When Good Things Happen To People Who Aren't Me

[c9]

This is great, I'm glad the money went to a family in some need. But imagine if there were eighteen $1,000,000 prizes. That many more people would be doing better all of a sudden.

plus I'd be more likely to win, statistically

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[cap-hill-latte.livejournal.com]

Actually, now that I think about it - I don't think that giving out 18 $1M prizes (by selecting 18 different winning numbers) would give you a better chance. 6/49 doesn't restrict how many people choose the same number so if you chose the same number she did you'd each get $9M. If eighteen people picked the right number it shouldn't matter if it was all the same number, or 18 different winning numbers.

Vinny - you can check my math. Probability/Statistics was a long time ago.

[c9.livejournal.com]

True, but that's not what I meant. I meant they ought to select eighteen separate sets of numbers, leading to a higher number of winners.