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Old Jun 29, 2004 | 04:50 PM
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Old Jun 29, 2004 | 04:51 PM
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1/135,435,920=7.3994094679291835077226156734883e-9, or about .0000007%
500/135,435,920=3.6997047339645917538613078367442e-6, or about .0004%
100,000/135,435,920=7.3994094679291835077226156734883e-4, or about .07%

So basically your chances of winning are still almost zero.
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Old Jun 29, 2004 | 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Frankie Dirtbag
^ :thinking: care to explain?
Its a famous quote from The Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, which if you notice the Don't Panic avatar is a book I really like.
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Originally Posted by v8guy
1/135,435,920=7.3994094679291835077226156734883e-9, or about .0000007%
500/135,435,920=3.6997047339645917538613078367442e-6, or about .0004%
100,000/135,435,920=7.3994094679291835077226156734883e-4, or about .07%

So basically your chances of winning are still almost zero.
"so you're saying i have a chance?"

e-medal to whoever could figure out what movie that was from.
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Old Jun 29, 2004 | 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Frankie Dirtbag
"so you're saying i have a chance?"

e-medal to whoever could figure out what movie that was from.
Dumb and Dumber.
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Old Jun 29, 2004 | 05:24 PM
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^ one gold e-medal.
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Old Jun 29, 2004 | 05:27 PM
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