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Transcribed Image Text:In a lottery, the top cash prize was $659 million, going to three lucky winners. Players pick five different numbers from 1 to 57 and one number from 1 to 42.
A player wins a minimum award of $450 by correctly matching three numbers drawn from the white balls (1 through 57) and matching the number on the gold ball (1 through 42) What is the probability of winning the minimum award?
The probability of winning the minimum award is
(Type an integer or a simplified fraction.)
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