What are the chances of one person winning 3 SB squares (1 Viewer)

[bigbottom]

So did we ever figure out what the hell shady was asking?

I gave up caring like two hours ago

You should put this in really, really big type.

 

[Jayrod]

So did we ever figure out what the hell shady was asking?

I gave up caring like two hours ago

You should put this in really, really big type.

goodposting

 

[bigbottom]

So did we ever figure out what the hell shady was asking?

I think it's this.What are the odds that a person wins 3 times, with 3 different squares. Does not matter the order, just they won 3 of 4 times but with different squares.

Gotta add in the fact he/she purchased 10 of the (presumably) 100 squares.

 

[jon_mx]

If you want the odds she won the first, second, and forth, you simple have (.1)(.1)(.9)(.1) or 9 in 10,000 shot.

If you don't care which quarter she loses, it is 4 times that, or 36 out of 10,000.

 

[rodg12]

So did we ever figure out what the hell shady was asking?

I think it's this.What are the odds that a person wins 3 times, with 3 different squares. Does not matter the order, just they won 3 of 4 times but with different squares.

Gotta add in the fact he/she purchased 10 of the (presumably) 100 squares.

Shady...

I've got it as...

(10/100)(9/99)(8/98)(90/97) = .000689 = 1/1451

 

[jon_mx]

So did we ever figure out what the hell shady was asking?

I think it's this.What are the odds that a person wins 3 times, with 3 different squares. Does not matter the order, just they won 3 of 4 times but with different squares.

Gotta add in the fact he/she purchased 10 of the (presumably) 100 squares.

Shady...

I've got it as...

(10/100)(9/99)(8/98)(90/97) = .000689 = 1/1451

Yeah, if they have to be in different squares. I did not account for that, but I guess that is what the OP is asking. But now you have to multiply that times 4. Your number is for winning three particular quarters and losing the other one.edit...One small correction. it should be (10/100)(9/100)(8/100)(90/100).....since there are always 100 squares.

 

[shadyridr]

So did we ever figure out what the hell shady was asking?

I think it's this.What are the odds that a person wins 3 times, with 3 different squares. Does not matter the order, just they won 3 of 4 times but with different squares.

Why didn't you say so?

What numbers did she have?

You can figure this out if you really wanted to know

 

[bigbottom]

So did we ever figure out what the hell shady was asking?

I think it's this.What are the odds that a person wins 3 times, with 3 different squares. Does not matter the order, just they won 3 of 4 times but with different squares.

Why didn't you say so?

What numbers did she have?

You can figure this out if you really wanted to know

Well, I can figure out three of the squares. I need the other seven to properly calculate the odds.

 

[CBusAlex]

I've got it as...(10/100)(9/99)(8/98)(90/97) = .000689 = 1/1451

Yeah, if they have to be in different squares. I did not account for that, but I guess that is what the OP is asking. But now you have to multiply that times 4. Your number is for winning three particular quarters and losing the other one.

You would also need to figure out the odds that all four quarters hit different squares in any given game and multiply the result by that.

 

[Ignoratio Elenchi]

So what was the answer?

 

[Ignoramus]

They are called boxes. Stop calling them "squares"

/pet peeve

So you call them "Super Bowl Boxes"? That's the dumbest thing I've heard all day.

 

[peaces]

So what was the answer?

Dude at my superbowl party won the squares at our party plus he won another one someplace else. Not three, but two were good for 800 for this lucky SOB.

 

[Tom Servo]

They are called boxes. Stop calling them "squares"

/pet peeve

Nobody calls them boxes. HTH.

 

[optionmaven]

So what was the answer?

B-A Bay, B-E BE, B -I bicky by, B-O Bo, bicky by bo, B-U do, bicky by bo bu.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP3VAtGLQms

 

[AAABatteries]

They are called boxes. Stop calling them "squares"

/pet peeve

So you call them "Super Bowl Boxes"? That's the dumbest thing I've heard all day.

So, you're admiting you haven't read the rest of the thread. A-HA!

 

[Ray Karpis]

They are called boxes. Stop calling them "squares"

/pet peeve

So you call them "Super Bowl Boxes"? That's the dumbest thing I've heard all day.

So, you're admiting you haven't read the rest of the thread. A-HA!

AAA - you going to finish the chess tournament? Been waiting on invite for 3rd round since Sunday.

 

[FDAS]

They are called boxes. Stop calling them "squares"

/pet peeve

So you call them "Super Bowl Boxes"? That's the dumbest thing I've heard all day.

So, you're admiting you haven't read the rest of the thread. A-HA!

AAA - you going to finish the chess tournament? Been waiting on invite for 3rd round since Sunday.

Jesus, AAA! Get your head out of your varisty chili dog loving ### and make a move.

 

[tonydead]

Can we make it this simple shady?

Given:

10 of 100 squares

pays all 4 quarters

Odds:

to win 3 of 4 quarters with 3 different squares

 

[tonydead]

If you want the odds she won the first, second, and forth, you simple have (.1)(.1)(.9)(.1) or 9 in 10,000 shot. If you don't care which quarter she loses, it is 4 times that, or 36 out of 10,000.

The odds of wining 3 of four quarters with 3 different numbers is the same regardless of which quarter she loses.

 

[Tom Servo]

They are called boxes. Stop calling them "squares"

/pet peeve

Nobody calls them boxes. HTH.

They do in NY. Only time I ever heard them called squares is here. And it sounds dumb. HTHs

This explains a lot...a whole lot.

 

[tonydead]

So what was the answer?

1 in 1,543

 

[Kanil]

50/50 Either she won or she didn't

You guys are over thinking this. Bell had the correct answer in post #4.

 

[phrozen]

pretty sure pi is involved

mmmmmmm pi

 

[AhrnCityPahnder]

Guys, we don't need some fancy trigonometry equation to solve this.

 

[tjnc09]

My MIL won the 1st qtr, 3rd qtr, and final all with 3 different squares. Are the odds of doing so as simple as 1/100 * 1/100 * 1/100 = 1 in a million?

Wasn't your work background math based?

 

[tjnc09]

Why was this bumped from three years ago? Did someone win three times in four years? What is the probability of that happening?

 

[Fennis]

I gave up caring like three years ago

 

[shadyridr]

My MIL won the 1st qtr, 3rd qtr, and final all with 3 different squares. Are the odds of doing so as simple as 1/100 * 1/100 * 1/100 = 1 in a million?

Wasn't your work background math based?

actuary

 

[Mr. Pickles]

My MIL won the 1st qtr, 3rd qtr, and final all with 3 different squares. Are the odds of doing so as simple as 1/100 * 1/100 * 1/100 = 1 in a million?

Aren't you an actuary?

 

[shadyridr]

My MIL won the 1st qtr, 3rd qtr, and final all with 3 different squares. Are the odds of doing so as simple as 1/100 * 1/100 * 1/100 = 1 in a million?

Aren't you an actuary?

took me three tries to pass the probability exam. My weakest subject by far

 

[Time Kibitzer]

Depends on the size of these squares.

 

[Short Corner]

My MIL won the 1st qtr, 3rd qtr, and final all with 3 different squares. Are the odds of doing so as simple as 1/100 * 1/100 * 1/100 = 1 in a million?

Aren't you an actuary?

took me three tries to pass the probability exam. My weakest subject by far

No way.

 

[mr roboto]

Not all squares have the same probability of winning. Certain number combinations are more likely than others. If you really want to know what the chances are that she won three of four quarters it would be helpful to know which number combinations she had, and look up the probability of those hitting to factor the true odds.

 

[[icon]]

She had a 10/100 chance on the first, second, and third square. .1x.1x.1 = 0.1% chance roughly or 1 in 1000.

Now, if you want to calculate the odds of different squares it goes up a bit.

 

[Ignoramus]

They are called boxes. Stop calling them "squares"

/pet peeve

Nobody calls them boxes. HTH.

They do in NY. Only time I ever heard them called squares is here. And it sounds dumb. HTHs

Can other New Yorkers please confirm that yous guys buy Super Bowl Boxes?Also, do they show reruns of that old gameshow, Hollywood Boxes?

TIA

 

[shadyridr]

They are called boxes. Stop calling them "squares"

/pet peeve

Nobody calls them boxes. HTH.

They do in NY. Only time I ever heard them called squares is here. And it sounds dumb. HTHs

Can other New Yorkers please confirm that yous guys buy Super Bowl Boxes?Also, do they show reruns of that old gameshow, Hollywood Boxes?

TIA

Always referred to them as boxes. Only seen them called squares on this site and that is why I used it in the thread title (cuz I didnt wanna get into this debate originally) lol