Re: Re: Lottery combinations golf

Well thanks again, but I can't help thinking you're being patronising. Despite the fact that this thread proves I'm not very good at math, I do know the math involved, and I do know that if I were to buy every ticket out there I would make a loss.

(Though there was a syndicate of people a while ago who waited until the cost of covering every possible combination was less than the jackpot, and went out and methodically covered every possible combination. Interesting story.)

But someone is going to win a million dollars tonight, and despite 7,000,000 to one odds, it might be me.

To put it another way, I have a piece of paper in my pocket that may or may not be worth a million bucks. You don't. I think the contents of my pockets are more exciting than the contents of your pockets.

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Re: Lottery combinations golf by jonadab (Parson) on Oct 13, 2003 at 13:24 UTC
But someone is going to win a million dollars tonight, and despite 7,000,000 to one odds, it might be me. Theoretically. However, if I were to bet money against its being you, I'd like my odds. Like I said, you spend the money however you want -- it's your money, and if buying lottery tickets is enjoyable for you, that's your business. I was only looking at it from a math perspective. I think the contents of my pockets are more exciting than the contents of your pockets. Well, I've still got the dollar... you do the math. `$;=sub{$/};@;=map{my($a,$b)=($_,$;);$;=sub{$a.$b->()}} split//,".rekcah lreP rehtona tsuJ";$\=$ ;->();print$/` [download]	[reply] [d/l]

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Re: Lottery combinations golf
by jonadab (Parson) on Oct 13, 2003 at 13:24 UTC

But someone is going to win a million dollars tonight, and despite 7,000,000 to one odds, it might be me.

Theoretically. However, if I were to bet money against its being you, I'd like my odds. Like I said, you spend the money however you want -- it's your money, and if buying lottery tickets is enjoyable for you, that's your business. I was only looking at it from a math perspective.

I think the contents of my pockets are more exciting than the contents of your pockets.

Well, I've still got the dollar... you do the math.

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