Eh.... lotto numbers (MegaMerge)

Steoob

http://www.rte.ie/aertel/p150.htm

i say nothing more

angelofdeath

thats scary, 24 instead of 42 but still

OFDM

angelofdeath wrote:

thats scary, 24 instead of 42 but still

And what's 24 backwards?

SPOOKY!!!

This is going to be all over the place like hot cakes before long. There'll be a lot of happy Lost fans tonight, but the prises could be a lot smaller as a result.

[edit] Only 298 match 5 winners, unbelievable [/edit]

Giblet

So how many here won 350 euro ?

Ron DMC

Steoob wrote:

http://www.rte.ie/aertel/p150.htm

OH. MY. GOD.

rainglow

Freaky - I was only think of doing the Lotto with those numbers when I was in the gym this morning! I could be €350 richer now :mad:

Mutz

Someone explain this to me? What has the lotto got to do with lost?

angelofdeath

http://www.d.kth.se/~dicander/lost.html

Sauron

lol.. friend of mine saw it and made the point that the people who played the whole set of numbers for fun must be really pissed off by the fact it was 24 not 42...

^CwAzY^

Jesus!!! that would piss me off if I had played them (Which I have thought about doing before lol) 1 number difference between €341 and €1,350,000

Calibos

The fact that it was the lost numbers that would have gotten me a match 5 prize instead of the jackpot would not piss me off any more or less then the other 3 times I got 5 numbers. ie its always a bit of a pisser but no more so with the numbers coming from Lost.

If I had played the lost numbers I'd be more pissed off that so many other people did the same as me and used the lost numbers meaning that instead of the usual 50-80 people who get match 5 each week meaning a prize of 800-1200 euro, there were 298 match 5 winners this week meaning the match 5 prize was 'only' €350.

steveland?

Is that €341 paid between the 298 people or is it €341 each

Gone West

Wtf!

TerrorFirmer

Hi guys,

My net is painfully slow the last while, have trouble getting most pages to load, can anyone give me a brief outline of what the numbers mean in relation to Lost?

I've only watched the first 12 episodes, but the numbers still mean nothing to me, so if there is something that equates to a spoiler in the explanation, please warn me?

Thanks.

steveland?

MobileInfantry wrote:

can anyone give me a brief outline of what the numbers mean in relation to Lost?

No spoilers to specific episodes unless the title explains what region or if there's spoilers. If you want to find out Google "Lost Numbers"

If you want to wait you'll find out in episode 18 series 1, co-incidentally entitled "Numbers"

^CwAzY^

MobileInfantry: Just watch the rest of the series it's more fun than googling for a quick answer :v: :v:

steveland: It's €341 each which still sucks in my opinion compared to the

$114 million that hurley won

Steoob

steveland? wrote:

No spoilers to specific episodes unless the title explains what region or if there's spoilers. If you want to find out Google "Lost Numbers"

If you want to wait you'll find out in episode 18 series 1, co-incidentally entitled "Numbers"

dont think it was much of a coincidence lol

Basq

Dear God... that's a co-in-ci-dink!

TerrorFirmer

Hmmm, very interesting, I'll look forward to it, thanks guys!

steveland?

Steoob wrote:

dont think it was much of a coincidence lol

Err... it was a joke...

OFDM

I'd say many a Lost fan will have almost soiled themselves with fright when they saw the "4" and "2" on that last bouncing ball.

I've made a link to video of the actual draw, but I don't want to post it here for obvious reasons. However you might be able to get it from our cousins on lost-forum.com.

^CwAzY^

wow hehe didn't know the 24 was the last number out.. btw I don't think lotto draws are copyrighted the same way Lost episodes are :v: :v:

Hobbes

Its a conspiracy... The producers of the show paid the Irish lotto to help boost sales.

Julesie

Jeez that gave me a fright last night alright but being a statistics student i inevitabley had to kill the fun by finding out exactly what the odds of it happening were. (im aware im setting myself up for a fall if my calculations are wrong but here goes anyway)

I leave the bonus ball out of my calculations entirely.

Total Combinations of 6 numbers available 5245786

Chances of getting 5 out of six numbers = 1/24286

Weeks since "numbers aired in the US" = 37

Approx # Irish lotto draws since then = 74

Chance of 5 of the "numbers" appearing like last night since they first aired = 1/328

Which makes it a little less exciting and also suggests that playing the numbers isnt very profitable in the Irish Lotto.

1huge1

preety freaky except for the 24 even if it is 42 backwards

Steoob

Julesie wrote:

Jeez that gave me a fright last night alright but being a statistics student i inevitabley had to kill the fun by finding out exactly what the odds of it happening were. (im aware im setting myself up for a fall if my calculations are wrong but here goes anyway)

I leave the bonus ball out of my calculations entirely.

Total Combinations of 6 numbers available 5245786

Chances of getting 5 out of six numbers = 1/24286

Weeks since "numbers aired in the US" = 37

Approx # Irish lotto draws since then = 74

Chance of 5 of the "numbers" appearing like last night since they first aired = 1/328

Which makes it a little less exciting and also suggests that playing the numbers isnt very profitable in the Irish Lotto.

i dont see how the odds are as good as 1/328... surely with the odds of getting 5/6 numbers are 1/24286 then you'd have to multiply it by the amount of combinations 5 numbers can have which would put it somewhere up in the millions?

chupacabra

Ok guys here is the video of the draw http://rapidshare.de/files/7881687/l...small.avi.html now listen to how many numbers there are in the draw.................thats right 42!!!! :eek:

This vid is by ODFM sorry I posted it before you.

steveland?

chupacabra wrote:

Ok guys here is the video of the draw http://rapidshare.de/files/7881687/l...small.avi.html now listen to how many numbers there are in the draw.................thats right 42!!!! :eek:

This vid is by ODFM sorry I posted it before you.

File not found

I'd've preferred if 180 people had won the €341

OFDM

chupacabra wrote:

Ok guys here is the video of the draw http://rapidshare.de/files/7881687/l...small.avi.html now listen to how many numbers there are in the draw.................thats right 42!!!! :eek:

This vid is by ODFM sorry I posted it before you.

Linky brokey. I'll post the correct link if it's ok with the mods.

Patricide

i got one thing to say

FU(KED UP

steveland?

OFDM wrote:

Linky brokey. I'll post the correct link if it's ok with the mods.

I can't see the problem, lotto results are available for free, there's no ad breaks so there's no reason that downloading the clip would hold as much of a problem as anything that usually shows ads.

The Lotto relies on people buying tickets as opposed to advertising so fire away

OFDM

steveland? wrote:

I can't see the problem, lotto results are available for free, there's no ad breaks so there's no reason that downloading the clip would hold as much of a problem as anything that usually shows ads.

The Lotto relies on people buying tickets as opposed to advertising so fire away

Here the link so:
http://rapidshare.de/files/7881687/lostlottosmall.avi.html

It's about 10MB.

phileeoonskee

HELP! OH NO! LOST NUMBERS+Lottery=EVIL Coincidence. How firickin random is this? The lost numbers! In the frickin lotto. It's unreal! Every thing happens for a reason!

mickymg2003

Tis not norma!!! At one stage i was gona do the lotto with those numbers but i'm too cheap 2 do the lotto. Damn i wish i did the lotto!!!

Sandals

I am in shock I cant get over that.

Cabaal

well I guess this is a perfect example of the Lotto being a fix

Using the lost numbers in order to boost ratings pffftt......

42 may not have been a lotto number but there's 42 numbers in the lotto drum :eek:

RuggieBear

:eek:

WOW

trishw78

Seriously the one satuday I don't do my usual lost numbers and quickpick... What happens I sujested this Idea before just remember Don't anyone buy a box factory or take a flight with an imaginary airline.

madrab

WTF????

4 8 15 16 23 24

thats quite scary

http://212.2.162.45/lotto/

Cabaal

Great job,
now look at the 2 page thread already in the lost forum
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054851974

madrab

ooops-ey

kinda just saw them, freaked and posted immediately

ahh well

steveland?

Threads merged...

madrab

steveland? wrote:

Threads merged...

thanks steveland?, think i had a bit of premature lostification

Catsmokinpot

OFDM wrote:

SPOOKY!!!

lol:rolleyes: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v:

slave1

fooking noo nee noo noo

Tres bien

Julesie wrote:

Jeez that gave me a fright last night alright but being a statistics student i inevitabley had to kill the fun by finding out exactly what the odds of it happening were. (im aware im setting myself up for a fall if my calculations are wrong but here goes anyway)

I leave the bonus ball out of my calculations entirely.

Total Combinations of 6 numbers available 5245786

Chances of getting 5 out of six numbers = 1/24286

Weeks since "numbers aired in the US" = 37

Approx # Irish lotto draws since then = 74

Chance of 5 of the "numbers" appearing like last night since they first aired = 1/328

Which makes it a little less exciting and also suggests that playing the numbers isnt very profitable in the Irish Lotto.

Where are you studying statistics?You are well off in your calculations

cregser

^Thats why I hate statistics, I always get a different answer to everyone else. Here's what I got:

102,080,160 to 1 chance of matching 5 numbers with 42 balls.
1,417,780 to 1 chance of matching those 5 numbers in 74 lotto draws.

I've heard that you've got more chance of drowning in a bucket than winning the lotto so I'd say my odds are more accurate... maybe.

Steoob

cregser wrote:

^Thats why I hate statistics, I always get a different answer to everyone else. Here's what I got:

102,080,160 to 1 chance of matching 5 numbers with 42 balls.
1,417,780 to 1 chance of matching those 5 numbers in 74 lotto draws.

I've heard that you've got more chance of drowning in a bucket than winning the lotto so I'd say my odds are more accurate... maybe.

i drowned in a bucket once...

*goes to buy a lotto ticket*

OFDM

The probability of winning getting all 6 numbers from 42 balls is:

5,245,786:1

The probability of getting 5 numbers is:

5,245,786:(6x(42-6-1)) = 5,245,786:210 =
= 24,980:1

or in bookie terms 24,979/1 ("24,979 to 1")

sionnach

Tres bien wrote:

Where are you studying statistics?You are well off in your calculations

I did the math and came up with the exact same results as julesie except for the chances of the 5 numbers appearing in the lotto since lost started being closer 1/329 instead of 1/328 but that's probably just due to rounding/truncation differences.

Care to post up your calculations? because to me at the moment you're just plain wrong and making a bit of a fool of yourself

Basq

steveland?

Any chance of moving this thread here? To be honest!