... > FYI, if a machine is loaded with an equal number of 5 different SS's,
> the odds of getting all five without getting a duplicate: 25 to 1.

Actually, the odds of GETTING all five without getting a duplicate are 1 in 25. That being the case, the odds AGAINST getting all five without getting a duplicate are 24 to 1. That is, there are 25 possible outcomes, one of which provides the five different strikes and 24 of which produce at least one duplicate. ----- jim o\-S