[GDT] April 29th - 2013 NHL Draft Lottery Update: Flames retain 6th pick. Avs win

[DSIM420]

The number 6 seed has never won the old draft lottery. This year since they changed up the format, it will be the year for the number 6. Go Flames Go!!

[MolsonInBothHands]

Originally Posted by Caged Great

Florida - 35
Colorado - 19
Tampa Bay - 15
Carolina - 5
Nashville - 8
Edmonton - 8
Calgary - 3 (1st 40th, 48th )
Buffalo - 2
New Jersey - 3
Philly - 2

I like your results waaaay better. I just f5'd it 100 more times. Calgary got 7 hits, the first one was 14th. There are 14 balls, I am taking this as a sign, and quitting right now.

[Yoho]

As long as we don't lose our spot, I'm ok with any result. Would be awesome if we won!

[CGY12]

I think Tampa wins the lottery.

Just tried the simulator and Flames won on my 8th try.

[united]

Tampa Bay - 20
Colorado - 19
Florida - 17
Nashville - 15
Carolina - 11
Calgary - 7 (1, 23, 31, 70, 71, 72, 74) 4/5 run was cool.
Dallas - 3
Buffalo - 3
Edmonton - 2
New Jersey - 2
Philadelphia - 1

[nightfx]

got

flames
columbus(!!)
nashville
nashville
florida

when i ran the simulator

[Trailer Fire]

Ran it a couple times, I think 7 or 8 times. Got Calgary 3 times and Columbus 3 times. The rest I didn't pay attention to.

[Wronskian]

If Edmonton wins the lottery, I am boycotting the NHL.

[The Yen Man]

Oh man, I'm getting psyched for this. I don't know why I always get my hopes up for these things. Nothing ever goes the Flames way.

[Street Pharmacist]

A lot of excitement for something that almost for sure wont happen

[StrykerSteve]

Pls don't get your hopes up, folks. There's almost no chance they win this. So remote it's not worth getting worked up over.

[Stealth22]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

A lot of excitement for something that almost for sure wont happen

And yet...we're so hopeful.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

A lot of excitement for something that almost for sure wont happen

Reminds me of trying to get laid in high school.

[Soliak]

Originally Posted by StrykerSteve

Pls don't get your hopes up, folks. There's almost no chance they win this. So remote it's not worth getting worked up over.

6.2% = no chance?

[Otto29]

There sure is a lot of butthurt for a 30 minute TV show that is optional to watch....

...just sayin'

[Yoho]

Originally Posted by StrykerSteve

Pls don't get your hopes up, folks. There's almost no chance they win this. So remote it's not worth getting worked up over.

We didn't sit through this horrid season not to get our hopes up!

[nik-]

I know we're not winning and I'm still going to be disappointed.

[Enoch Root]

Same chance we would have had with a cancelled season and 3 balls in a lottery draw

[You Need a Thneed]

Come on 1489/24024 chance!

[Sidney Crosby's Hat]

Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed

The problem with that theory, is that dividing the published percentages into 1001, gives numbers that all round down, so that only 1000 of the combinations are used.

The only way for that to work is having 1 of the 1001 combinations not assigned to any team, or the published percentages are wrong. I would certainly guess that neither are the case.

There's 1001 combinations.

250 of them will result in Florida winning
188 will result in Colorado winning
142 will result in Tampa winning
107 will result in Nashville winning
81 will result in Carolina winning
62 will result in Calgary winning
47 will result in Edmonton winning
36 will result in Buffalo winning
27 will result in New Jersey winning
21 will result in Dallas winning
15 will result in Philadelphia winning
11 will result in Phoenix winning
8 will result in Winnipeg winning
5 will result in Columbus winning
1 will cause them to redo the lottery