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In many lotteries there can be multiple winners who share in and split up
the pot if they all have winning numbers. In this case it would seem that
the only variable changed by adding more tickets sold would be how much you
would collect if you have the winning numbers. The number of participants
shouldn't alter your chances of getting the winning set of numbers. Please
correct me if I am wrong. This example sounds more lile a drawing than a
lottery, unless the lottery winning only goes to the first winner identified.
... Eric
At 11:52 AM 10/30/99 -0400, you wrote:
> -Caveat Lector-
>
>In a message dated 99-10-30 02:36:51 EDT, you write:
>
><< Your possible outcomes are binary: win/lose.
> Your probability of winning is based on the number of lottery
> tickets you bought VS. the total number of tickets sold in a
> lottery. If you bought one, and 150 million others were sold,
> then your chance of winning is one in 150 million. You're more
> likely to be hit by a meteorite. Have you encountered any
> meteors lately? I thought not... >>
>
>What is really insane about this whole lottery thing is that the higher the
>prize, the more people want tickets, therefore the higher the odds. In
>general your chances of winning a million dollar lottery are much better than
>the $250,000,000 lottery, but people buy more tickets to have a chance at the
>$250,000,000 lottery. I mean ... what? A million bucks isn't enough?
>
>If I win the lottery, it will be a miracle since I've never bought a ticket
>and never will.
>
>Only gamble on sure things and if it's a sure thing, it isn't a gamble.
>
>Regards,
>Bob Stokes
>
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