A certain lottery consists of selecting six different numbered balls from numbered 1 to 12 white balls and one from 1 to 11 gold Mega balls. A player wins the jackpot by matching all six numbers drawn from white balls​ (1 through 12​) and matching the number on the gold Mega Ball​ (1 through 11​). What is the probability of winning the​ jackpot?

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A certain lottery consists of selecting

six

different numbered balls from numbered 1 to

12

white balls and one from 1 to

11

gold Mega balls. A player wins the jackpot by matching all

six

numbers drawn from white balls​ (1 through

12​)

and matching the number on the gold Mega Ball​ (1 through

11​).

What is the probability of winning the​ jackpot?

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