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
