cisono Posted 4 November 2006 Posted 4 November 2006 The person who wins it won't be thinking that (If someone actually ever wins it) Maybe... Not sure I'd like my life ruined like that
filbertway Posted 4 November 2006 Posted 4 November 2006 Maybe... Not sure I'd like my life ruined like that Winning £100 million is ruining your life? I'd like to see what improving your life would be (Maybe I misread what you were trying to say and i'm looking very silly now:P)
cisono Posted 4 November 2006 Posted 4 November 2006 Winning £100 million is ruining your life? I'd like to see what improving your life would be (Maybe I misread what you were trying to say and i'm looking very silly now:P) Many ways winning £100 million could ruin your life... a) you could lose your ticket! (and not be able to redeem the money. You would hate yourself, or your family, or your dog, forever and ever) b) you actually get the money and your life changes. You lose all your friends because now they expect you to be buying them rounds all the time. You leave your wife and family and fancy yourself as a bit of a millionaire gigolo. You become a lazy sod as you don't work any longer and your brain goes into mush. You start doing drugs and feel you should be happy but you are not. Not sure which one is worse
cisono Posted 4 November 2006 Posted 4 November 2006 when I win i'm going to outbid manderic. I guess that is a worthwhile goal
Leonisco Posted 4 November 2006 Author Posted 4 November 2006 Not one single number No winner tonight. Next week's estimated jackpot is £100,000,000 ( *videprinter-style* one hundred million pounds) I'd love that. Judging by the prudence shown by the Euro(millions)sceptics in this thread, I'm going to get a bunch of tickets, as no-one else is going to enter. I'll PM everyone £20 when I win. Thank you card not necessary. Then I'll give our Board something to chew over. Yes, rollover again, I'll have another go next week!
Rincewind Posted 4 November 2006 Posted 4 November 2006 doesn't matter how manny tickets you buy the odds are still 76m to one for each ticket. you have more chance of being hit by a herd of elephants. Well maybe not a herd.
cisono Posted 4 November 2006 Posted 4 November 2006 doesn't matter how manny tickets you buy the odds are still 76m to one for each ticket. you have more chance of being hit by a herd of elephants. Well maybe not a herd. As I said, human understanding of stats is generally lacking
filbertway Posted 4 November 2006 Posted 4 November 2006 As I said, human understanding of stats is generally lacking If you buy 4 tickets, surely you have a 4 in 76 million chance of winning though?
cisono Posted 4 November 2006 Posted 4 November 2006 If you buy 4 tickets, surely you have a 4 in 76 million chance of winning though? You probably mean... "4 / 76,000,003"? which, for all intents and purposes... is basically the same as 1/76,000,000
filbertway Posted 4 November 2006 Posted 4 November 2006 You probably mean... "4 / 76,000,003"? which, for all intents and purposes... is basically the same as 1/76,000,000 Where does the extra 3 come from?
cisono Posted 4 November 2006 Posted 4 November 2006 Where does the extra 3 come from? Not sure how EuroMillions works... just working on the assumption that the "chance base" would increase too...
filbertway Posted 5 November 2006 Posted 5 November 2006 Not sure how EuroMillions works... just working on the assumption that the "chance base" would increase too... Oh I was guessing that was the amount of possible combinations of numbers ?
Phube Posted 5 November 2006 Posted 5 November 2006 Oh I was guessing that was the amount of possible combinations of numbers ? Filbertway is correct, the 76,000,000/1 is the possible number of combinations available to draw. You chose 5 out of 50 numbers, then 2 out of 9. Odds: 1 in 76,275,360 Derived by: Odds of gettin 5 in 50 = 2,118,760 Odds of getting 2 in 9 = 36 Therefore 36x2,118,760 = 76,275,360 So if he buys 100 tickets, he now owns 100 out of the possible 76,000,000 combinations! He can guarantee a win buy buying ALL 76 million combinations, at a cost of £114,413,040 !! Easy money!!!
filbertway Posted 5 November 2006 Posted 5 November 2006 Filbertway is correct, the 76,000,000/1 is the possible number of combinations available to draw. You chose 5 out of 50 numbers, then 2 out of 9. Odds: 1 in 76,275,360 Derived by: Odds of gettin 5 in 50 = 2,118,760 Odds of getting 2 in 9 = 36 Therefore 36x2,118,760 = 76,275,360 So if he buys 100 tickets, he now owns 100 out of the possible 76,000,000 combinations! He can guarantee a win buy buying ALL 76 million combinations, at a cost of £114,413,040 !! Easy money!!! Just wait for a few more rollovers then Then take out the biggest loan ever.
cisono Posted 5 November 2006 Posted 5 November 2006 Just wait for a few more rollovers then Then take out the biggest loan ever. But you cannot be guaranteed a big enough win, can you? I mean, not if more people win?
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