Probabilities of Winning a Certain Carnival Game

Citation
A. Berry, Donald et R. Regal, Ronald, Probabilities of Winning a Certain Carnival Game, American statistician , 32(4), 1978, pp. 126-129
Journal title
ISSN journal
00031305
Volume
32
Issue
4
Year of publication
1978
Pages
126 - 129
Database
ACNP
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Abstract
A carnival game is described in which a player rolls eight dice or eight marbles into holes. To win, the player must obtain a favorable outcome on a number of plays.The probability distribution for the outcome of a single play is discussed.The distribution of a winning combination of outcomes is discussed and approximated.These probabilities show that the game is essentially unbeatable.