My stats prof at the University of Winnipeg worked with the Lottery Commssion on that topic. He had said that the commission had spent something like CDN$300,000 or so to ensure a fairly random distribution.
larry >I have often thought about his myself. Lottery rules... > >Do some balls come up more often than others? The balls are loaded in a >specific sequence. Balls although they might be different from one >particular draw to the next, are selected in sets, and are finite. The balls >are measured for variations to maintain consistency but... > >It may be possible for some balls to appear drawn more often. So you may be >able to change your expected winnings in any particular draw by smartly >selecting the balls. > >=== rule of thumb I buy in ... >(1) You are better off choosing numbers no one else would pick. I was >choosing 1,2,3,4,5,6 in Canada's 6.49 draw just so I couls be one of the >winners saying to the other - you freak, what are you doing picking >1,2,3,4,5,6? I chose those numbers because no one else would pick them. >(2) Play the carry-overs... you gotta think your expectation of winning >improves the more other peoples money appears in the draw (ie carry over >amounts, multiple other people playing the same numbers) >(3) On any given day, any gamblers theory might be true. > >e > >From: Robert Everland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: CF-Community <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: Strange Patents... >Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 16:23:46 -0500 > >I was actually just debating on how well I could work the lottery system. If >I got every number that had ever been drawn would I have a better chance of >winning if I statistically figured out what numbers were called the most? >Then I read that it's a 1 in 22,000,000 chance of winning, and I sigh in >defeat. > >Robert Everland III >Web Developer Extraordinaire >Dixon Ticonderoga Company >http://www.dixonusa.com > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jeffry Houser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 4:22 PM >To: CF-Community >Subject: Strange Patents... > > > I was sitting here thinking about the patent process. If Amazon.com can >get that stupid 1-click patent, can someone get a patent for.. > > 1. A process that allows web site content to be updated using a Web >Browser > 2. A web site that only allows access to authorized users > 3. A plot in which good defeats evil by turning evil good. > >I'm in trying to avoid doing work. :-) Please feel free to add your own >item to the list. > > >-- >Jeffry Houser | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >DotComIt, Putting you on the web >AIM: Reboog711 | Phone: 1-203-379-0773 >-- >My CFMX Book: ><http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0072225564/instantcoldfu-20> >My Books: http://www.instantcoldfusion.com >My Band: http://www.farcryfly.com > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
