jsausley
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September 27th, 2021 at 6:51:50 AM permalink
Roulette at Aria with the following board:

28
17
17
17
17
17
19
17
17
21
18
19
13
17

That's 8 times that 17 came up out of 14 rolls. So what are the chances of one number coming up 8 times out of 14 rolls?

1/35^8 = 4.44e-13, but that's the chances of it happening 8 times in a row. We have 14 tries, so that's where I get the dumb and can't figure out the next step.

(I have a picture of the Roulette board but can't post it until I get 20 posts. :P)
rsactuary
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September 27th, 2021 at 7:04:11 AM permalink
Quote: jsausley

Roulette at Aria with the following board:

28
17
17
17
17
17
19
17
17
21
18
19
13
17

That's 8 times that 17 came up out of 14 rolls. So what are the chances of one number coming up 8 times out of 14 rolls?

1/35^8 = 4.44e-13, but that's the chances of it happening 8 times in a row. We have 14 tries, so that's where I get the dumb and can't figure out the next step.

(I have a picture of the Roulette board but can't post it until I get 20 posts. :P)

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    It is very likely the camera malfunctioned and registered 17 multiple times when in reality it was only one spin.
    ThatDonGuy
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    September 27th, 2021 at 7:26:16 AM permalink
    Quote: jsausley

    That's 8 times that 17 came up out of 14 rolls. So what are the chances of one number coming up 8 times out of 14 rolls?

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    Exactly 8 times? That's C(14,8) x (1/38)^8 x (37/38)^6, which is about 1 / 1,700,000,000.
    At least 8 times? That is the sum of (exactly 8 times) + (exactly 9 times) + ... + (exactly 14 times), which is about 1/1,668,600,000.

    However, this wouldn't be the first time one of these displays malfunctioned.
    Deucekies
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    September 27th, 2021 at 3:28:29 PM permalink
    If it did really happen, I'm sure bummed I wasn't there for it. 17 is my number on roulette (it's also my birthday.)

    17 seems to be a popular favorite number in Roulette.
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    mwalz9
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    September 27th, 2021 at 3:29:46 PM permalink
    In this forum, I'd say it's a highly likely event to occur!
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    September 27th, 2021 at 7:00:53 PM permalink
    Quote: Deucekies

    If it did really happen, I'm sure bummed I wasn't there for it. 17 is my number on roulette (it's also my birthday.)

    17 seems to be a popular favorite number in Roulette.

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    i knew (of) an old (apparently doctor - heard from rumors) - that would go around to each table about every minute or so and bet about 100 total - mostly on 17 and split 17 and 20 and scatter a bunch of chips around each split and corner

    i once saw him win twice in a row on two different tables at once - yes i know its not necessarily allowed but during that specific night you couldnt catch the savannah if you were trying it was so crowded
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