Show HN: Lottery – Can you beat the odds?
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Show HN: Lottery – Can you beat the odds?
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Re: Show HN: Lottery – Can you beat the odds?
#2My 13 YO son made this. The current Powerball jackpot got his attention and he wanted to simulate just how hard it is to hit 1 in 290,000,000.
Re: Show HN: Lottery – Can you beat the odds?
#3My 13 YO son made this. The current Powerball jackpot got his attention and he wanted to simulate just how hard it is to hit 1 in 290,000,000.
It's pretty funny. So if I understand correctly, in the first stage 7 out of 8 squares are red?
Edit: I played it a bit more and I think I understand the first stage, but I haven't made it past it yet. If all 7 stages were identical, then you'd need a 1/16 chance of winning each stage to make the odds come out correctly. So I'm guessing the stages get progressively harder.
Re: Show HN: Lottery – Can you beat the odds?
#4My 13 YO son made this. The current Powerball jackpot got his attention and he wanted to simulate just how hard it is to hit 1 in 290,000,000.
It's pretty funny. So if I understand correctly, in the first stage 7 out of 8 squares are red? Edit: I played it a bit more and I think I understand the first stage, but I haven't made it past it yet. If all 7 stages were identical, then you'd need a 1/16 chance of winning each stage to make the odds come out correctly. So I'm guessing the stages get progressively harder.
The stages do get progressively harder. Stage 2 is 1 in 10 and I think stage 7 is 1 in 36.
Re: Show HN: Lottery – Can you beat the odds?
#5Needs to be faster to keep my attention
Re: Show HN: Lottery – Can you beat the odds?
#6Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's pretty funny. So if I understand correctly, in the first stage 7 out of 8 squares are red? Edit: I played it a bit more and I think I understand the first stage, but I haven't made it past it yet. If all 7 stages were identical, then you'd need a 1/16 chance of winning each stage to make the odds come out correctly. So I'm guessing the stages get progressively harder.
The stages do get progressively harder. Stage 2 is 1 in 10 and I think stage 7 is 1 in 36.
Yes ... stages variable : [8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 28, 36]
Re: Show HN: Lottery – Can you beat the odds?
#7My 13 YO son made this. The current Powerball jackpot got his attention and he wanted to simulate just how hard it is to hit 1 in 290,000,000.
Fun app. Tell him to keep up the good work! I made it to stage 4, but it was easy to see how lucky I was!
Re: Show HN: Lottery – Can you beat the odds?
#8290,000,000 possible combinations at $2 a combination. That's $580,000,000 total. You make $650,000,000 after tax if you win. You're positive of about 70k. You have to be the only winner though :)