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Comment by thephyber

Exactly.

In short, the simulator doesn’t buy enough ticket-draws to approach the Law of Large Numbers.

But that’s also a feature of the lottery — most people overestimate their ability to win or underestimate how many lifetimes of consistent play is required to statistically win a jackpot.

parent thephyber 2 years ago

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