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garyo1954

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Feb 19, 2023, 11:52 am

Quote: Originally posted by rcbbuckeye on Feb 19, 2023
LOL.

My guess would be he/she likes Gary more than you.

I get way fewer neg votes than you guys. I feel a little left out.

LMAO!

Red Neg Menace loves me? You may be on to something.
In fifth grade I sat across from Linda.
She was cute, smart, blond, and laughed a lot.
And I made her laugh.
The teacher kept threatening to separate us.
Every time we got in trouble, she'd kick me in the shin.

Makes sense. The negs are a skin kick. The Red Neg Menace wants me bad!
Hopes she's cute, smart, blond, laughs a lot and......female!

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Stack47

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Feb 19, 2023, 10:33 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Stat$talker on Feb 19, 2023
"I get way fewer neg votes than you guys. I feel a little left out"

" Whhyyy I'll be ya Huckleberry."..

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That'z gotta be a BIG record..!!.. But it'z da way it'z done in Texez.. Texez 2 Stepper..

Wow, 6 negative votes, I'm impressed!

And the good news is you're no longer left out.

"When will we ever learn?"
Stat$talker

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Feb 20, 2023, 12:02 am

Quote: Originally posted by Stack47 on Feb 19, 2023
Wow, 6 negative votes, I'm impressed!

And the good news is you're no longer left out.

Oh, I've nevaah felt az tho I've been left out.. .. and it'z down right lonely at da Top..
KY Floyd

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Feb 21, 2023, 12:14 am

"no matter how many tickets your buy the odds do not change.
Its 1/292,201,338 for each set you buy. "

Obviously the odds of the game are fixed, but if your first ticket doesn't match all of the numbers that's one possible combination that no longer matters. Your 2nd ticket then has a chance of matching the remaining 292,201,337 combinations. If it doesn't match all 6 then the 3rd ticket has a chance of matching the remaining 292,201,336 combinations, and so on. Buying n tickets for a single drawing gives you a better chance of winning a jackpot than buying a single ticket for each of n drawings, but the trade off is that there's zero chance of winning more than one jackpot. If you were betting on the outcome of rolling a die betting on all 6 possibilities for a single roll would guarantee a win (and presumably cost more than you win), but buying even 60 tickets for a single drawing of a game with a 1 in 292,201,338 chance of winning doesn't result in a meaningful advantage over buying 1 ticket for each of 60 drawings.
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Feb 21, 2023, 10:02 am

Quote: Originally posted by KY Floyd on Feb 21, 2023
"no matter how many tickets your buy the odds do not change.
Its 1/292,201,338 for each set you buy. "

Obviously the odds of the game are fixed, but if your first ticket doesn't match all of the numbers that's one possible combination that no longer matters. Your 2nd ticket then has a chance of matching the remaining 292,201,337 combinations. If it doesn't match all 6 then the 3rd ticket has a chance of matching the remaining 292,201,336 combinations, and so on. Buying n tickets for a single drawing gives you a better chance of winning a jackpot than buying a single ticket for each of n drawings, but the trade off is that there's zero chance of winning more than one jackpot. If you were betting on the outcome of rolling a die betting on all 6 possibilities for a single roll would guarantee a win (and presumably cost more than you win), but buying even 60 tickets for a single drawing of a game with a 1 in 292,201,338 chance of winning doesn't result in a meaningful advantage over buying 1 ticket for each of 60 drawings.

And we have our winner...
garyo1954

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Feb 21, 2023, 10:39 am

Quote: Originally posted by ddude003 on Feb 21, 2023
And we have our winner...

What's different than posted for the last two weeks?

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Feb 21, 2023, 6:36 pm

Quote: Originally posted by garyo1954 on Feb 21, 2023
What's different than posted for the last two weeks?

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LOLOL. THAT struck a nerve....3 NEG VOTES!

CAN'T WIN IF YOU'RE NOT IN

A DOLLAR AND A DREAM (OR $2)
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Feb 21, 2023, 6:52 pm

There is a way of doing it. Folllow the east coast from NY down to Fla.

Then follow the west coast from CA to WAshington state. I was told something in the patterns of numbers. As soon as I find out I will post numbers.

ISO of content generation for anything.

blogs , reselling, and more.
garyo1954

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Feb 21, 2023, 7:56 pm

Quote: Originally posted by rcbbuckeye on Feb 21, 2023
LOLOL. THAT struck a nerve....3 NEG VOTES!

I'm thinking its just to start this up again.
Fake bait. Not biting.

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Stack47

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Feb 21, 2023, 10:22 pm

Quote: Originally posted by garyo1954 on Feb 21, 2023
What's different than posted for the last two weeks?

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Because the Canadian thought Floyd would agree with them. Bet they take him off their"graduated with honors" list after reading what Floyd posted,

"Obviously the odds of the game are fixed"

"When will we ever learn?"
winoneday

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Feb 21, 2023, 11:32 pm

Quote: Originally posted by KY Floyd on Feb 21, 2023
"no matter how many tickets your buy the odds do not change.
Its 1/292,201,338 for each set you buy. "

Obviously the odds of the game are fixed, but if your first ticket doesn't match all of the numbers that's one possible combination that no longer matters. Your 2nd ticket then has a chance of matching the remaining 292,201,337 combinations. If it doesn't match all 6 then the 3rd ticket has a chance of matching the remaining 292,201,336 combinations, and so on. Buying n tickets for a single drawing gives you a better chance of winning a jackpot than buying a single ticket for each of n drawings, but the trade off is that there's zero chance of winning more than one jackpot. If you were betting on the outcome of rolling a die betting on all 6 possibilities for a single roll would guarantee a win (and presumably cost more than you win), but buying even 60 tickets for a single drawing of a game with a 1 in 292,201,338 chance of winning doesn't result in a meaningful advantage over buying 1 ticket for each of 60 drawings.

KY Floyd,

Your post explains that buying 60 tickets for 1 draw is slightly better than buying 1 ticket in each of 60 draws.

Some have interpreted your explanation to mean buying extra tickets does not change the odds of winning.

I am asking you and anyone else that wishes to contribute, an answer to the following question. First, an introduction to the question.

There are at least two ways of expressing the probability of an event occurring.

The probability can be expressed as a percentage from 0% (impossible for the event to occur) all the way to 100% (the event is guaranteed to occur).

The probability can also be expressed as 1 in X where X is a number from 1 (the event is guaranteed to occur) to infinity (impossible for the event to occur).

Using the second method of expressing probabilities, what is the probability of winning the Powerball jackpot with 100 different tickets.

That is, buying 100 different tickets gives the probability of 1 in X of winning the jackpot.

Question: What is the value of X where X is a number from 1 to infinity?

My answer: X = 2,922,013.3
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Feb 22, 2023, 1:10 am

Quote: Originally posted by winoneday on Feb 21, 2023
KY Floyd,

Your post explains that buying 60 tickets for 1 draw is slightly better than buying 1 ticket in each of 60 draws.

Some have interpreted your explanation to mean buying extra tickets does not change the odds of winning.

I am asking you and anyone else that wishes to contribute, an answer to the following question. First, an introduction to the question.

There are at least two ways of expressing the probability of an event occurring.

The probability can be expressed as a percentage from 0% (impossible for the event to occur) all the way to 100% (the event is guaranteed to occur).

The probability can also be expressed as 1 in X where X is a number from 1 (the event is guaranteed to occur) to infinity (impossible for the event to occur).

Using the second method of expressing probabilities, what is the probability of winning the Powerball jackpot with 100 different tickets.

That is, buying 100 different tickets gives the probability of 1 in X of winning the jackpot.

Question: What is the value of X where X is a number from 1 to infinity?

My answer: X = 2,922,013.3

Yes, that is correct. It's 5th grade math.

What you have discovered is that many on this forum cannot handle 5th grade math. Oh well, who cares? Unless you are training to become a 5th grade math teacher to a class of cantakerous old farts, little to be gained by arguing here. Gary would argue with you if you told him water is wet. He probably argues with mannequins in department stores. That is the nature of Gary. Accept it and move on with your life.
garyo1954

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Feb 22, 2023, 11:57 am

I say....I say, boy.....there is one cottonfriedfool if there ever was one. He's so onery he can't wait to see if a person is going to answer this rephrased question before starting his rant.

He so onery mom tied a pork chop around his neck to get the dog to play with him.

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Feb 22, 2023, 3:31 pm

Quote: Originally posted by cottoneyedjoe on Feb 22, 2023
Yes, that is correct. It's 5th grade math.

What you have discovered is that many on this forum cannot handle 5th grade math. Oh well, who cares? Unless you are training to become a 5th grade math teacher to a class of cantakerous old farts, little to be gained by arguing here. Gary would argue with you if you told him water is wet. He probably argues with mannequins in department stores. That is the nature of Gary. Accept it and move on with your life.

Some here are TRYNG to use 'sleight of hand math' to prove somethiong that just can't be proven.

Those posts should be srarted wirh "Once upon a time...."

Those who run the lotteries love it when players look for consistency in something that's designed not to have any. So many systems, so many theories, so few jackpot winners.

There is one and only one 'proven' system, and that is to book the action. No matter the game, let the players pick their own losers.
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Feb 22, 2023, 6:18 pm

Quote: Originally posted by cottoneyedjoe on Feb 22, 2023
Yes, that is correct. It's 5th grade math.

What you have discovered is that many on this forum cannot handle 5th grade math. Oh well, who cares? Unless you are training to become a 5th grade math teacher to a class of cantakerous old farts, little to be gained by arguing here. Gary would argue with you if you told him water is wet. He probably argues with mannequins in department stores. That is the nature of Gary. Accept it and move on with your life.

And you know what is even more sad and pathetic???? Silly old men who whine about down votes and not being on the "graduates" list. They claim they do not care but reference these topics repeatedly. How insecure are they???

The post by ohnotgaryagain rambling on about a tiktok woman was sad. Sounds like she shot him down. His stream of consciousness posts are truly sad but useful to put one to sleep.

They need to get a job or volunteer in their community.

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