Glitch in the Lottery?

Reply #9

ayenowitall — Tue, 26 Oct 2004 02:12:27 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by RJOh on October 25, 2004There is a similar glitch when players look at pass hits and say certain numbers or combinations are overdue. They assume there is some rule that all the numbers and small groups of numbers in a lottery must appear an equally amount of times in a short period of time even if history tell them better.RJOhThat's basically the misapplication of the law of large numbers to small numbers. As I said, that sort of thing is merely our own failure to... [ More ]

Reply #8

four4me — Tue, 26 Oct 2004 01:23:36 GMT

nope if he charged them 10 dollars for the room and then realized he made a mistake and overcharged them 5 dollars then each person should have paid 8.33 for the room. the penny was rounded off. the kid gave each guy a buck and kept the other 2hey rojo ya beat me to it

Reply #7

RJOh — Tue, 26 Oct 2004 00:59:34 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by OpenMinded on October 25, 2004Following is a mathematical glitch. Depending on how you tell it, it could come out right, but told this way, it's absolutely wrong. Could there be glitches like this in the lotter? There is a similar glitch when players look at pass hits and say certain numbers or combinations are overdue. They assume there is some rule that all the numbers and small groups of numbers in a lottery must appear an equally amount of times in a short per... [ More ]

Reply #6

ayenowitall — Mon, 25 Oct 2004 23:53:43 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by OpenMinded on October 25, 2004Following is a mathematical glitch. Depending on how you tell it, it could come out right, but told this way, it's absolutely wrong. Could there be glitches like this in the lottery?I'm sure there are many of us who don't have the best understanding of the lottery games we play. What kind of glitches are you suggesting might commonly exist in the way we look at the lotteries? Or do you contend that things really don't add up in the way... [ More ]

Reply #5

OpenMinded — Mon, 25 Oct 2004 15:44:33 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by enterceptorr on October 25, 2004no its notProve it. OpenMinded

Reply #4

enterceptorr — Mon, 25 Oct 2004 15:16:13 GMT

no its not

Reply #3

OpenMinded — Mon, 25 Oct 2004 15:08:55 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by enterceptorr on October 25, 200430-5=25+3=28+2=30Enterceptorr - you're out of context again. The equation should come out the same both ways. It's a mathematical glitch. OpenMinded

Reply #2

OpenMinded — Mon, 25 Oct 2004 15:05:03 GMT

9x3=27+2=29. Where's the buck

Reply #1

enterceptorr — Mon, 25 Oct 2004 15:00:07 GMT

30-5=25+3=28+2=30

Glitch in the Lottery?

OpenMinded — Mon, 25 Oct 2004 14:52:46 GMT

I posted this in the mathematical section as well. I wanted to post it here to make sure no one missed it.Following is a mathematical glitch. Depending on how you tell it, it could come out right, but told this way, it's absolutely wrong. Could there be glitches like this in the lotter? Three men go into a hotel to get a room. The manager tells them it will be $10.00 each for the room for 1 night. The guys pay the charge and head up to the room. The manager then calls the bellboy. He tells t... [ More ]