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Originally Posted by gfkostas
wheels have no memory but mathematics dictate certain things regardless of your opinion about it.
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I didn't give an opinion about anything
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Originally Posted by gfkostas
After 20 reds it is impossible to have another 20 of the same. That would make it 40 in a row. No chance!
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The chance of the 2nd series of 20 reds is identical to the chance of the 1st series of 20 reds. You can't say that you accept the fact that wheels have no memory unless you also accept that the probabilities are equal.
Chance of 20 reds in a row from an arbitrary starting point = (18/38)^20
Chance of 20 reds in a row after 20 reds = (18/38)^20
chance of 20 reds in a row after 20 blacks = (18/38)^20
Chance of 20 reds in a row after 100 reds = (18/38)^20
Chance of 20 reds in a row after 100 blacks = (18/38)^20
Notice a pattern?
It doesn't matter how improbable the previous series of events was, the fact is, THEY'VE ALREADY HAPPENED!