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Spark4Life
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pilight
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Posted: 10/31/23 4:32 pm ::: |
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I expect the Sparks to win every time they're in the lottery
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Spark4Life
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Posted: 11/01/23 8:15 am ::: |
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pilight wrote: |
I expect the Sparks to win every time they're in the lottery |
As they should.
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PUmatty
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Posted: 11/01/23 9:14 am ::: |
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All lottery teams but one have received not just multiple No. 1 picks, but multiple sure-fire Olympic player guarantee a championship No. 1 picks.
Which team should get No. 1 this year is pretty obvious.
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RavenDog
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Posted: 11/03/23 11:20 am ::: |
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pilight wrote: |
I expect the Sparks to win every time they're in the lottery |
+1
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Queenie
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Posted: 12/06/23 6:54 pm ::: |
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"In the drawing, 14 balls numbered 1-14 will be placed in a lottery machine and mixed. Four balls will be drawn to determine a four-digit combination."
How do you guarantee a 4-digit combination with 4 balls if some of the balls have 2-digit numbers?
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Luuuc #NATC
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Posted: 12/06/23 7:11 pm ::: |
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Queenie wrote: |
"In the drawing, 14 balls numbered 1-14 will be placed in a lottery machine and mixed. Four balls will be drawn to determine a four-digit combination."
How do you guarantee a 4-digit combination with 4 balls if some of the balls have 2-digit numbers? |
Yeah, that is very poorly worded.
4 balls will be drawn and then, like a regular lottery, whichever team has those 4 numbers on their ticket will be the winner.
Using the formula for nCr, there are actually 1,001 possible combinations when you draw 4 balls from a pool of 14, when the order does not matter.
I'm not sure what they do with the 1,001st combination, since they always refer to it as 1,000 combinations. Do they re-draw if the result is 11,12,13,14, or are there really 1,001 combinations but they want to "keep it simple" for us?
Or is the combination designated as the 1,001st one kept a secret and assigned to Los Angeles?
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Richyyy
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Posted: 12/06/23 9:27 pm ::: |
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Yeah, 1,000 assigned and one is just a re-draw, I believe. I think I've read that or been told it at some point over the years (and I think the odd one out is 11/12/13/14 but not certain on that either). They often have to re-draw anyway because there's a pretty good chance of getting the same team twice.
I have no idea why these are the numbers they've decided to go with, or why someone decided on those 442/276/178/104 splits for the teams. There are various stories floating around from Zach Lowe about being in the room for the NBA draws if anyone wants more info on that. |
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Luuuc #NATC
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Posted: 12/06/23 9:50 pm ::: |
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They should hold a lottery for who gets the 1,001st combination instead of just discarding it.
Give everyone a chance in that lottery - even the reigning champs. Vegas can have combination No. 1,001 in the lottery balls lottery, so they still have a 1 / 1,002,001 shot at getting the #1 pick.
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pilight
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Posted: 12/06/23 11:11 pm ::: |
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The 1000 combinations allows them to change the percentages without having to create a whole new set of balls or doing more complicated math. Balls numbered 1-14 get you extremely close to that, just one extra combo, which is why they use that number of balls.
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Posted: 12/10/23 4:34 pm ::: |
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Idc what the top 4 do im all in for Jacey Sheldon at #5 crazy pick or not she gives our team more than what we’re missing and yes I think she will be a better pro than Marina mabrey periodt.
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Posted: 12/10/23 4:38 pm ::: |
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M.A.’s mock is going to blow up they’re face so bad come April I can’t wait. Sorry not sorry they favor certain players as well as write stories only about certain players won’t say the race thought . Just know we know they.
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Posted: 12/10/23 4:51 pm ::: |
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Oh damn Indiana and LA both with a chance at #1 this has to make Paige’s eyes shimmer at #2
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johnjohnW
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Posted: 12/10/23 4:52 pm ::: |
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I love how Voepel’s mock draft uses old school logos for PHX and NYL.
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Spark4Life
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Posted: 12/10/23 4:56 pm ::: |
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#2 pick. Love it. 💜💛
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Hoops9092
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Posted: 12/10/23 4:56 pm ::: |
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Interesting.
So it looks like Clark to Indiana.
Bueckers to LA? Or do we think LA takes Brink.
Brink to Phoenix if not.
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