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jncfhnb
on Aug 20, 2024
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The waiting time paradox: why is my bus always lat...
That doesn’t work very well when the average number of winners is much less than 1. The math might work out that the “expected value” is more than one winner but in a realistic lottery you should expect to be the only winner.
bluGill
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Every lottery I know of has many winners. One big winner but many who match only one numbe, and so win a tiny amount.
TylerE
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Winners in this case means jackpot winners. This is especially relevant as unlike partial winners, the jackpot is shared, not duplicated.
TylerE
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I'm not sure if this is true, as large jackpots see a higher than average number of tickets sold.
jncfhnb
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It is true. The average power ball does not have a winner.
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