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Old 01-24-2005, 07:01 PM
TomCollins TomCollins is offline
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Default Re: Using the Lottery to Break a Tie

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Would this work?

If the bonus ball is 1-24 A wins.

If the bonus ball is 26-49 B wins.

If the bonus ball is 25 then there are an even number of odd and even balls remaining therefore if the first ball is odd A wins if it is even B wins.

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I think you are close.

However, 1 is the lowest ball more often than 2 is. Do you see why?
3 is also the lowest ball more often than 4 is. A has a small advantage in this case.
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