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==In this lottery it was better to win third than second place == | ==In this lottery it was better to win third than second place == | ||
The Lotto 6/49 in Ontario | The Lotto 6/49 in Ontario Canada asks you to choose six numbers from 1 to 49 on up to 10 boards (each board costs $2). Or ask for a Quick Pick and the lottery terminal will randomly select your numbers. The Lotto officials draw randomly 6 numbers and a bonus number from 1 to 49 The payoffs are | ||
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In the March 19, 2008 Lotto 6/49 draw up the numbers were | |||
23 - 40 - 41 - 42 - 44 - 45 and bonus 43.<br><br> | |||
Can you imagine the consternation of the poor folks who, against the | |||
odds, matched 5/6 numbers and the bonus number, then found their | |||
excitement turned to dismay upon learning their share was only | |||
$1,193.70 because of the 239 who matched likewise. The third place | |||
winners (match 5/6 only) each took home $2,223.40. | |||
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Revision as of 00:57, 29 March 2008
Quotation
USA Today has come out with a new survey: Apparently three out of four people make up 75 percent of the population.
David Letterman,
04/12/1947 -
We (Laurie Snell) were not able to find any evidence that this really appeared in USA Today.
Forsooth
Our first item was suggested by Fred Hoppe at MacMaster University who's research is in probability and statistics with a hobby of lottery problems.
In this lottery it was better to win third than second place
The Lotto 6/49 in Ontario Canada asks you to choose six numbers from 1 to 49 on up to 10 boards (each board costs $2). Or ask for a Quick Pick and the lottery terminal will randomly select your numbers. The Lotto officials draw randomly 6 numbers and a bonus number from 1 to 49 The payoffs are
Fred writes:
In the March 19, 2008 Lotto 6/49 draw up the numbers were 23 - 40 - 41 - 42 - 44 - 45 and bonus 43.
Can you imagine the consternation of the poor folks who, against the odds, matched 5/6 numbers and the bonus number, then found their excitement turned to dismay upon learning their share was only $1,193.70 because of the 239 who matched likewise. The third place winners (match 5/6 only) each took home $2,223.40.
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