Comments on: Keno Odds http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2010/03/09/keno-odds/ Daily posts of Excel tips…and other stuff Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:06:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dick Kusleika http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2010/03/09/keno-odds/#comment-44458 Dick Kusleika Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:56:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=3682#comment-44458 <p>lhm: I can't believe there's a function for that. And it's not even in the ATP. Thanks.</p> <p>Here are the results:</p> <table border="1"> <tbody><tr> <th>Bettor</th> <th>Game</th> <th>Games Played</th> <th>Expected $</th> <th>Actual $</th> </tr> <tr> <td>DK</td> <td>1 Spot</td> <td>40</td> <td>-$2.50</td> <td>-$4.75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>JC</td> <td>1 Spot</td> <td>40</td> <td>-$2.50</td> <td>-$2.50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>TF</td> <td>2 Spot</td> <td>40</td> <td>-$2.78</td> <td>+$1.00</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p>But it was $2 Tecate night, so were there really any losers?</p> lhm: I can’t believe there’s a function for that. And it’s not even in the ATP. Thanks.

Here are the results:

Bettor Game Games Played Expected $ Actual $
DK 1 Spot 40 -$2.50 -$4.75
JC 1 Spot 40 -$2.50 -$2.50
TF 2 Spot 40 -$2.78 +$1.00

But it was $2 Tecate night, so were there really any losers?

]]> By: lhm http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2010/03/09/keno-odds/#comment-44455 lhm Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:43:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=3682#comment-44455 <p>Equivalently =HYPGEOMDIST(Caught,20,Picked,80).<br> Try doing that in your head after a few beers :)</p> Equivalently =HYPGEOMDIST(Caught,20,Picked,80).
Try doing that in your head after a few beers :)

]]> By: Jon Peltier http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2010/03/09/keno-odds/#comment-44449 Jon Peltier Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:44:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=3682#comment-44449 <p>"I'm going to the local pizza and beer merchant to play 80 $.25 games of pick-1. I should lose $5."</p> <p>Wouldn't that $5 be better spent on another beer?</p> “I’m going to the local pizza and beer merchant to play 80 $.25 games of pick-1. I should lose $5.”

Wouldn’t that $5 be better spent on another beer?

]]> By: John Walkenbach http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2010/03/09/keno-odds/#comment-44447 John Walkenbach Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:08:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=3682#comment-44447 <p>And you can download a real live action-packed Keno game here:</p> <p><a href="http://spreadsheetpage.com/index.php/file/keno_for_excel/" rel="nofollow">http://spreadsheetpage.com/index.php/file/keno_for_excel/</a></p> <p>It also calculates the odds. The file is so old, I completely forgot how I did it.</p> And you can download a real live action-packed Keno game here:

http://spreadsheetpage.com/index.php/file/keno_for_excel/

It also calculates the odds. The file is so old, I completely forgot how I did it.

]]> By: Dick Kusleika http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2010/03/09/keno-odds/#comment-44440 Dick Kusleika Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:31:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=3682#comment-44440 <p>Here's where I got the payouts</p> <p><a href="http://www.bigredkeno.com/images/wymore_paybook.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.bigredkeno.com/images/wymore_paybook.pdf</a></p> Here’s where I got the payouts

http://www.bigredkeno.com/images/wymore_paybook.pdf

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