Statistics in the land of the Leprachaun

[studiot]

Lotteries the in the land of the leprachaun.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41549781

 

Edited October 9, 2017 by studiot

[dimreepr]

I've always thought of lotteries as a voluntary tax on the overly optimistic. 

[John Cuthber]

Sadly, lotteries are a tax on the poor.

[mathematic]

Look closely at the offending ball.  There is a small white circle covering part of the 8, so it looks like a 3.

[studiot]

40 minutes ago, mathematic said:

Look closely at the offending ball.  There is a small white circle covering part of the 8, so it looks like a 3.

 

Yes indeed, it was a reflection of light, so that was what the article was called a trick of the light.