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Lottery Orderly Probability

Scenario 1: Which winning number group is more likely to occur?


1-2-3-4-5-6 OR 4-8-15-16-23-42


Scenario 2: Which winning number group is more likely to occur if the numbers are drawn in any order and THEN put into ascending order by the presenter?

1-2-3-4-5-6 OR 4-8-15-16-23-42


In which of the above two scenarios is getting the winning numbers more likely?


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