The Powerball lottery for a certain region is set up so that each player chooses five different numbers from 1 to 59 and one Powerball number from 1 to 35. A player wins the jackpot by matching all five numbers in any order from the 1 to 59 group and matching the Powerball number.

Suppose that there is a drawing in which the Powerball lottery jackpot is promised to exceed $500 million. If a person purchases 175,223,510 tickets at $2 per ticket (all possible combinations), isn't this a guarantee of winning the jackpot? Because the probability in this situation is 1, what's wrong with doing this?

Choose the correct answer below.

A.

It isn't realistically possible to buy all 175,223,510 tickets.

B.

The prize is shared among all winners. This person is guaranteed to win, but not guaranteed to win $500 million.

C.

The probability of winning is not 1, since there are more than 175,223,510 tickets due to other people participating.

D.

There is nothing wrong with doing this.