My dad's lottery numbers.
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Sad thing is this will likely make him think he still has a chance
The cruelest part is that statistically, he’s no closer to winning now than someone who picked 1-2-3-4-5-6. But try explaining the independence of random events to a guy who just stared a multimillion-dollar "what if" in the face. Logic doesn't stand a chance against that kind...
...does he not?
He already thinks he has a chance and he would be right in thinking it
Sucks to see, but thats as far away from winning as any other random numbers.
The only mathematically correct comment
But psychologically, that must be devastating. Even if, mathematically it wasn't close, the fact that it *seems* close, would mess me up real bad
Not true. Stats is a complex field, and if you go by numbers adjacent to the numbers you picked, it is much closer. If you go by completely random numbers, then of course, but the revelation of the numbers in relation to your picked numbers changes those odds drastically. The ...
I had a similar experience except I didn't win $8. Every single number was off by one digit. Pretty remarkable considering I can count the number of times I've played the lottery on one hand.
same, slightly different, I had 3 picks, first 2 random numbers, and the 3rd was a combination from the first 3 of the 1st and the next 3 from the second. guess which exact line came
> Pretty remarkable considering I can count the number of times I've played the lottery on one hand. "How many times is that?" "Six."
HCD!
The odds of missing each of six numbers by at most one, are 3^6 = 729 higher than all correct.
The odds of winning or losing are the same on the day after the draw. Either you did or you didn’t.
728, we probably shouldn't count "get all six right" in that bucket.
Yes, but the odds of anything happening that could be could be considered close to correct is substantially higher
This is no closer to winning than any other combination of numbers.
While correct, it certainly stings a lot more then if you're numbers are way off.
The interesting part is that the chance of this happening 25x is more likely than winning.
The second time it happens would be the first time you’re going for a specific number (given you use the first set of numbers to set the control), wouldn’t every outcome including winning be an equal chance?
He still won $8.00. Better than nothing.
3 more like. Ticket was 5
Correct me if I’m wrong but that doesn’t actually mean anything right. The odds of him getting these numbers are the same as him getting any other set of random numbers
No shit?
Statistically, he was not even close to
Yeah, the randomizer/number picker does not treat the numbers as neighbors or sequential. If it did, it would be more like a spinning wheel. This is like reaching into a hat with randomly shuffled pieces of paper, pulling a 32, and thinking you were sooo close to pulling a 31 ...
Numbers have zero meaning in the lottery. Imagine them as blank balls. That's what they are. Your numbers have as many chances as dropping every single day until the end of time than they have of never dropping until the end of time. So your father didn't miss anything at all.
Unfortunately this is way more common than you would think. It's more common than winning. Just a common lottery scam
> Just a common lottery scam How does this make any sense. They made sure the numbers were just off from this guy's to convince him to buy more lottery tickets?
It's more common because it's significantly more likely to happen. For a single number, you're twice as likely to pick a number that's one off from it than you are to be on it . The more numbers that are pulled, the more possible combinations of each number being +1/-1, furthe...
Unfort 😂
Had a very similar thing happen to me with powerball once. Got 1 number right, and the other 5 were 1-2 numbers off
Damn
As they say, close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. This ticket isn't any closer to winning than any other ticket with one matching number and a matching extra. The lottery company sure loves that people will treat this as "close", since it keeps them coming back.
i would be ROLLING
😭😭😭😭
This happening is the quickest way to become addicted to playing the lottery
I feel like he should still win something, at least $50
This is the same as seeing roulette spin black 10 times and saying “the next one will be red, guaranteed “
Doesn't really matter. The lottery doesn't take into account how close the numbers are, they just compare them to be the same or different. It is us Humans who compare them by how close they are in numerical value.
Missed it by THAT much!
look at the good side, he got a whole 8 dolla
My dad played 28, 3, 29, 11, 18, and 4. The first four numbers are the days we’re born, 18 is the day he got married to my mom, and 4 for the number of people in our family. He was one number off. 18 and 4 were wrong. But the other numbers were correct. He won $150, but missed...
Hey, at least he won
five hits is still rough lol
Mathematically he might as well have had 18. 1. 2. 3. 4 5. 1 He was the same amount away from winning as that number set.
Sucks but at least he won $3 and probably will develop a lottery addiction
that's the kind of thing that would make me stare at a wall for like 3 days straight
Never, ever check! ;-)
I see your dad consulted the demon cat from Adventure Time for this. "I have approximate knowledge of many things."
8 bucks! *Niiiiice*
I mean yes, but also if you think about it, hitting the numbers off by one in any direction and even hitting two of all numbers is still far more likely than winning. And this is a prime exsample for that fallcy i dont rember the name of (something gambler maybe?) If that mak...
Don’t worry, the lottery is rigged anyway
*pain*
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$8 is $8 🤷
Sucks less then winning no money I guess
Woah, that's pretty lucky! He should play the lottery
He’s in the wrong multi-verse.
Give your dad a WIDE berth for the next few days.
Lmao
Damn, that's crazy. If he would have picked the same numbers that were drawn he would have won!
It makes no difference how ‘close’ numbers are. It’s either a match or not no matter what number
$8.00 woo!
they have online lotteries now? that’s not good
my dad lost by single number. the winning lottery had 6, my dad got 9. edit: every other number matched
This is why i never look at what the winning numbers are. Knowing i was this close would make me so fucking depressed and suicidal.
This happened to me when the jackpot was 1.6 billion dollars.
omg i'd be checking those numbers like 10 times just to make sure i wasn't seeing things wrong 😭 the pain is real.
Ik 😭
On average, he was spot on.
Well, that's a one in a million chance isn't it.
Right?!
Once I had exactly matched 4, and the 5th was off by one digit…that stung lol
Is this loss/t?
I’ve had this happen. Even the bonus number was 1 off
Awesome! He was only 9,900,990 away!
reminds me of when i tried something similar last year
reminds me of when i tried something similar
this is crazy lucky he should buy a lottery ticket
Right? 😎
I want to see what the 4-8-15-16-23-42-(2) ticket looks like. This is some rigged bs.
What a winner, my dad didn't even play
Could be like my mom.. she was literally one number off from winning the powerball one time as she had every number but the powerball and the power ball was 1 number away
So she won a million dollars?
That’s how they keep you in the game so you keep playing
No consolation but remember the balls were likely nowhere near each other in numerical value terms. It's like how people who bet on roulette, say Black 20 and Red 21 hits and they think they were close, but if you look how the wheel is organised they are pretty far apart.
The worst part is now your dad thinks he "got it". Tell him to quit while he's ahead. The only winners in the lottery are the companies at the top. It's a slippery slope
Just a reminder: Imagine someone picking 1 2 3 4 5 as their numbers. That would be dumb, right? There's no chance it'll land exactly on the lowest numbers, right? Your chosen numbers, whatever they are, have the EXACT same likelihood as 1 2 3 4 5. However dumb you think pickin...
Nice he won $8
A difference of 1 is mathematically equivalent to a difference of 100 when it's randomly drawn numbers. The fallacy you're being faked into believing is the one that ultimately perpetuates the "poor tax" that lotteries are. In short, you could've shown us these numbers: 1...
I've seen this before.
Its one of those things where you think you were close but in reality you actually weren't. RIP
Lol people still think they have a chance at winning money? It's all rigged
With the lottery, $8 is a huge win. Most are $0.
https://preview.redd.it/oadgai1hv9pg1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5f8ee27c8c8139ac7907686b80ec2c1fb0ffe9c9 Had this happen a couple years ago for 60 million
It doesnt suck for the winner.
As close as this seems, this is still 80 times more likely than winning.
"Erm achktually this is just as unlikely as any other sequence!!" Yeah but it's still a crazy coincidence
Haha yea fr
One time I played 6 lines and got all numbers, 1 on each line lol
Statistically speaking he wasn't close to winning at all.
He didnt win.
I’m pretty sure they have many tickets that are only one digit away each to get people to buy more
The first lottery ticket I bought was even more disappointing. My numbers are our birthday: 01-07-09-12-14-31. Sept 1, Dec 12 and 14 and Jul 31. The winning draw was 02-08-10-13-15-32. 😡😡😡
I’m pretty sure the majority of tickets are printed or “randomized” to be +/- 1 from the winner to make it seem like you almost had it. One of the many ploys to keep people playing
Don’t make this think you got close. You got 2 numbers right and the odds are always massively against you. Literally only stupid people buy lotto tickets regularly.
That’s a 60% return, way better than pretty much anything else on the market
I.TOTALLY.BELIEVE.YOU
I feel like that's this whole timeline
Bet there are 100s of theses
Coders be like if(status)=(win)+or-1 or something like that idk what an html is
And this is how the lottery is fucking with your mind. the numbers are useless, they are just symbols for differentiation. You could use emojis instead and have the same outcome but then you won't say: I am only off by one! Because you (or your father weren't off by one) he ju...
You should take a course in statistics and probability
Lottery is for losers.
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