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of winning pool consecutive weeks with everything being equal? 2weeks in a row? 3 weeks in a row? 4 weeks...? Thanks! John 847-508-3638; jthlegion@yahoo.com

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I'm in a weekly 'football' confidence pool with 40 players. What is the probability
of winning pool consecutive weeks with everything being equal? 2weeks in a row? 3 weeks in a row? 4 weeks...?
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consecutive weeks: (1/40)^2 = 1/1600
2 wks in a row:: (1/40)^2 = 1/1600
3 wks in a row:: (1/40)^3 = 0.0000156...
etc,
Xheers,
Stan H.

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