New Posts For Thread: Some French guy won a million on the lotto,then he did it again.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31406381/some-french-guy-won-a-million-on-the-lottothen-he-did-it-againthe odds of this happening are quoted at 16 trillion to one.Now Albert Einstein said that the chances of the universe starting without an intelligent force being behind it were about a billion to the power of 36.based an these numbers the french guy(I keep mixing up odds and probability as I'm in a hurry and sloppy buy you get my point!).https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31406381/some-french-guy-won-a-million-on-the-lottothen-he-did-it-again?post_id=554699393#554699393(I keep mixing up odds and probability as I'm in a hurry and sloppy buy you get my point!).Thu, 07 Jun 2018 07:20:33 -0500It's so OBVIOUS those odds are so wrong. The odds of rolling a dice 6 twice in a row if that's all you do are 1/6*6 = 1/36. (ok not odds, probability).The odds of rolling a dice 50 times and in that sequence getting two 6s are very very high. If youhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31406381/some-french-guy-won-a-million-on-the-lottothen-he-did-it-again?post_id=554699387#554699387It's so OBVIOUS those odds are so wrong. The odds of rolling a dice 6 twice in a row if that's all you do are 1/6*6 = 1/36. (ok not odds, probability).The odds of rolling a dice 50 times and in that sequence getting two 6s are very very high. If youThu, 07 Jun 2018 07:19:37 -0500Yes that is right Foinavon . But the upshot is that with a hundred or more lotteries around the world the event is more likely to happen than not , hence odds on not one in trillions .https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31406381/some-french-guy-won-a-million-on-the-lottothen-he-did-it-again?post_id=554699281#554699281Yes that is right Foinavon . But the upshot is that with a hundred or more lotteries around the world the event is more likely to happen than not , hence odds on not one in trillions .Thu, 07 Jun 2018 07:11:16 -0500You are assuming each lottery winner buys just one ticket for each draw, dunlaying, when I'm in the voluntary tax queue in a supermarket I see people buying 5 or even 10 tickets along with their packet of cigarettes. I suspect their assessment of rishttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31406381/some-french-guy-won-a-million-on-the-lottothen-he-did-it-again?post_id=554699243#554699243You are assuming each lottery winner buys just one ticket for each draw, dunlaying, when I'm in the voluntary tax queue in a supermarket I see people buying 5 or even 10 tickets along with their packet of cigarettes. I suspect their assessment of risThu, 07 Jun 2018 07:07:19 -0500This is the sort of total lack of common sense mathematical stupidity that grinds my gears.Typical BBC though.The chance of buying one ticket and then immediately buying another ticket that win (in a different draw) MIGHT arguably be capable of beinghttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31406381/some-french-guy-won-a-million-on-the-lottothen-he-did-it-again?post_id=554699237#554699237This is the sort of total lack of common sense mathematical stupidity that grinds my gears.Typical BBC though.The chance of buying one ticket and then immediately buying another ticket that win (in a different draw) MIGHT arguably be capable of beingThu, 07 Jun 2018 07:06:52 -0500Belgium government officials ordered an investigation after the numbers 4, 15, 23, 24, 35 and 42 were selected, in a different order, live on television on September 6 and 10.However police found no evidence of wrongdoing.......and we are meant to behttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31406381/some-french-guy-won-a-million-on-the-lottothen-he-did-it-again?post_id=554698529#554698529Belgium government officials ordered an investigation after the numbers 4, 15, 23, 24, 35 and 42 were selected, in a different order, live on television on September 6 and 10.However police found no evidence of wrongdoing.......and we are meant to beThu, 07 Jun 2018 05:42:14 -0500Belgium government officials ordered an investigation after the numbers 4, 15, 23, 24, 35 and 42 were selected, in a different order, live on television on September 6 and 10.However police found no evidence of wrongdoing.......and we are meant to behttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31406381/some-french-guy-won-a-million-on-the-lottothen-he-did-it-again?post_id=554698523#554698523Belgium government officials ordered an investigation after the numbers 4, 15, 23, 24, 35 and 42 were selected, in a different order, live on television on September 6 and 10.However police found no evidence of wrongdoing.......and we are meant to beThu, 07 Jun 2018 05:42:02 -0500Go to go - - - - -- -- ->https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31406381/some-french-guy-won-a-million-on-the-lottothen-he-did-it-again?post_id=554698451#554698451Go to go - - - - -- -- ->Thu, 07 Jun 2018 05:30:35 -0500The housekeeper has informed me that I should be working for Paddy Power as I have got it wrong .There will not be 104 but you get the picture .https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31406381/some-french-guy-won-a-million-on-the-lottothen-he-did-it-again?post_id=554698425#554698425The housekeeper has informed me that I should be working for Paddy Power as I have got it wrong .There will not be 104 but you get the picture .Thu, 07 Jun 2018 05:25:06 -0500So if it was two years we then have 104/14000 =13 /1750 . Assuming that all ticket holders chose a different selection .I wonder what odds Paddy Power would offer?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31406381/some-french-guy-won-a-million-on-the-lottothen-he-did-it-again?post_id=554698381#554698381So if it was two years we then have 104/14000 =13 /1750 . Assuming that all ticket holders chose a different selection .I wonder what odds Paddy Power would offer?Thu, 07 Jun 2018 05:16:27 -0500