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Do You Feel Lucky?
Age 11 to 14
Challenge Level 
How lotteries
work:
In the UK, lottery players choose six different numbers between 1 and 49. When the lottery draw takes place, 49 coloured balls numbered from 1 to 49 are placed in a machine and spun round, and then six balls are released at random. Any player who chose the six numbers picked by the machine wins the jackpot prize. Other lotteries use similar systems, perhaps with more or fewer numbers to choose from.
Can you think of examples where future events are influenced by past events?
Can you think of examples where future events are independent of past events?
In the UK, lottery players choose six different numbers between 1 and 49. When the lottery draw takes place, 49 coloured balls numbered from 1 to 49 are placed in a machine and spun round, and then six balls are released at random. Any player who chose the six numbers picked by the machine wins the jackpot prize. Other lotteries use similar systems, perhaps with more or fewer numbers to choose from.
Can you think of examples where future events are influenced by past events?
Can you think of examples where future events are independent of past events?
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