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re: powerball odds - help me win my argument - posted pg 8
Posted on 1/11/16 at 4:31 pm to ksayetiger
Posted on 1/11/16 at 4:31 pm to ksayetiger
quote:
odds are you wont win.
Ever.
0
Posted on 1/11/16 at 4:31 pm to LNCHBOX
quote:
the odds of winning the last 2 powerballs was 0:0
Wrong.
i dont see so well, how many winners were there again?
and i know its YOU downvoting me.
Posted on 1/11/16 at 4:31 pm to Black n Gold
Women are dumb
Posted on 1/11/16 at 4:32 pm to Walking the Earth
quote:I'm pretty sure most--if not all--lotteries are drawn without replacement so a number is only drawn once. The kicker (or powerball) is the exception.
There have never been 6 consecutive numbers drawn in any national or international lottery, at least according to my quick Googling.
Posted on 1/11/16 at 4:33 pm to tigersint
I'm doing one quickpick and one where I choose numbers based on sports jersey numbers that I've worn throughout my youth. I'll let you know which set wins.
Posted on 1/11/16 at 4:33 pm to Jim Rockford
quote:They said last week that random picks win at a 70% rate. So I assume 70% of the picks are random picks.
I've read that numbers people pick themselves win at a slightly higher rate than the quick picks. There are vastly more quick picks, so there are more quick pick winners, but self-selected numbers win at a slightly higher rate than pure chance would suggest.
This post was edited on 1/11/16 at 4:35 pm
Posted on 1/11/16 at 4:34 pm to Jim Rockford
quote:
I've read that numbers people pick themselves win at a slightly higher rate than the quick picks. There are vastly more quick picks, so there are more quick pick winners, but self-selected numbers win at a slightly higher rate than pure chance would suggest.
I often doubt how "random" quick pick numbers actually are. The Lotto agencies have incentive to defer winning and increase jackpot payouts.
Posted on 1/11/16 at 4:34 pm to PsychTiger
quote:
Quickpick is good because the number combination selected is unique at the point the selections were made, so there is less of a chance of a split jackpot.
Are you certain about this?
I thought quick pick was just 6 completely random numbers
Posted on 1/11/16 at 4:34 pm to buckeye_vol
I meant that, for instance, there has never been 10-11-12-13-14, Powerball 15 drawn.
Posted on 1/11/16 at 4:35 pm to MLSter
I also believe that every possible number has the same odds.
But
Can amyone explain mathematically why playing a card with either 3 enen numbers and 2 odd numbers is not betther than playing a card with either 5 even numbers or 5 odd numbers? Statistically since powerball started (at least i read somewhers) 75% of numbers have came up either 3even/2odd or 3odd/2even. This is also predictable because it fallows the law of averages fir the numbers having both a 50/50 chance of being odd or even.
Could ot be that you have to make different categories to calculate the odds?
-all even or all odd
-4 even 1 odd or 1 odd 4 even
-3 even 2 odd
-2 odd 3 even.
Can someone mathematically give an answer just because i cant figure the statistics out at the moment.
I still believe that all numbers have an equal chance of hitting and past events have no significance of future outcomes.
But the even/odd thing is making me question it only because with so many possible outcomes statistics can be challenging
But
Can amyone explain mathematically why playing a card with either 3 enen numbers and 2 odd numbers is not betther than playing a card with either 5 even numbers or 5 odd numbers? Statistically since powerball started (at least i read somewhers) 75% of numbers have came up either 3even/2odd or 3odd/2even. This is also predictable because it fallows the law of averages fir the numbers having both a 50/50 chance of being odd or even.
Could ot be that you have to make different categories to calculate the odds?
-all even or all odd
-4 even 1 odd or 1 odd 4 even
-3 even 2 odd
-2 odd 3 even.
Can someone mathematically give an answer just because i cant figure the statistics out at the moment.
I still believe that all numbers have an equal chance of hitting and past events have no significance of future outcomes.
But the even/odd thing is making me question it only because with so many possible outcomes statistics can be challenging
Posted on 1/11/16 at 4:36 pm to tigersint
You can't win if you don't play.
Posted on 1/11/16 at 4:36 pm to tigersint
Odds aren't good to win. They're like 1 in 16.
Posted on 1/11/16 at 4:38 pm to Walking the Earth
How often do the numbers come up from smallest to largest, without deviation?
Posted on 1/11/16 at 4:39 pm to tigersint
Your time will be better spent studying English.
Posted on 1/11/16 at 4:39 pm to Walking the Earth
quote:Well given the odds and relatively few drawings in history, this isn't the least bit surprising though.
I meant that, for instance, there has never been 10-11-12-13-14, Powerball 15 drawn.
Posted on 1/11/16 at 4:41 pm to buckeye_vol
quote:
There have never been 6 consecutive numbers drawn in any national or international lottery, at least according to my quick Googling.
wait what? you mean with odds like 270 million to 1 those numbers haven't come up for ANY lottery?
thats like..mind blown.
Posted on 1/11/16 at 4:42 pm to buckeye_vol
quote:
Well given the odds and relatively few drawings in history, this isn't the least bit surprising though
It's kind of surprising that it hasn't happened anywhere in the world, considering 3 consecutives are not all that uncommon.
It probably has something to do with the fact that the process is just "mostly random" and not truly, 100% random. The balls are lined up in the sleeve before they go into the hopper the same way every time, etc.
Posted on 1/11/16 at 4:43 pm to CAD703X
quote:
wait what? you mean with odds like 270 million to 1 those numbers haven't come up for ANY lottery?
Your reading comprehension is as good as your math.
That's oddly comforting.
Posted on 1/11/16 at 4:43 pm to Walking the Earth
quote:
I don't know if this is what you had in mind but the Powerball site has a tracker.
That's awesome. This is like looking at the board during a roulette game.
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