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jmonroe1

Michaell said:

jmonroe1 said:

xwesx said:

jmonroe1 said:

That’s a far cry from the way I’d handle it. If I won, I’d be in here rubbing it in till they broomed me out of here.

jmonroe

We know.

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That’s because I never lie, anymore.

jmonroe

Except to the IRS, apparently.

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Where you been man? There are exceptions to everything.

jmonroe

snakeweasel

jmonroe1 said:

xwesx said:

jmonroe1 said:

That’s a far cry from the way I’d handle it. If I won, I’d be in here rubbing it in till they broomed me out of here.

jmonroe

We know.

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That’s because I never lie, anymore.

jmonroe

How do we know that's not a lie.

Michaell

snakeweasel said:

jmonroe1 said:

xwesx said:

jmonroe1 said:

That’s a far cry from the way I’d handle it. If I won, I’d be in here rubbing it in till they broomed me out of here.

jmonroe

We know.

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That’s because I never lie, anymore.

jmonroe

How do we know that's not a lie.

Ah, but we don't know if you are lying, any less?

snakeweasel

jmonroe1 said:

snakeweasel said:

qbrozen said:

@snakeweasel said:

Buy two tickets and your odds decrease by half

If that were true, we’d all be rich. Buy 2 tickets and you now have a 2 in 302M chance, not 1 in 151M.

A 2 in 302m chance is a 1 in 151M chance however the odds are still heavily against you. But let's face it, if you buy 5 tickets every drawing for your entire life and live to 80 you still only have a 0.0135% chance of winning. So yes buying more tickets gets you better odds but you go from really, really bad odds to well still really, really bad odds.

Lets put it this way. if the lottery was a flip of a coin and I buy one ticket for heads I have a 1 in 2 chance of winning, but if I buy two tickets each a different outcome that means I have a ticket for heads and one for tails so now I have a 2 in 2 chance or a 1 in 1 chance of winning or a 100% chance of winning.

Or you can look at it this way, you can buy up every possible combination (if you had the time and money) you will win and if you're they only winner come away a few hundred million richer after taxes and taking into account the money spent on the tickets. But if someone else wins you are screwed.

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Don’t make it so complex. Just buy one ticket, OK, maybe 2 and resign yourself to the fact that you contributed to the pot for the winner. That person will be forever grateful.

FWIW, if I ever had the second place ticket, I’d jump off a low bridge.

jmonroe

Well I work with numbers so I like to play around with them. Anyways I don't need your stinking lottery. I just got a call from my lawyer and the insurance company is going to settle so I'm going to be a thousandaire. so there.

snakeweasel

Michaell said:

snakeweasel said:

jmonroe1 said:

xwesx said:

jmonroe1 said:

That’s a far cry from the way I’d handle it. If I won, I’d be in here rubbing it in till they broomed me out of here.

jmonroe

We know.

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That’s because I never lie, anymore.

jmonroe

How do we know that's not a lie.

Ah, but we don't know if you are lying, any less?

Me I never lie. I may embellish stories, I may misremember things, I may say things that never happened but I don't lie.

jmonroe1

snakeweasel said:

jmonroe1 said:

xwesx said:

jmonroe1 said:

That’s a far cry from the way I’d handle it. If I won, I’d be in here rubbing it in till they broomed me out of here.

jmonroe

We know.

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That’s because I never lie, anymore.

jmonroe

How do we know that's not a lie.

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You don’t. You’ll just have to trust me.

jmonroe

jmonroe1

snakeweasel said:

Michaell said:

snakeweasel said:

jmonroe1 said:

xwesx said:

jmonroe1 said:

That’s a far cry from the way I’d handle it. If I won, I’d be in here rubbing it in till they broomed me out of here.

jmonroe

We know.

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That’s because I never lie, anymore.

jmonroe

How do we know that's not a lie.

Ah, but we don't know if you are lying, any less?

Me I never lie. I may embellish stories, I may misremember things, I may say things that never happened but I don't lie.

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Man, you’re going to wind up in the next county when that rubber band snaps.

jmonroe

driver100

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

btw....the chance of winning the MegaMillion Jackpot is 1 in 302,575, 380.
The chance of getting struck by lightning is 1 in 15,000.
The next draw since there wasn't a winner Tuesday is on Friday, for $1.15 Billion.
If I win I may not be posting for a week or two. I'll have a lot to sort out.
Oh, since I don't buy lottery tickets I found it interesting you can't use a credit card to buy a ticket....cash only!

The odds of being struck by lightning is one in 15,300 over an 80 year life span, the 1 in 302,575,380 chance is for one ticket for one drawing. Buy two tickets and your odds decrease by half, buy tickets for more than one drawing you have a better chance of winning. But it is still is an extremely tiny chance of winning during your lifetime.

Each lottery ticket has the same odds of winning no matter how many you buy. Each one has independent probability not altered by the frequency of play or how many other tickets you bought for the same drawing

driver100

jmonroe1 said:

snakeweasel said:

qbrozen said:

@snakeweasel said:

Buy two tickets and your odds decrease by half

If that were true, we’d all be rich. Buy 2 tickets and you now have a 2 in 302M chance, not 1 in 151M.

A 2 in 302m chance is a 1 in 151M chance however the odds are still heavily against you. But let's face it, if you buy 5 tickets every drawing for your entire life and live to 80 you still only have a 0.0135% chance of winning. So yes buying more tickets gets you better odds but you go from really, really bad odds to well still really, really bad odds.

Lets put it this way. if the lottery was a flip of a coin and I buy one ticket for heads I have a 1 in 2 chance of winning, but if I buy two tickets each a different outcome that means I have a ticket for heads and one for tails so now I have a 2 in 2 chance or a 1 in 1 chance of winning or a 100% chance of winning.

Or you can look at it this way, you can buy up every possible combination (if you had the time and money) you will win and if you're they only winner come away a few hundred million richer after taxes and taking into account the money spent on the tickets. But if someone else wins you are screwed.

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Don’t make it so complex. Just buy one ticket, OK, maybe 2 and resign yourself to the fact that you contributed to the pot for the winner. That person will be forever grateful.

FWIW, if I ever had the second place ticket, I’d jump off a low bridge.

jmonroe

Good luck, we are hoping you get a second place ticket.
We'd enjoy watching that!

driver100

jmonroe1 said:

snakeweasel said:

jmonroe1 said:

xwesx said:

jmonroe1 said:

That’s a far cry from the way I’d handle it. If I won, I’d be in here rubbing it in till they broomed me out of here.

jmonroe

We know.

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That’s because I never lie, anymore.

jmonroe

How do we know that's not a lie.

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You don’t. You’ll just have to trust me.

jmonroe

Never trust someone who says, "Trust me".
People who can be trusted never tell you to trust them.

laurasdada

Every statement I make is a lie.

corvette

snakeweasel

driver100 said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

btw....the chance of winning the MegaMillion Jackpot is 1 in 302,575, 380.
The chance of getting struck by lightning is 1 in 15,000.
The next draw since there wasn't a winner Tuesday is on Friday, for $1.15 Billion.
If I win I may not be posting for a week or two. I'll have a lot to sort out.
Oh, since I don't buy lottery tickets I found it interesting you can't use a credit card to buy a ticket....cash only!

The odds of being struck by lightning is one in 15,300 over an 80 year life span, the 1 in 302,575,380 chance is for one ticket for one drawing. Buy two tickets and your odds decrease by half, buy tickets for more than one drawing you have a better chance of winning. But it is still is an extremely tiny chance of winning during your lifetime.

Each lottery ticket has the same odds of winning no matter how many you buy. Each one has independent probability not altered by the frequency of play or how many other tickets you bought for the same drawing

Yes each ticket has the same odds of winning of any other ticket but when you combine tickets you get better odds. two tickets gives you two chances to win not one, so two tickets give you twice the ability to win. But it costs twice as much money and you still have the slimmest of odds.

jmonroe1

driver100 said:

jmonroe1 said:

snakeweasel said:

jmonroe1 said:

xwesx said:

jmonroe1 said:

That’s a far cry from the way I’d handle it. If I won, I’d be in here rubbing it in till they broomed me out of here.

jmonroe

We know.

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That’s because I never lie, anymore.

jmonroe

How do we know that's not a lie.

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You don’t. You’ll just have to trust me.

jmonroe

Never trust someone who says, "Trust me".
People who can be trusted never tell you to trust them.

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Again, there are exceptions to everything, trust me.

jmonroe

driver100

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

btw....the chance of winning the MegaMillion Jackpot is 1 in 302,575, 380.
The chance of getting struck by lightning is 1 in 15,000.
The next draw since there wasn't a winner Tuesday is on Friday, for $1.15 Billion.
If I win I may not be posting for a week or two. I'll have a lot to sort out.
Oh, since I don't buy lottery tickets I found it interesting you can't use a credit card to buy a ticket....cash only!

The odds of being struck by lightning is one in 15,300 over an 80 year life span, the 1 in 302,575,380 chance is for one ticket for one drawing. Buy two tickets and your odds decrease by half, buy tickets for more than one drawing you have a better chance of winning. But it is still is an extremely tiny chance of winning during your lifetime.

Each lottery ticket has the same odds of winning no matter how many you buy. Each one has independent probability not altered by the frequency of play or how many other tickets you bought for the same drawing

Yes each ticket has the same odds of winning of any other ticket but when you combine tickets you get better odds. two tickets gives you two chances to win not one, so two tickets give you twice the ability to win. But it costs twice as much money and you still have the slimmest of odds.

I'm not a math wizard but I don't think two tickets is twice the chance to win.
One ticket is a chance in 302 million
Two tickets is 2 chances in 302 million, a fraction of a fraction of better odds, less than a millionth better odds.

kyfdx

driver100 said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

btw....the chance of winning the MegaMillion Jackpot is 1 in 302,575, 380.
The chance of getting struck by lightning is 1 in 15,000.
The next draw since there wasn't a winner Tuesday is on Friday, for $1.15 Billion.
If I win I may not be posting for a week or two. I'll have a lot to sort out.
Oh, since I don't buy lottery tickets I found it interesting you can't use a credit card to buy a ticket....cash only!

The odds of being struck by lightning is one in 15,300 over an 80 year life span, the 1 in 302,575,380 chance is for one ticket for one drawing. Buy two tickets and your odds decrease by half, buy tickets for more than one drawing you have a better chance of winning. But it is still is an extremely tiny chance of winning during your lifetime.

Each lottery ticket has the same odds of winning no matter how many you buy. Each one has independent probability not altered by the frequency of play or how many other tickets you bought for the same drawing

Yes each ticket has the same odds of winning of any other ticket but when you combine tickets you get better odds. two tickets gives you two chances to win not one, so two tickets give you twice the ability to win. But it costs twice as much money and you still have the slimmest of odds.

I'm not a math wizard but I don't think two tickets is twice the chance to win.
One ticket is a chance in 302 million
Two tickets is 2 chances in 302 million, a fraction of a fraction of better odds, less than a millionth better odds.

Two tickets is exactly twice the chance to win.

driver100

My friends wife wanted a Cadillac Lyriq.
The were going to Toronto for a day trip....50 miles away.
The car said the range was 150 miles (it was a cold day, about 35F).
They got to the mall in Toronto and when they came out they had 60 miles to get home (50 mile trip)
They looked at the charging stations at the mall, 20 of them, only one worked and it was being used.
The called Cadillac and the closest dealer was too far to go to.
They went to a Ford dealer figuring the two would use the same chargers.
The Ford chargers were being fixed, they weren't working.
The service guy said take an Uber to the mall, call at 4 p.m. if I can charge it I will, or you can take an Uber home (50 miles) and come back tomorrow.
It was charged at 4 p.m. but only to 110 mile range.
The service manager said you can drive it home but don't use the heater, it uses 40% more charge in the cold weather.
They drove home freezing, but they made it.
The Lyriqs are beautiful, I saw one today. Not my thing though.

jmonroe1

kyfdx said:

driver100 said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

btw....the chance of winning the MegaMillion Jackpot is 1 in 302,575, 380.
The chance of getting struck by lightning is 1 in 15,000.
The next draw since there wasn't a winner Tuesday is on Friday, for $1.15 Billion.
If I win I may not be posting for a week or two. I'll have a lot to sort out.
Oh, since I don't buy lottery tickets I found it interesting you can't use a credit card to buy a ticket....cash only!

The odds of being struck by lightning is one in 15,300 over an 80 year life span, the 1 in 302,575,380 chance is for one ticket for one drawing. Buy two tickets and your odds decrease by half, buy tickets for more than one drawing you have a better chance of winning. But it is still is an extremely tiny chance of winning during your lifetime.

Each lottery ticket has the same odds of winning no matter how many you buy. Each one has independent probability not altered by the frequency of play or how many other tickets you bought for the same drawing

Yes each ticket has the same odds of winning of any other ticket but when you combine tickets you get better odds. two tickets gives you two chances to win not one, so two tickets give you twice the ability to win. But it costs twice as much money and you still have the slimmest of odds.

I'm not a math wizard but I don't think two tickets is twice the chance to win.
One ticket is a chance in 302 million
Two tickets is 2 chances in 302 million, a fraction of a fraction of better odds, less than a millionth better odds.

Two tickets is exactly twice the chance to win.

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Everybody who isn’t a math wizard knows that. But maybe because of the overwhelming negative odds he’s going to tell us that 2 times 0 is 0. Maybe?

jmonroe

driver100

kyfdx said:

driver100 said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

btw....the chance of winning the MegaMillion Jackpot is 1 in 302,575, 380.
The chance of getting struck by lightning is 1 in 15,000.
The next draw since there wasn't a winner Tuesday is on Friday, for $1.15 Billion.
If I win I may not be posting for a week or two. I'll have a lot to sort out.
Oh, since I don't buy lottery tickets I found it interesting you can't use a credit card to buy a ticket....cash only!

The odds of being struck by lightning is one in 15,300 over an 80 year life span, the 1 in 302,575,380 chance is for one ticket for one drawing. Buy two tickets and your odds decrease by half, buy tickets for more than one drawing you have a better chance of winning. But it is still is an extremely tiny chance of winning during your lifetime.

Each lottery ticket has the same odds of winning no matter how many you buy. Each one has independent probability not altered by the frequency of play or how many other tickets you bought for the same drawing

Yes each ticket has the same odds of winning of any other ticket but when you combine tickets you get better odds. two tickets gives you two chances to win not one, so two tickets give you twice the ability to win. But it costs twice as much money and you still have the slimmest of odds.

I'm not a math wizard but I don't think two tickets is twice the chance to win.
One ticket is a chance in 302 million
Two tickets is 2 chances in 302 million, a fraction of a fraction of better odds, less than a millionth better odds.

Two tickets is exactly twice the chance to win.

What if the two tickets have exactly the same numbers?

imidazol97

Anyone else bought 10 tickets in these high value lottery times only to not see
even one number drawn on any of the 10 rows?

I remember when the lottery in OHIO was from 1 to 40. Now the max number
is 70 or so for the 5 numbers and 1 up to 25 on the Gold Ball. Dramatically reduces your odds of winning.

corvette

imidazol97 said:

Anyone else bought 10 tickets in these high value lottery times only to not see even one number drawn on any of the 10 rows?

Sort of--I've never bought ten at once, but it's amazing how often I get zero of my numbers drawn on a ticket. Also, I get dismayed when I get a cluster of numbers on a quick pick that are "too close" together, despite knowing that they have the same chances of being drawn as numbers that are spread further apart.

driver100

I should get a prize for never having any numbers that match....I'd be a $millionaire by now too.

driver100

kyfdx said:

driver100 said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

btw....the chance of winning the MegaMillion Jackpot is 1 in 302,575, 380.
The chance of getting struck by lightning is 1 in 15,000.
The next draw since there wasn't a winner Tuesday is on Friday, for $1.15 Billion.
If I win I may not be posting for a week or two. I'll have a lot to sort out.
Oh, since I don't buy lottery tickets I found it interesting you can't use a credit card to buy a ticket....cash only!

The odds of being struck by lightning is one in 15,300 over an 80 year life span, the 1 in 302,575,380 chance is for one ticket for one drawing. Buy two tickets and your odds decrease by half, buy tickets for more than one drawing you have a better chance of winning. But it is still is an extremely tiny chance of winning during your lifetime.

Each lottery ticket has the same odds of winning no matter how many you buy. Each one has independent probability not altered by the frequency of play or how many other tickets you bought for the same drawing

Yes each ticket has the same odds of winning of any other ticket but when you combine tickets you get better odds. two tickets gives you two chances to win not one, so two tickets give you twice the ability to win. But it costs twice as much money and you still have the slimmest of odds.

I'm not a math wizard but I don't think two tickets is twice the chance to win.
One ticket is a chance in 302 million
Two tickets is 2 chances in 302 million, a fraction of a fraction of better odds, less than a millionth better odds.

Two tickets is exactly twice the chance to win.

i guess it is true but it is deceiving. Twice as much chance of winning when there is already a 1 in 302 million chances to 1 of winning. It is probably something that people who buy lots of lottery tickets tell themselves.

driver100

One tennis guy said they make you pay cash for lottery tickets so that you don't buy $1000 worth, and then lose, and then claim that someone stole your card, so you don't want the $1000 charged to you.

I haven't checked it, but I am sure there are people who would try that!

snakeweasel

imidazol97 said:

Anyone else bought 10 tickets in these high value lottery times only to not see
even one number drawn on any of the 10 rows?

I remember when the lottery in OHIO was from 1 to 40. Now the max number
is 70 or so for the 5 numbers and 1 up to 25 on the Gold Ball. Dramatically reduces your odds of winning.

Back in the 80's when the Illinois lottery was 6 out of 40 numbers I would drop $5 a week on the numbers and I was winning $50 - $80 about once a month for about a year and a half or so. Since then I haven't won a dime on the lottery. I have maybe played it 5 times in the last 30 years.

snakeweasel

driver100 said:

One tennis guy said they make you pay cash for lottery tickets so that you don't buy $1000 worth, and then lose, and then claim that someone stole your card, so you don't want the $1000 charged to you.

I haven't checked it, but I am sure there are people who would try that!

Some states allow buying lottery tickets with a credit card but I would strongly advise against it. #1. you should never gamble on credit #2. Many processors treat it as a cash advance which has different, more expensive, fees and conditions.

ronsteve

kyfdx said:

Two tickets is exactly twice the chance to win.

But not quite twice the chance of being a single winner.

jmonroe1

driver100 said:

One tennis guy said they make you pay cash for lottery tickets so that you don't buy $1000 worth, and then lose, and then claim that someone stole your card, so you don't want the $1000 charged to you.

I haven't checked it, but I am sure there are people who would try that!

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That’s not hard to believe. And probably the ones who thought of it have a lot of time to think about things like that because they’re not in the work force. Folks who work 8 hours a day are thinking of other things. Like how to feed their families and buy cars.

jmonroe

oldfarmer50

I was behind a BMW 340i today and I noticed it had a small M badge next the model designation on the trunk lid. I wonder if this was a true M car or just the cosmetic options.

His license plate said: ‘SUPRA V’. Now I’m really confused.

kyfdx

oldfarmer50 said:

I was behind a BMW 340i today and I noticed it had a small M badge next the model designation on the trunk lid. I wonder if this was a true M car or just the cosmetic options.

His license plate said: ‘SUPRA V’. Now I’m really confused.

M340i is the model name

No, it isn't an "M" car

driver100

jmonroe1 said:

driver100 said:

One tennis guy said they make you pay cash for lottery tickets so that you don't buy $1000 worth, and then lose, and then claim that someone stole your card, so you don't want the $1000 charged to you.

I haven't checked it, but I am sure there are people who would try that!

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That’s not hard to believe. And probably the ones who thought of it have a lot of time to think about things like that because they’re not in the work force. Folks who work 8 hours a day are thinking of other things. Like how to feed their families and buy cars.

jmonroe

They are probably the same people who would cheat on their taxes!

jmonroe1

driver100 said:

jmonroe1 said:

driver100 said:

One tennis guy said they make you pay cash for lottery tickets so that you don't buy $1000 worth, and then lose, and then claim that someone stole your card, so you don't want the $1000 charged to you.

I haven't checked it, but I am sure there are people who would try that!

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That’s not hard to believe. And probably the ones who thought of it have a lot of time to think about things like that because they’re not in the work force. Folks who work 8 hours a day are thinking of other things. Like how to feed their families and buy cars.

jmonroe

They are probably the same people who would cheat on their taxes!

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Anything is possible but when you cheat on your taxes you get the feeling you’re rubbing elbows with muckety-mucks.

jmonroe

snakeweasel

oldfarmer50 said:

I was behind a BMW 340i today and I noticed it had a small M badge next the model designation on the trunk lid. I wonder if this was a true M car or just the cosmetic options.

His license plate said: ‘SUPRA V’. Now I’m really confused.

A cosmetic option? I don't think so, But that being said a few years ago BMW started making M series sports bikes. On paper the M series was identical to the normal bike, Same engine size, same horsepower at torque at the same RPM same vehicle weight all the same. The only thing that I could think of was that it was all cosmetic differences and/or some minor settings for pegs and handlebars and the like.

snakeweasel

kyfdx said:

oldfarmer50 said:

I was behind a BMW 340i today and I noticed it had a small M badge next the model designation on the trunk lid. I wonder if this was a true M car or just the cosmetic options.

His license plate said: ‘SUPRA V’. Now I’m really confused.

M340i is the model name

No, it isn't an "M" car

Maybe you should contact BMW they think that the M340i is an M series car.

qbrozen

@driver100 said:
Each lottery ticket has the same odds of winning no matter how many you buy. Each one has independent probability not altered by the frequency of play or how many other tickets you bought for the same drawing

Exactly. 2 in 302M doesn’t reduce to 1 in 151M. They don’t divide, they subtract. So if the first number is wrong, the 2nd, assuming it is a different combination, has a 1 in 301,999,999 chance. Buying 2 tickets doesn’t magically erase half the possible combinations.

kyfdx

qbrozen said:

@driver100 said:

Each lottery ticket has the same odds of winning no matter how many you buy. Each one has independent probability not altered by the frequency of play or how many other tickets you bought for the same drawing

Exactly. 2 in 302M doesn’t reduce to 1 in 151M. They don’t divide, they subtract. So if the first number is wrong, the 2nd, assuming it is a different combination, has a 1 in 301,999,999 chance. Buying 2 tickets doesn’t magically erase half the possible combinations.

If you have 2 numbers out of 300 million, your chances of winning are 1 in 150 million.

If you have 10 numbers, then 1 in 30 million.

If you have 150 million numbers out of 300 million, your chances are 1 in 2. 50/50.

That’s exactly the way it works.

roadburner

snakeweasel said:

kyfdx said:

oldfarmer50 said:

I was behind a BMW 340i today and I noticed it had a small M badge next the model designation on the trunk lid. I wonder if this was a true M car or just the cosmetic options.

His license plate said: ‘SUPRA V’. Now I’m really confused.

M340i is the model name

No, it isn't an "M" car

Maybe you should contact BMW they think that the M340i is an M series car.

BMW makes M versions in three levels:
M Sport is usually just a trim package, although some come with a standard M Sport suspension.
M Performance cars have the most powerful non M motor in the range- M240, M340, M550, etc. they also get added suspension tweaks, bigger brakes and usually a true locking diff.
M Cars get an exclusive engine, body panels, and usually M compound brakes.
M Performance models are often called M Lites as they are one rung down on the pecking order (much like AMG cars without hand built engines).
On the BMW M website BMW touts the M Performance cars, but if you try to join the M Owners group with the VIN of an M Performance model you are rejected.
When I owned my M235i I never referred to it as an M car because it simply wasn't one.
In contrast, even though I don't own a "real" AMG I was admitted into the AMG Private Lounge's owners forum- but again, it isnt a true AMG model.

roadburner

Well, I finally had my 15 minutes of fame; I walked into the shop where I get my hair cut and the receptionis said, "There's the YouTube Star!" Somehow they had found my two interviews about one of my double murder cases. I didn't tell anybody except my wife, son and office staff, but somebody found them...

oldfarmer50

roadburner said:

snakeweasel said:

kyfdx said:

oldfarmer50 said:

I was behind a BMW 340i today and I noticed it had a small M badge next the model designation on the trunk lid. I wonder if this was a true M car or just the cosmetic options.

His license plate said: ‘SUPRA V’. Now I’m really confused.

M340i is the model name

No, it isn't an "M" car

Maybe you should contact BMW they think that the M340i is an M series car.

BMW makes M versions in three levels:
M Sport is usually just a trim package, although some come with a standard M Sport suspension.
M Performance cars have the most powerful non M motor in the range- M240, M340, M550, etc. they also get added suspension tweaks, bigger brakes and usually a true locking diff.
M Cars get an exclusive engine, body panels, and usually M compound brakes.
M Performance models are often called M Lites as they are one rung down on the pecking order (much like AMG cars without hand built engines).
On the BMW M website BMW touts the M Performance cars, but if you try to join the M Owners group with the VIN of an M Performance model you are rejected.
When I owned my M235i I never referred to it as an M car because it simply wasn't one.
In contrast, even though I don't own a "real" AMG I was admitted into the AMG Private Lounge's owners forum- but again, it isnt a true AMG model.

Thank you for articulating what I was trying to say.

laurasdada

Geez, now you're gonna claim that a Mustang Mach E isn't really a Mustang!

graphicguy

jmonroe1 said:

xwesx said:

jmonroe1 said:

That’s a far cry from the way I’d handle it. If I won, I’d be in here rubbing it in till they broomed me out of here.

jmonroe

We know.

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That’s because I never lie, anymore.

jmonroe

Nor any less...(J/k)!

roadburner

A guy I follow on Substack asked readers to list their favorite books that they read over the past year along with books that they look forward to reading. Here's my list:
Resurrection Walk and The Waiting by Michael Connelly- After almost 35 years of working in the criminal justice system I still enjoy reading about it.

The Dublin Murder Squad Series, The Searcher, and The Hunter by Tana French- I love British and Irish detective novels.

The Secret Hours by Mick Herron- Herron’s sly black humor infuses his novels. The Slough House series and its tv adaptation (Slow Horses) are must read/watch for me.

Inside Mercedes F1: Life in the Fast Lane by Matt Whyman- It satisfies my inner car geek.

Fast Fords by Jeremy Walton- I read Jeremy Walton’s books for decades and we ended up becoming friends when I started writing for Roundel magazine. He lives across the pond so we rarely meet in person.

In the queue:

The King of Late Night by Greg Gutfeld- my wife and several of my friends think Gutfeld and I were separated at birth; I consider that to be a high honor.

Sports Car and Competition Driving by Paul Frere- a mandatory re-read; Retirement 2.0 begins on January 5th, and I plan to get back into instructing track driving in a few months.

driver100

Independent Probability
Each lottery ticket has the same odds of winning no matter how many you buy. Each one has independent probability not altered by the frequency of play or how many other tickets you bought for the same drawing.

I take that as each ticket has a 1 in 302 million chance of winning.
It isn't like heads and tales....every ticket has variable numbers. Every ticket, is independent of the other tickets.

kyfdx

driver100 said:

Independent Probability
Each lottery ticket has the same odds of winning no matter how many you buy. Each one has independent probability not altered by the frequency of play or how many other tickets you bought for the same drawing.

I take that as each ticket has a 1 in 302 million chance of winning.
It isn't like heads and tales....every ticket has variable numbers. Every ticket, is independent of the other tickets.

But, you’re buying two tickets. While each ticket has the same chance, if YOU hold two tickets, your chances are double compared to a person that has one ticket.

jmonroe1

roadburner said:

A guy I follow on Substack asked readers to list their favorite books that they read over the past year along with books that they look forward to reading. Here's my list:
Resurrection Walk and The Waiting by Michael Connelly- After almost 35 years of working in the criminal justice system I still enjoy reading about it.

The Dublin Murder Squad Series, The Searcher, and The Hunter by Tana French- I love British and Irish detective novels.

The Secret Hours by Mick Herron- Herron’s sly black humor infuses his novels. The Slough House series and its tv adaptation (Slow Horses) are must read/watch for me.

Inside Mercedes F1: Life in the Fast Lane by Matt Whyman- It satisfies my inner car geek.

Fast Fords by Jeremy Walton- I read Jeremy Walton’s books for decades and we ended up becoming friends when I started writing for Roundel magazine. He lives across the pond so we rarely meet in person.

In the queue:

The King of Late Night by Greg Gutfeld- my wife and several of my friends think Gutfeld and I were separated at birth; I consider that to be a high honor.

Sports Car and Competition Driving by Paul Frere- a mandatory re-read; Retirement 2.0 begins on January 5th, and I plan to get back into instructing track driving in a few months.

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I’ve never been a big book reader (or a little book reader either for that matter) but now you’ve got me interested. Which one of those books has the most pictures?

jmonroe

jmonroe1

graphicguy said:

jmonroe1 said:

xwesx said:

jmonroe1 said:

That’s a far cry from the way I’d handle it. If I won, I’d be in here rubbing it in till they broomed me out of here.

jmonroe

We know.

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That’s because I never lie, anymore.

jmonroe

Nor any less...(J/k)!

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It’s not as much fun when your poster buddies have you figured out.

jmonroe

qbrozen

@kyfdx said:
If you have 2 numbers out of 300 million, your chances of winning are 1 in 150 million.

If you have 10 numbers, then 1 in 30 million.

If you have 150 million numbers out of 300 million, your chances are 1 in 2. 50/50.

That’s exactly the way it works.

No, it really isn’t. Each of those tix does not have a 1:150M chance. Let’s try a smaller example. Let’s say you have a carton of 12 eggs. 11 white and 1 blue. Blindfolded, you have to pick the blue. On your first chance, you have a 1 in 12 shot. On your 2nd chance, what do you think your odds are? I promise you it isn’t 1 in 6.

explorerx4

Since it's December 28th, I decided to mow the lawn.

snakeweasel

roadburner said:

snakeweasel said:

kyfdx said:

oldfarmer50 said:

I was behind a BMW 340i today and I noticed it had a small M badge next the model designation on the trunk lid. I wonder if this was a true M car or just the cosmetic options.

His license plate said: ‘SUPRA V’. Now I’m really confused.

M340i is the model name

No, it isn't an "M" car

Maybe you should contact BMW they think that the M340i is an M series car.

BMW makes M versions in three levels:
M Sport is usually just a trim package, although some come with a standard M Sport suspension.
M Performance cars have the most powerful non M motor in the range- M240, M340, M550, etc. they also get added suspension tweaks, bigger brakes and usually a true locking diff.
M Cars get an exclusive engine, body panels, and usually M compound brakes.
M Performance models are often called M Lites as they are one rung down on the pecking order (much like AMG cars without hand built engines).
On the BMW M website BMW touts the M Performance cars, but if you try to join the M Owners group with the VIN of an M Performance model you are rejected.
When I owned my M235i I never referred to it as an M car because it simply wasn't one.
In contrast, even though I don't own a "real" AMG I was admitted into the AMG Private Lounge's owners forum- but again, it isnt a true AMG model.

Again BMW has the M340i as a M series car with the 3.0 liter 6 cylinder turbo over the 2.0 liter 4 banger the 330I has and the pictures they have of the M340i has the M badge on it. SO I will go by what I see on BMW's website.

snakeweasel

laurasdada said:

Geez, now you're gonna claim that a Mustang Mach E isn't really a Mustang!

They are not, because the so called Mach E has four doors and Mustangs do not have four doors . End of argument.

Also someone please tell those idiots at Ford that this is a Maverick.