |
| 06 : | 35.03832% | 43.49585% | 18.12327% | 03.11798% | 00.21923% | 00.00531% | 00.00003% |
| 07 : | 28.85509% | 43.28263% | 22.38757% | 04.97502% | 00.48145% | 00.01805% | 00.00018% |
| 08 : | 23.60871% | 41.97104% | 26.23190% | 07.23639% | 00.90455% | 00.04669% | 00.00073% |
| 09 : | 19.18208% | 39.83970% | 29.51089% | 09.83696% | 01.52643% | 00.10176% | 00.00219% |
| 10 : | 15.46942% | 37.12660% | 32.12879% | 12.69285% | 02.37991% | 00.19696% | 00.00547% |
| 11 : | 12.37553% | 34.03272% | 34.03272% | 15.70741% | 03.49054% | 00.34905% | 00.01204% |
| 12 : | 09.81508% | 30.72546% | 35.20626% | 18.77667% | 04.87471% | 00.57774% | 00.02407% |
| 13 : | 07.71185% | 27.34200% | 35.66348% | 21.79435% | 06.53831% | 00.90530% | 00.04471% |
| 14 : | 05.99810% | 23.99241% | 35.44334% | 24.65624% | 08.47558% | 01.35609% | 00.07824% |
| 15 : | 04.61393% | 20.76267% | 34.60444% | 27.26411% | 10.66856% | 01.95590% | 00.13039% |
| 16 : | 03.50658% | 17.71747% | 33.22026% | 29.52912% | 13.08677% | 02.73115% | 00.20863% |
| 17 : | 02.62994% | 14.90298% | 31.37469% | 31.37469% | 15.68735% | 03.70792% | 00.32243% |
| 18 : | 01.94387% | 12.34927% | 29.15800% | 32.73881% | 18.41558% | 04.91082% | 00.48364% |
| 19 : | 01.41372% | 10.07277% | 26.66320% | 33.57588% | 21.20582% | 06.36175% | 00.70686% |
| 20 : | 01.00980% | 08.07841% | 23.98277% | 33.85803% | 23.98277% | 08.07841% | 01.00980% |
| 21 : | 00.70686% | 06.36175% | 21.20582% | 33.57588% | 26.66320% | 10.07277% | 01.41372% |
| 22 : | 00.48364% | 04.91082% | 18.41558% | 32.73881% | 29.15800% | 12.34927% | 01.94387% |
| 23 : | 00.32243% | 03.70792% | 15.68735% | 31.37469% | 31.37469% | 14.90298% | 02.62994% |
| 24 : | 00.20863% | 02.73115% | 13.08677% | 29.52912% | 33.22026% | 17.71747% | 03.50658% |
| 25 : | 00.13039% | 01.95590% | 10.66856% | 27.26411% | 34.60444% | 20.76267% | 04.61393% |
| 26 : | 00.07824% | 01.35609% | 08.47558% | 24.65624% | 35.44334% | 23.99241% | 05.99810% |
| 27 : | 00.04471% | 00.90530% | 06.53831% | 21.79435% | 35.66348% | 27.34200% | 07.71185% |
| 28 : | 00.02407% | 00.57774% | 04.87471% | 18.77667% | 35.20626% | 30.72546% | 09.81508% |
| 29 : | 00.01204% | 00.34905% | 03.49054% | 15.70741% | 34.03272% | 34.03272% | 12.37553% |
| 30 : | 00.00547% | 00.19696% | 02.37991% | 12.69285% | 32.12879% | 37.12660% | 15.46942% |
| 31 : | 00.00219% | 00.10176% | 01.52643% | 09.83696% | 29.51089% | 39.83970% | 19.18208% |
| 32 : | 00.00073% | 00.04669% | 00.90455% | 07.23639% | 26.23190% | 41.97104% | 23.60871% |
| 33 : | 00.00018% | 00.01805% | 00.48145% | 04.97502% | 22.38757% | 43.28263% | 28.85509% |
| 34 : | 00.00003% | 00.00531% | 00.21923% | 03.11798% | 18.12327% | 43.49585% | 35.03832% |
| 35 : | 0% | 00.00091% | 00.07751% | 01.70515% | 13.64117% | 42.28763% | 42.28763% |
| 36 : | 0% | 0% | 00.01641% | 00.74406% | 09.20779% | 39.28657% | 50.74516% |
| 37 : | 0% | 0% | 0% | 00.20243% | 05.16194% | 34.06883% | 60.56680% |
| 38 : | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 01.92308% | 26.15385% | 71.92308% |
| 39 : | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 15.00000% | 85.00000% |
| 40 : | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
