Hey guys,

I recently bought 4 boxes for this years Super Bowl pool. When I chose the boxes, I picked all 4 numbers in one row.

Now since the numbers for the rows and columns have not been chosen yet, I reasoned the probability of any box is the same as any other for winning. However, someone told me I should have spread the numbers on different rows and columns so that if a bad number like 8 was picked for my row, all 4 of my picks would not have 8 in in.

So my question is... Would spreading out the picks between rows and columns increase my chances of winning? Or does it have no effect?

My Engrish is better than my Math. Hope I explained it properly.

Thanks in advance.

 

i have no idea what you just said. i have no clue what is on the sheet. you are better off just scanning the sheet and showing us a picture.

 

I'm no expert in probablility but I would think that right now your chances are the same no matter where the squares you picked are located. The four in a row could end up being on a number that is a more likely to be reached with football scores, i.e. 3, 4 or 7.

After the numbers are in place you will have a better idea of your chances.

David

 

i'd probably pick in a diagonal line.
the corners are a popular choice.

 

Not sure if a picture would help any. Just think of a 10x10 matrix. There are 100 boxes within this matrix. And for argument sake, lets say I picked the first 4 boxes on the top left in a row. Would the probability of me winning be any different if I picked boxes diagonally?

But I think Fear Itself(David) is right...Thank you sir!

 

i see i see now. since the numbers haven't been determined yet, your luck lies in the hands of the numbers makers. pray you get some good football scores then as someone said earlier.