The Powerball jackpot is approaching another record of

Five numbers 1..69 + one Powerball number from 1..26 is all you need. Chances are 1 in 292 million according to the website.

69 68 67 66 65 26 = 35.064.160.560 combinations, but since the order does not matter (1,2,3,4,5 = 5,4,3,2,1), the probability is much lower. With a set of 5 numbers, there are 5 4 3 2 * 1 possible ways to order the numbers. That is 5! = 120.

The number of possible draws is
35.064.160.560 / 120 = 292.201.338

Rewriting using the factorial expression:
69 68 67 66 65 = 69! / 64! = 69! / (69-5)!

Adding the PowerBall with 26 combinations: (69! 26) / ((69-5)! 5!) = 292.201.338

Using the binominal coefficient:

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$$ \displaystyle {n\choose k}=\frac{n!}{k!(n-k)!} $$
$$ \displaystyle {69\choose 5}*26=\frac{69!}{5!(69-5)!}*26=292.201.338 $$

I have officially purchased 2 tickets to be part of this epic event.

Update

Not only I missed the numbers, everyone else did so too.

Doubled up to continue this epic event.

Update

10 33 41 47 56 10, worth 2 Billion a few days ago.

National 😺 Day!
And in two days it's 🎃👻
Be aware, turns a 🐈 into a 🐈‍⬛

My cat reminded me today of the International 😺 Day!
Do not forget the extra treats today!
🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈

My cat asked me for a staircase. After a long design discussion he finally said: "meow"! Project is on!

All parts except the round material were cut from those boards.

The boards were cut in length.

And to thinner size.

The staircase has an angle of 30°

With a fixed vise all the holes in the treads were drilled.

One of the wooden rounds broke and I had to cut one manually. Took longer than expected.

The railing holes are cut with a 30° alignment using one of the cut offs as a guide.

Two parts assembly.

Construction finished. Painting!

Customer is happy!

It is his staircase.

Typical french cafe in this neighborhood: Cafe Roussillon. Right in the center of Paris between the Eiffel tower and the Louvre.

Interaktives Panorama Cafe Roussillon