The Biggest Lottery You've Never Heard Of

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To try everything Brilliant has to offer—free—for a full 30 days, visit https://brilliant.org/AnotherRoof/ You’ll also get 20% off an annual premium subscription. This video is for educational purposes and, as stated in the video, not an endorsement of gambling. If you or someone you care about struggles with gambling, please visit https://www.gambleaware.org/ ⬣ LINKS ⬣ ⬡ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/anotherroof ⬡ CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/c/AnotherRoof ⬡ WEBSITE: https://anotherroof.top ⬡ SUBREDDIT: https://www.reddit.com/r/anotherroof ⬡ TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/anotherroof ⬣ ABOUT ⬣ Every year, this Lottery forms a huge part of the Spanish Christmas tradition. In this video, I break down the history, culture, and mathematics behind this lottery. This video was sponsored by Brilliant. ⬣ TIMESTAMPS ⬣ 00:00 - Intro 01:04 - History and Format 10:35 - Expected Value 13:38 - Linearity of EV, Example 19:19 - Linearity of EV, Proof 23:42 - EV of Lotteries 27:51 - Discussion and Outro ⬣ INVESTIGATORS ⬣ Nothing for you here. Sorry! ⬣ REFERENCES ⬣ [1] Orphans were used for the draw since 1871 https://www.lottoland.co.za/magazine/spanish-christmas-lottery-lottoland.html [2] Orphans were less likely to cheat https://www.lottoland.co.uk/magazine/history-of-the-spanish-christmas-lottery.html [3] US Motor Fatalities: "The agency estimates that 40,990 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2023" https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/2022-traffic-deaths-2023-early-estimates [4] US Vehical Miles Travelled: "Drivers logged 3.263 trillion miles in 2023" https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/transportation/2024/02/09/u-s--drivers-logged-more-miles-than-ever-in-2023 [5] BBC: Pinos Puente https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38407050 [6] Las Acacias Win https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/el-gordo-spain-lottery-single-village-wins-2-6-billion-euro-acacias-madrid-a7491611.html Number of players [7] "75%" https://www.lottoland.co.za/magazine/spanish-christmas-lottery-lottoland.html [8] "More than 90%" https://www.lottoland.co.uk/christmas-lottery/help [9] "98%" https://www.lottery-syndicate-world.com/spanish-lottery.html [10] Spanish Population https://www.ine.es/jaxi/Datos.htm?path=/t20/e245/p04/provi/l1/&file=00000002.px#_tabs-tabla ⬣ CREDITS ⬣ Music by Danijel Zambo, Sky Toes & Guilio Fazio B ROLL Footage of Spanish Christmas Lottery © Loterías y Apuestas del Estado and Radiotelevisión Española https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxcn1whDJE4 Town Celebrates Win © WSJ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzfveArauu4 UK Lotto Draws, Thunderball Draw © Allwyn Entertainment, Camelot Group https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU6FLICKgUE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiJK01bjJFI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19jrcYKw99E Powerball Draw © MUSL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbBZ4u6lkPw EuroMillions Draw © Allwyn Entertainment, Camelot Group, Française des Jeux, and Loterías y Apuestas del Estado https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYnMT2OhVPA House M.D. Clip © Fox IMAGES Lottery Ticket https://euroweeklynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Yana-Demenko-1-1024x683.jpg Ball Racks https://img2.rtve.es/a/3840094?w=1600&preview=1482401706010.jpg Spanish Wiki College of San Ildefonso https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/Colegio_San_Ildefonso_Madrid.jpg College of San Ildefonso https://afasanildefonso.es/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/CEIP-San-Ildefonso-Exterior-1536x1024.jpg 1916 Draw https://s3.abcstatics.com/media/loteria-de-navidad/2020/10/09/[email protected] c. 1890 or 1936 https://solaga.co.uk/el-gordo-the-largest-lottery-in-the-world/ 1999 Draw https://www.rtve.es/play/videos/loteria-de-navidad/1999-gordo-loteria-navidad-fue-65379/16346040/ Finish Powerball https://www.wynnstay.co.uk/finish-powerball-dishwasher-tablets.html Thunderball DVD Cover https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81OrEvcLKNL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg Lotto Sports Logo https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Lotto_Sport_Italia_logo.svg/2560px-Lotto_Sport_Italia_logo.svg.png "Image not found" https://salonlfc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/image-not-found-scaled.png Powerball Prize Chart https://www.powerball.com/powerball-prize-chart Roulette Wheel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roulette#/media/File:European_roulette_wheel.svg Malaga at Christmas https://blog.spainintheusa.org/8-spanish-cities-with-christmas-lights-that-will-amaze-you-c44bd659945b