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re: Yall remember when McDonalds did Monopoly?

Posted on 12/3/23 at 11:35 pm to
Posted by BurningHeart
Member since Jan 2017
9533 posts
Posted on 12/3/23 at 11:35 pm to
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To become a millionaire, you must collect both Park Place and Boardwalk. The odds of finding Park Place are 1 in 11. But, the odds of acquiring Boardwalk are around 1 in 651 million. So, your chances of getting them both are about 1 in 3.5 billion.


That's some shady statistics.

It's saying that you eat McDonald's only one time and you either get both or get 0.

In actuality you collect those stamps over a month or 2. If you eat McD's a few times over that period you're gonna easily get Boardwalk after 3 or 4 meals since there were multiple stickers per meal.

Still unachievable odds here but as a kid that game was fun and made you want to go back for more. Genious marketing strategy
Posted by TigerCoon
Member since Nov 2005
18917 posts
Posted on 12/4/23 at 7:27 am to
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The odds of finding Park Place are 1 in 11. But, the odds of acquiring Boardwalk are around 1 in 651 million. So, your chances of getting them both are about 1 in 3.5 billion.


Correct. Numbers in story is not how probability works. If it's a honest game, they're independent events.
This post was edited on 12/4/23 at 7:33 am
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