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Bunch of MIT students went around buying loads of tickets a few years back. They found some angle in the probabilities. I bet their IQs are over 100.
by lordnacho 4y ago
Bunch of MIT students went around buying loads of tickets a few years back. They found some angle in the probabilities.
I bet their IQs are over 100.
- fortran77 4y agoThere was this famous example, and they weren't a bunch of "MIT students" https://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/story/news/2022/05/23/jerry-marge-go-large-based-michigan-couple-who-gamed-lottery/9826514002/ https://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/story/news/2022/05/23/je...
- dangus 4y agoThey definitely only did this because they figured out mathematical flaws in the game's design, so I'm not sure I would call this "playing" the lottery.
- mercutio2 4y agoTheir angle was minimizing the chance of sharing the winning ticket when the jackpot for the lottery was large enough that the expected return from an unshared winning ticket was positive. Of course this makes assumptions about how many people will join you in that analysis, but it was a pretty reasonable bet.