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Re:Are You 1 in 1,000,000? by kordless on Sunday August 22, 2010 @03:26PM (#1625083)
At this rate it'll be half a year before anyone wins! That could put a damper on traffic. How about just randomly picking someone each day?
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Re:Are You 1 in 1,000,000? by Liron on Sunday August 22, 2010 @03:27PM (#1625087)
It does randomly pick someone each day... with 1/1,000,000 probability.
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Re:Are You 1 in 1,000,000? by photon_off on Sunday August 22, 2010 @04:32PM (#1625208)
It is not possible to both guarantee a victor, and maintain 1/1,000,000 probability, if your amount of traffic is less than 1,000,000 people per day.
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