Re:Why nobody ever wins the car at the mall (2018)
by oneoff786 on Monday July 04, 2022 @10:17AM
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What were the odds of winning? How did your lottery compare to the power ball expected value?
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Re:Why nobody ever wins the car at the mall (2018)
by shon on Monday July 04, 2022 @01:43PM
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Great question. I’d estimate the odds of winning our car were orders of magnitude better than any organized lottery.
We had a lot to learn about successful execution on the marketing side so the actual number of entries was well less than 100k.
A properly motivated individual may be able to automate finding first-timers like us, and entering via sending postcards, and actually have an excellent chance of winning.
Reminds me of Lazlo in “Real Genius” ;)