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Cashier at store told me one guy has spent $4000 on Powerball
Posted on 1/12/16 at 6:35 pm
Posted on 1/12/16 at 6:35 pm
this week. Wow
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Posted on 1/12/16 at 6:36 pm to tigerskin
Relative to what income?
Posted on 1/12/16 at 6:37 pm to tigerskin
These are the types of idiots these big jackpots bring in.
Posted on 1/12/16 at 6:37 pm to tigerskin
Probably bought it as an office pool. Still an idiotic amount
Posted on 1/12/16 at 6:37 pm to tigerskin
And watch him win. And blow it all in a week.
Posted on 1/12/16 at 6:38 pm to tigerskin
Why would you believe a cashier about this? You are the cashier aren't you.
This post was edited on 1/12/16 at 6:40 pm
Posted on 1/12/16 at 6:39 pm to tigerskin
Thats a lie... Just trying to upsell every customer on tickets
If true then that guy is a complete tard... Too many possible combinations for 4k to even make a dent
If true then that guy is a complete tard... Too many possible combinations for 4k to even make a dent
Posted on 1/12/16 at 6:40 pm to tigerskin
If he wins, he'll probably spend it all on the next drawing.
Posted on 1/12/16 at 6:41 pm to ellunchboxo
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Relative to what income?
$4,000 is 4,000 $1 bills above zero and too much (IMO) no matter what is the income denominator. Why? Because that leaves 292,196,000 chances against his $4,000.
Unprotected sex for 2 hours with high end hookers is bush in the hand vs. 292mln in the...
Posted on 1/12/16 at 6:42 pm to rantfan
quote:he shouldn't believe himself?
Why would you believe a cashier about this? You are the cashier aren't you
Posted on 1/12/16 at 6:43 pm to TheArrogantCorndog
I asked him as I was leaving out of curiosity. Don't see any reason for him to lie
Posted on 1/12/16 at 6:47 pm to TheArrogantCorndog
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oo many possible combinations for 4k to even make a dent
Well that isn't true at all.
Yours odds improve from 1 in 292,000,000 to 1 in 146,000. That is pretty damn significant.
I'm not saying it is a good idea, but it is the equivalent of improving your odds from one in every American to one in every person in Metairie.
This post was edited on 1/12/16 at 6:55 pm
Posted on 1/12/16 at 6:54 pm to slackster
If he bought 2k tickets ($4k), that only brings the odds down to 1 in 291,998,000.
Posted on 1/12/16 at 6:58 pm to DynaMike
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If he bought 2k tickets ($4k), that only brings the odds down to 1 in 291,998,000.
That is incorrect.
If you buy one ticket, your odds are approximately 1 in 292,000,000. If you buy two tickets your odds are now 2 in 292,000,000 or 1 in 146,000,000. If you buy two thousand tickets, your odds are now 1 in 146,000.
Think of it like a roulette wheel with no 0 or 00. If you choose one number, you've got a 1 in 36 chance of winning. If you pick two numbers you have a 2 in 36 chance or a 1 in 18 chance, not a 1 in 34 chance like your math would imply.
This post was edited on 1/12/16 at 7:29 pm
Posted on 1/12/16 at 7:01 pm to DynaMike
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If he bought 2k tickets ($4k), that only brings the odds down to 1 in 291,998,000.
Now, that's the kind of stupid that's gonna thrive on the OT.
Posted on 1/12/16 at 7:02 pm to TigerstuckinMS
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Posted on 1/12/16 at 7:03 pm to DynaMike
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If he bought 2k tickets ($4k), that only brings the odds down to 1 in 291,998,000.
You're going to fit right in here. Also the poli board.
Posted on 1/12/16 at 7:04 pm to tigerskin
damn that's crazy
Posted on 1/12/16 at 7:04 pm to slackster
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Slackster
You don't understand odds...
Posted on 1/12/16 at 7:05 pm to tigerskin
In fairness, he's highly likely to have many winning tickets so that will cut down on some of the losses.
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