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The meaninglessness of backgammon results

Posted By: Tom Keith
Date: Saturday, 23 June 2012, at 3:16 a.m.

In Response To: The meaninglessness of backgammon results (Timothy Chow)

What is the probability that the stick will win the tournament? The answer turns out to be less than 6%.

Which isn't bad if you think about it.

Everyone else in the tournament has less than 1% chance of winning. The moment Stick enters the tournament, he can expect to win back six times his entry fee (on average). That's a pretty good investment!

Messages In This Thread

• The meaninglessness of backgammon results
  Timothy Chow -- Friday, 22 June 2012, at 11:53 p.m.
  • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
    Tom Keith -- Saturday, 23 June 2012, at 3:16 a.m.
    • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
      Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 24 June 2012, at 6:23 p.m.
  • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
    Henrik Bukkjaer -- Saturday, 23 June 2012, at 3:04 p.m.
  • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
    Bob Koca -- Saturday, 23 June 2012, at 3:37 p.m.
    • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
      David Rockwell -- Saturday, 23 June 2012, at 4:02 p.m.
      • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
        Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 23 June 2012, at 5:04 p.m.
        • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
          Bob Koca -- Saturday, 23 June 2012, at 7:28 p.m.
          • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
            Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 24 June 2012, at 6:10 p.m.
            • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
              Tom Keith -- Monday, 25 June 2012, at 2:07 a.m.
            • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
              Jason Lee -- Monday, 25 June 2012, at 2:27 a.m.
              • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
                Timothy Chow -- Monday, 25 June 2012, at 4:31 p.m.
                • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
                  Jason Lee -- Tuesday, 26 June 2012, at 12:46 a.m.
                  • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
                    Timothy Chow -- Tuesday, 26 June 2012, at 5:22 p.m.
            • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
              christian munk-christensen -- Monday, 25 June 2012, at 12:54 p.m.
            • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
              neilkaz -- Monday, 25 June 2012, at 7:57 p.m.
        • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
          Bob Koca -- Saturday, 23 June 2012, at 7:34 p.m.
          • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
            David Rockwell -- Saturday, 23 June 2012, at 11:08 p.m.
          • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
            Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 24 June 2012, at 6:21 p.m.
      • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
        neilkaz -- Monday, 25 June 2012, at 7:48 p.m.
    • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
      Victor Ashkenazi -- Saturday, 23 June 2012, at 5:15 p.m.
  • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
    Henrik Bukkjaer -- Thursday, 28 June 2012, at 12:57 a.m.