Rio Roulette Wheel Hits Same Number 7 Straight Times

Monday night. So says the Las Vegas Sun.



They got the math wrong, though. The odds of a wheel hitting the same number 7 straight times is 3.01 billion to one, not 114 billion to one.

Still, pretty rare.

How is it not 114 billion? 38^7 = 114 billion.

Once the first 19 was hit, it's 3.01 Billion to hit another 6 straight.

The probability is 1/38^7 which is 1/114,415,582,592.

Therefore, the odds against are 114,415,582,591 to 1.

You mean that Chilcoot as wrong? I'm shocked!

No, it's 38 to the sixth power, not the seventh. 3.01 billion to one.

The first spin can be any one of 38 numbers, only the second spin establishes the run.

The odds of spinning 7 19s in a row are 114 billion to one. The odds of spinning 7 numbers in a row are 3.01 billion to one.

What's significant is that it was seven numbers in a row, not that it was seven 19s in a row. The story is just as interesting if it was seven 12s, or seven 31s, or seven 00s.

#20 hit 4 of 6 spins, and #19 (on the other side of the wheel) hit 8 of 9 spins.

I'm betting those numbers next time I play roulette



Rick

Damn 19 is one of the numbers I play every play. Have had 24 hit 3 times in a row but that is a good as I have witnessed.

my numbers, 24 for $5 surround the 24 with $2 bets on 21/24- 23/24 and 27/24. Also play $2 each spin on 3,4,7,and of course 19.

This dealer would be a dream. If you look closer at the board, not only did he or she hit 19 8 times (7 times in a row and 8 times in 9 spins), but he or she hit the 20 4 times and the 5 once within 6 spins. The 5 is 3 numbers over from the 20 and would be in my same sector or proximity of the 20. The 20 is directly across the wheel from the 19. I would have made a lot of money off of this dealer.

Numbers other than 19 and 20 are now due on this wheel.

Saw a number hit about 4-5 times in a row at Luxor, pit boss comes over and lays a level across the wheel, then walks away. Streak broken.