[This is a complete rewrite which makes some of the comments redundant or irrelevant.] Take a set of $50$ elements. How many subsets of size $5$ are needed so that every subset of size $5$ will intersect at least one of these in at least $2$ points? This collection of subsets is known as a lottery wheel or a [lotto design][1]. $L(v,k,p,t)$ is the minimum number of subsets of a $v$ element set so that each subset has size $k$ with the property that every $p$ element subset intersects at least one $k$-subset in at least $t$ points. If you select $5$ out of $50$ numbers in a lottery which pays a prize for getting at least $2$ numbers right, then you can ensure getting a prize if you buy a particular collection of $L(50,5,5,2)$ tickets. The question is to find $L(50,5,5,2)$. [1]: http://www.cs.umanitoba.ca/~vanrees/revlottodesign.pdf