Multiple Choice Question: Samuel Pepys wrote Isaac Newton to ask which of three events is more likely: that a person get...

Samuel Pepys wrote Isaac Newton to ask which of three events is more likely: that a person get

at least 1 six when 6 dice are rolled
at least two sixes when 12 dice are rolled, or
at least 3 sixes when 18 dice are rolled.

What is the answer?

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