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Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> writes:

[.. choosing a small number of values out of N possible values ..]

> Note, in this case N = *60* and *k* = 6 (we are drawing 6 numbers
> from the set of 60, not out of just 6 numbers.  Yes, the OP was a
> bit sloppy with his words, but from the code they gave, their intent
> was clear.

The code given by OP produced values from 1 to 59 inclusive, yes?
That's only 59 values.