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The Florida Millionaire Raffle is back!Reply
Odds and probability both describe the same thing (basically, chances of winning ) but in a different format. If I flip a fair coin, the probability of it landing on heads is 1/2, or 0.5, or 50% (all the same number). The odds of it landing on heads are 1:1. Clearly, 1 and 1/2 are significantly different numbers. That's why odds uses the : while probability uses the . so you don't mix them up. But when the chances of winning are really low, it doesn't matter much which label you use. If
Mar 28, 2026, 3:38 pm - Tucker Black - Lottery Discussion Forum

Probability of winning with multiple ticketsReply
There is only one set of winning numbers drawn and each set played is an attempt to match that set. Suppose you only bought one ticket but they drew two sets of numbers? What would that do to the odds? I didn't say each additional ticket cuts the odds in half. That's another part of his inability to understand 3rd grade fractions. He seems to think that we're saying that 2/100ths is twice as much as 1/100th (and might even understand that much) but also thinks that we're saying 2 x
Mar 31, 2026, 12:43 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum