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Competitions Discussion Thread Part 6

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  • Muffy0
    Muffy0 Posts: 4,387 Forumite
    Nope, I agree wiith the original poster. I would NEVER have thought I'd win so much each month, it's blown me away.
    M x
  • Mips
    Mips Posts: 19,796 Forumite
    My friend won the 5k on the gmtv comp... I find it mental to comprehend she could win it again!

    Once is fab... twice has got to be unheard of!

    Where does that fit with probabilities?

    Many thanks for your lengthy post, thanks :)
    :cool:
  • dvc214
    dvc214 Posts: 25 Forumite
    Dippychick wrote: »
    My friend won the 5k on the gmtv comp... I find it mental to comprehend she could win it again!

    Once is fab... twice has got to be unheard of!

    Where does that fit with probabilities?

    Many thanks for your lengthy post, thanks :)

    Now that they've won it, (assuming that GMTV will not prejudice their other entries), they've got as much chance of winning again as anyone else winning for the first time. :)
    It's not the taking part ... it's the WINNING that counts ;)
    Won so far ... free junk mail, spam, irrelevant catalogues
    Aug 2008 - £5, Sept 2008 - £356.89, Oct 2008 - £59.62
  • bizywizy
    bizywizy Posts: 869 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    woosh

    but thanks for explaining LOL

    hopefully its just luck.
    Eleventh Heaven no 710 - we can all dream
  • BritBrat
    BritBrat Posts: 3,764 Forumite
    My head hurts :)

    I get the idea, if you toss a coin and it is heads 10 times in a row the chances of it being heads again is the same as all the other tosses 50%.
  • i like the odds of 50-50 best; either you win, or you don't!

    but just entering increases your chances, from zero!
    Long time away from MSE, been dealing real life stuff..
    Sometimes seen lurking on the compers forum :-)
  • dvc214 wrote: »
    Just wanted to post a bit of probability theory to knock some mis-conceptions on the head! I'm currently studying statistics with the open university.
    ).

    OMG you and my hubby could be best mates!
    He talks this rubbish at this time of the morning ....
    But the probability of him changing a nappy is a big fat ZERO!!! lol
    Comping & Coupons!
  • Mate MCS Holidays is a scam , what type im not sure. I got the same speal as you a holiday in mexico followed by florida every thing paid for except govt taxes !!! which was 500 odd dollars. Stupid me gave away my credit details etc but alarm bells started ringing when i got you ...gota pay now whats your security number ???? you guessed it i gave it to him why .... hmm im gulible sometimes. Anyway i told the guy i was know longer interested and he promptly hung up without even a goodbye. Whilst speking to Martin the first ph contact he gave me a return ph number which i then called ... surprise surprise it was optus in Oz , martin told me he was in Florida. I promptly rang the bank canselled my card and blocked all transactions. I am such a fool i broke my golden rule that i have drummed into my kids and my wife ..... DONT GIVE OUT PERSONEL DETAILS OVER THE PHONE UNLESS YOU ARE 100000000% SURE WHO YOU ARE TALKING TO.
    So now i have no credit card and am eating humble pie from my family :confused:
  • lyndon13
    lyndon13 Posts: 14 Forumite
    One in Three of these are Drunk.
    Any ideas ?
  • julie97au
    julie97au Posts: 211 Forumite
    Wheres's the link???
    If my post helps you, please click the 'thanks' button. :T
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