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  2. Split (bowling) - Wikipedia

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    3–7 split (or 2–10) Similar to a 5–7 split, but since the 3-pin is two rows ahead of the further from the 7-pin, the ball must hit the right side of the 3-pin at a slight angle. Baby split or Murphy (2–7 or 3–10) This is the easiest split to convert since there are two options: A) sliding the 2-pin into the 7-pin; B) deflecting the ...

  3. Contract bridge probabilities - Wikipedia

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    In total 39 hand patterns are possible, but only 13 of them have an a priori probability exceeding 1%. The most likely pattern is the 4-4-3-2 pattern consisting of two four-card suits, a three-card suit and a doubleton. Note that the hand pattern leaves unspecified which particular suits contain the indicated lengths.

  4. Problem of points - Wikipedia

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    The problem of points, also called the problem of division of the stakes, is a classical problem in probability theory.One of the famous problems that motivated the beginnings of modern probability theory in the 17th century, it led Blaise Pascal to the first explicit reasoning about what today is known as an expected value.

  5. Card counting - Wikipedia

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    A blackjack game in progress. Card counting is a blackjack strategy used to determine whether the player or the dealer has an advantage on the next hand. Card counters try to overcome the casino house edge by keeping a running count of high and low valued cards dealt. They generally bet more when they have an advantage and less when the dealer ...

  6. Andy Varipapa - Wikipedia

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    He was famous for his ability to convert splits including the "impossible" 7-10 split rolling one ball from each hand down the lane. [19] Modern stars including Chris Barnes and Norm Duke regularly use shots created by Andy in their trick shot routines. [20] Beyond his trick shot exhibitions, Varipapa was a solid professional bowler.

  7. Martingale (betting system) - Wikipedia

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    In this example, the probability of losing the entire bankroll and being unable to continue the martingale is equal to the probability of 6 consecutive losses: (10/19) 6 = 2.1256%. The probability of winning is equal to 1 minus the probability of losing 6 times: 1 − (10/19) 6 = 97.8744%. The expected amount won is (1 × 0.978744) = 0.978744.

  8. The Lottery Hackers - The Huffington Post

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    Lottery terminals in convenience stores could print only 10 slips of paper at a time, with up to 10 lines of numbers on each slip (at $1 per line), which meant that if you wanted to bet $100,000 on Winfall, you had to stand at a machine for hours upon hours, waiting for the machine to print 10,000 tickets. Code in the purchase.

  9. List of numeral systems - Wikipedia

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    This is the minimum number of characters needed to encode a 32 bit number into 5 printable characters in a process similar to MIME-64 encoding, since 85 5 is only slightly bigger than 2 32. Such method is 6.7% more efficient than MIME-64 which encodes a 24 bit number into 4 printable characters. 89