Wait there was a slot where you were supposed to put your own username?
Giveaway Windwalker Giveaway #1: 1000th Post (4 Viewers)
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I did it this morning if the first question was supposed to be your own usernameSomeone entered my name into the “what is your username” field, instead of their own. I left it there, so that in case there is someone who doesn’t see their name on the board, they’d recognize their error. This is the second time this has happened
madforpancakes
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Thanks for the giveaway @Windwalker! Very awesome.
Frogzilla
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So, of course, you’re right. I was just putting it there as simple math. There’s actually no way to do this, because every entrant has a potentially different number of entries.
So, on first pick, the basic stats formula holds true. But on second pick, let’s say @Steppenwolf has gotten picked first, I’d need to remove all of his entries from the total in order to recalculate odds. It actually makes it impossible to find a formula for, since we don’t know how many entries will be removed at each pick. You can run it a million times, and maybe approximate a curve like you did, but it would still be wildly innacurate because every pick changes the dimensions of the inputs by massive (or tiny) amounts.
So, I gave up on the simulation and did straight arithmetic.
Yep, I ran the sim as you described, removing the 1st seat from the 2nd drawing, removing both from 3rd drawing,etc.
I did 1000 runs and it probably could have used 10k or even 100k because still some noise
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You ran it with the additional 115 entries that have only 1 entry into the contest?
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Yay, now I'm not the only one! Happy to be a part of this ultra exclusive club with Karen!
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You probably did this, but confirming: you can’t just remove the seat, you have to remove the unique number of entries each person had in the drawing, due to their quiz results.
5aces
Full House
GL to the supporters
Frogzilla
4 of a Kind
Ok...I’m a huge math geek and feel the need to say...you sir are a colossal math geek!
!Nicely done sir!!
sadwallet
High Hand
Unfortunately I don’t qualify, and I’m pretty new but have seen some of your other posts. You seem like a great person, would be cool to meet you.
I don't know who you are, but your username is all of us
Bahahhahaha sadpaypalaccount
Yesssss so accurate
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Quiz closes in under 6 hours!
Great contest.
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I like anything that's competitive and where I can overthink. I either scored really well or really poorly.
There was definitely 2-3 tricky questions. The standings that you showed @Windwalker impacted my answers, and I think for the worse.
Excited to see who makes it through!
There was definitely 2-3 tricky questions. The standings that you showed @Windwalker impacted my answers, and I think for the worse.
Excited to see who makes it through!
Ben8257
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Not sure but may have only got the dogs correct myself... but I like pets!! Lol hope I did better, I did some serching and knew a couple from my time getting to know Krish!
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Who is Krish?
Eloe2000
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I just got back from the bar watching the 9ers v Rams game (go 9ers) and researched the answers. After all of my research I opened up the quiz and realized it was multiple choice and most of my answers aren’t even options. hahaha.
Just some rando currently crushing it in an apparently juicy 5/10 NLHE game.
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The quiz and all entries to the drawing are now officially closed.
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is it 1am yet?
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It is, but I’m $19k up and still playing. So, it’ll be a while
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in that case may your reads be pinpoint and that you run pure.It is, but I’m $19k up and still playing. So, it’ll be a while
Marius L
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It is, but I’m $19k up and still playing. So, it’ll be a while
Grab some live wynn hundos as extra tourney prizes
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I was able to tally final results tonight -- still on a rush from a hell of a run at the tables. Here are the final quiz standings. Of course, this is all in good fun, so please don't use this as a means to tease or pester other people about this -- it was just a fun idea to get some group participation going. That said, I don't know how, but one user did manage to get every answer incorrect. It may even be a gag entry, who knows? Anyway -- I will post the final answers right after this.
Some of you have let me know you either want to drop out, or have other obligations. I have not scrubbed the list for those changes yet.
IF YOUR NAME IS NOT ON THE LIST BELOW:
a) You entered my username instead of yours, and I have no idea who you are. There was one instance of this where I still have not figured out who it is,
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b) You forgot to enter and take the quiz,
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c) This list has now been scrubbed against my "asshat clause". It means that I would prefer you not participate in my giveaway, and given our interactions, you should have known better than to enter.
Some of you have let me know you either want to drop out, or have other obligations. I have not scrubbed the list for those changes yet.
IF YOUR NAME IS NOT ON THE LIST BELOW:
a) You entered my username instead of yours, and I have no idea who you are. There was one instance of this where I still have not figured out who it is,
OR
b) You forgot to enter and take the quiz,
OR
c) This list has now been scrubbed against my "asshat clause". It means that I would prefer you not participate in my giveaway, and given our interactions, you should have known better than to enter.
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Here are the answers to the questions, along with statistics. The questions were written very deliberately, and most of the times, even punctuation, like quotes, meant something.
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