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4525492 No.4525492 [Reply] [Original]

So if I don't check my numbers against the winning numbers can I create a quantum bubble for myself and still have a chance of winning?

>> No.4525494

Chances of winning are 50/50 either way

Either you win or you don't

>> No.4525501
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4525501

Next time, don't read articles about quantum mechanics written by people who have no idea about quantum mechanics.

>> No.4525522

its non-statistically unimpossible to win the lottery

it was predetermined that you lost

>> No.4525573

>>4525494
>Either you win or you don't
you win : one event
you don't : millions of events
probablity = one / millions
Lrn2probability

>> No.4525622

>>4525494


That doesn't sound correct.

>> No.4525626

>>4525494
>implying

There is more than one prize, so the probability is not 50/50.

If there were two prizes, for example, the probability would be 33/33/33.

>> No.4525647
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4525647

>>4525494

>> No.4525692

The number of possible Mega Millions jackpot combinations is 175711536.
This means the probability of winning the jackpot (with a single ticket) is 5.69x10^-9.
The current jackpot is $6.4x10^8.
This means, statistically, the winnings of each ticket is $3.64
Discounting the price of the ticket, a single ticket's net profit is $2.64.

>> No.4525694

>>4525692
That is presuming that nobody else wins.
There have been far more tickets sold than usual.
I predict multiple winners all having to split the winnings.

>> No.4525696

>>4525694

I wanted to account for that, but couldn't find any figures on how many tickets had been sold.

>> No.4525703

>>4525696
Apparently enough have been sold that every single combination could have been accounted for if there were no duplicates.
However, in reality this is unlikely, there will be duplicates, and a few combinations that nobody has chosen.

>> No.4525711

>>4525626
Where are all these 3s coming from? if there are 2 prizes shouldn't it be 22/22/22?

>> No.4525714

>>4525703

If you can give me an actual number of tickets sold I can stats-crunch and get a better figure.