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Fix the Lottery
Matty585:
I'm not an expert...but I think it would be very hard not to have complicated computer fomulas. The computer is not a human, it can not just say "Oo what's this? Oh may as well pick it...and Mr Matty won!"
iGenerator:
Okay so the thing that makes the lottery so hard to win in real life, is the numbers and balls with that number there are 40 or so balls and like 6 normal ones and one colored ball. You must get every one correct to win all the money. In real life there are also millions of combinations of the numbers. Opticrafts version is much simpler, its just a random draw of peoples names out of a hat
optical:
VipzerZeroOne is completely correct.
The lottery is entirely random and fair. It is just random selection without replacement.
1000 tickets bought.
Chance of first prize = 1/1000 per ticket
Chance of second prize = 1/999 per ticket (1st place ticket removed)
Chance of third prize = 1/998 per ticket (1st & 2nd place ticket removed)
No complicated formula's, no rigging. It is more of a lucky dip or raffle then a lottery, technically.
raul7legend:
--- Quote from: optical on July 21, 2012, 03:30:23 am ---1000 tickets bought.
Chance of first prize = 1/1000 per ticket
Chance of first prize = 1/999 per ticket (1st place ticket removed)
Chance of first prize = 1/998 per ticket (1st & 2nd place ticket removed)
--- End quote ---
FTFY
Also, your attitude in this topic is disrespectful, snape.
On a lottery earlier I held 90% of the tickets, and I did win all three of them.
ViperZeroOne:
--- Quote from: raul7legend on July 21, 2012, 08:48:40 am ---
--- Quote from: optical on July 21, 2012, 03:30:23 am ---1000 tickets bought.
Chance of first prize = 1/1000 per ticket
Chance of first prize = 1/999 per ticket (1st place ticket removed)
Chance of first prize = 1/998 per ticket (1st & 2nd place ticket removed)
--- End quote ---
FTFY
Also, your attitude in this topic is disrespectful, snape.
On a lottery earlier I held 90% of the tickets, and I did win all three of them.
--- End quote ---
With 90% of the tickets you SHOULD win all 3 of them. Although, there is still a 10% chance that someone is gonna get lucky. *LOL*
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