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Re: Here is what you missed
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Thought of that and discarded but they are three independent events (chances) and have independent outcomes. First event has a probability of 1:2900 second then has a 1:2899 probability and the third has 1:2898. Each chance reduces the pool by the winning chance assuming it's not thrown back in to win again.

It's like flipping a coin; 1:2 odds that it's heads. The odds for the next flip, 1:2 no different and so on. The increased odds comes about when one says what are the odds that 2 heads comes up in 2 tries which if math serves me, the odds are 1:4.

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Question for the Odds Makers and Statisticans..
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I Think You Should Be My Accountant vbg
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Huh???
The odds are 966 to 1 on you winning
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Here is what you missed
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Steve, Your thinking about this the wrong way.
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But hose are he odds of winning just one prize.
OOps, I mean 1 in 2 or 50%

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