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We can then use
the binomial coefficient (aka "n choose k") to determine ways of picking k
unordered outcomes from n possibilities. The formula is n!/(n-k)!k!. We
will abbreviate this as nck( n, k ).
Consider the number of ways to draw 5 unordered numbers from a set of 53. nck(53,5) leaves us with 2,869,685 combinations. We can determine the number of ways to draw 2 odd and 3 even numbers from 53 with nck(27,2) * nck(26,3). This gives 912,600 combinations. Divide by the total number of combinations to get the probability (31.8%) and divide this probability into 1 to get the odds (1 in ~3.14).
So what does this all mean, you ask? Aren't the chances of winning the white ball jackpot still low? Of course they are!
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