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MichaelGG on Sept 25, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why We Keep Playing the Lottery

Then you should love this proposal for an improved lottery:

http://lesswrong.com/lw/hm/new_improved_lottery/

In fact, as mentioned, why not just keep an eye out for winning lottery tickets on the ground? Because you have an ~epsilon chance of getting a winning lottery ticket, and you also have an ~epsilon chance of finding a winning lottery ticket on the ground.

goatforce5 on Sept 25, 2014 [–]

What's the ratio of lottery winners who bought their tickets vs the number of lottery winners who found their tickets on the ground?

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