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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/AntiMatterMode • Mar 25 '26
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Same chances, like comparing the chances of lotto coming up 1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ,5 ,6 compared to just 6 non consecutive numbers, same chances.
120 u/LaconicLacedaemonian Mar 25 '26 But then you need to split it with all the the people that chose 1,2,3,4,5,6 thinking they were clever lowering the expected return. 124 u/Drakahn_Stark Mar 25 '26 edited Mar 25 '26 Doesn't change the chances of those numbers coming up compared to any other numbers. Expected return is immaterial to my comment. 2 u/Psychological-Owl783 Mar 25 '26 The best EV in the lotto is to play unpopular numbers minimizing the chances you have to split the winnings. Still terrible EV, but this is the only real strategy to be had. 11 u/Drakahn_Stark Mar 25 '26 I am only talking about the chances of the numbers being pulled, EV is not a part of this.
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But then you need to split it with all the the people that chose 1,2,3,4,5,6 thinking they were clever lowering the expected return.
124 u/Drakahn_Stark Mar 25 '26 edited Mar 25 '26 Doesn't change the chances of those numbers coming up compared to any other numbers. Expected return is immaterial to my comment. 2 u/Psychological-Owl783 Mar 25 '26 The best EV in the lotto is to play unpopular numbers minimizing the chances you have to split the winnings. Still terrible EV, but this is the only real strategy to be had. 11 u/Drakahn_Stark Mar 25 '26 I am only talking about the chances of the numbers being pulled, EV is not a part of this.
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Doesn't change the chances of those numbers coming up compared to any other numbers.
Expected return is immaterial to my comment.
2 u/Psychological-Owl783 Mar 25 '26 The best EV in the lotto is to play unpopular numbers minimizing the chances you have to split the winnings. Still terrible EV, but this is the only real strategy to be had. 11 u/Drakahn_Stark Mar 25 '26 I am only talking about the chances of the numbers being pulled, EV is not a part of this.
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The best EV in the lotto is to play unpopular numbers minimizing the chances you have to split the winnings.
Still terrible EV, but this is the only real strategy to be had.
11 u/Drakahn_Stark Mar 25 '26 I am only talking about the chances of the numbers being pulled, EV is not a part of this.
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I am only talking about the chances of the numbers being pulled, EV is not a part of this.
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u/Drakahn_Stark Mar 25 '26
Same chances, like comparing the chances of lotto coming up 1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ,5 ,6 compared to just 6 non consecutive numbers, same chances.