Pick 3 Probability Puzzle

Reply #4

cottoneyedjoe — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 20:20:38 GMT

That's a great analysis. I forgot I had made this post, so a belated thank you for working it out.

Happy quarantine to you and yours

Reply #3

dr san — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 13:53:18 GMT

hello, db101, very good job of probabilities you can also do the standard pairs = even, odd, low. high

Reply #2

db101 — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 20:12:01 GMT

I worked it out for P2, P3, P4, and quinto. Normal is the probability under normal drawing condtions and weird is the probability under the puzzle's conditions.

Pick 2

Doubles: Normal = 10%, Weird = 18.2%, Change ?

Singles: Normal = 90%, Weird = 81.8%, Change ?

Pick 3

Triples: Normal = 1%, Weird = 3.31%, Change ?

Doubles: Normal = 27%, Weird = 37.2%, Change ?

Singles: Normal = 72%, Weird = 59.5%, Change ?

Pick 4

Quads: Normal = 0.1%, Weird = 0.601%, Change... [ More ]

Reply #1

AllenB — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 02:06:15 GMT

You would see a few more Doubles and Triples from this Draw Pattern; therefore I would Say No.

Pick 3 Probability Puzzle

cottoneyedjoe — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 21:51:34 GMT

Now that we're all quarantined, here's a silly lottery puzzle to pass the time.

Suppose your state lottery conducts Pick 3 drawings with real balls in three bins -- each bin has ten balls numbered 0 to 9, standard stuff. For each drawing, the balls are drawn out of the bins by hand by an employee who is not too bright. When he draws a ball out of Bin 1, he writes down the number, but puts that ball into Bin 2. Now Bin 2 has 11 balls. He then draws a ball at random from Bin 2, writes the numbe... [ More ]