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I have all the winning lottery numbers on a piece of paper, but I still have a very small chance of winning. Why?
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I have all the possible numbers (1-50) on the paper. The winning numbers will obviously be out of those numbers, but all the non-winning numbers are there as well.In other words, there are all the 50 possible numbers on the paper, so they must contain the winning numbers, as well as all the non-winning numbers.
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Excellent teaser.
I am curious, however, about your feelings concerning the fact that are so few comments and votes about your hard work in making this contribution.
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I am curious, however, about your feelings concerning the fact that are so few comments and votes about your hard work in making this contribution.
I think the health of Braingle is in jeopardy and those of us who care enough should do something about it.
Your response?
LGM
Interesting you like it, it seems to be getting Boring Boring Boring Boring Boring Easy votes from everyone.
It's not bad. Some puzzles are easier than others. They can still be fun.
This may not be on my fave list, but I appreciate the submission and enjoyed it.
This may not be on my fave list, but I appreciate the submission and enjoyed it.
Why is everyone voting it boring?
I didn't vote it boring. It could also had an alternate answer. You could have had the winning numbers, but you didn't play them. I haven't been on here very long, I guess I'm not quite as jaded as some of these other people. Thank you for going to the trouble to post this, I enjoyed it.
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