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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
I would actually say that either could be the case. There would be little issue with combination 1-2-3-4 forcing a redraw. Or, it could well be that the odds are simplified for public consumption. Probably the former.
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A redraw for any reason in such a lottery setup would be a very bad thing. You can't have a truly random system if some of the random possibilities are thrown out if they happen.
The odds aren't simplified, other than being rounded. If you are going to round, why publish incorrect numbers?
I suppose if you raised one teams number of entries on the list by one to get 1001, the numbers would be correct, but members of the public would then point out that the listed percentages add up to 100.1% Would the NHL intentionally misstate one of the team's chance of winning just to avoid people complaining about that? I suppose it's possible.
Either way, you are already pulling 4 balls randomly out of the drum, why not make order of those numbers matter to solve the problem?