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06/06/06 23:04
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 		 #117903 - Higher odds
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Jeff Post said:
While on the subject of numbers, I'll point out that it's another area where people get really squirrelly. I've lost track of the number of people who, when I tell them to pick 1-2-3-4-5-6 for the lottery, say "That'll never win!" Do the math--it has exactly the same chance of winning as any other six numbers.


True, but the odds are higher that someone else will have also picked those numbers than any set of completely obscure, meaningless numbers. You don't have a lower chance of winning with 1-2-3-4-5-6, but you probably have a lower expected payout because of the number of people you'll have to share with.

Regards,
Craig Steiner


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6-6-06 , end of world?            01/01/70 00:00      
   erm...yeah            01/01/70 00:00      
      Well some say ...            01/01/70 00:00      
   True            01/01/70 00:00      
   random            01/01/70 00:00      
      Issac Asimov            01/01/70 00:00      
         Number base            01/01/70 00:00      
            it is worse in Denmark            01/01/70 00:00      
   In wich calendar?            01/01/70 00:00      
   Not Yet            01/01/70 00:00      
      If you could keep us updated neil            01/01/70 00:00      
         Still Here            01/01/70 00:00      
      Did not end yet            01/01/70 00:00      
         What's this paper bag business ...            01/01/70 00:00      
            The Hitchhikers Guide to the Universe            01/01/70 00:00      
      No change here :)            01/01/70 00:00      
         Far North            01/01/70 00:00      
            Why in arabian numbers?            01/01/70 00:00      
               I like that, does it mean ...            01/01/70 00:00      
   666 why all the fuss            01/01/70 00:00      
   Null point            01/01/70 00:00      
      Mathematical riddle            01/01/70 00:00      
         Riddle - limerick?            01/01/70 00:00      
            The answer is            01/01/70 00:00      
               clever bugger            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Hey            01/01/70 00:00      
            A Hint            01/01/70 00:00      
      Higher odds            01/01/70 00:00      
         Perhaps, but maybe not            01/01/70 00:00      
   The Number of the Beast            01/01/70 00:00      
      Other numbers of the beast            01/01/70 00:00      
   is that it??            01/01/70 00:00      
   I think you broke your own "rule"            01/01/70 00:00      

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