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Notch's lottery question
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| import random | |
| def timeto(nguys, nwins): | |
| guys = [0] * nguys | |
| i = 0 | |
| while True: | |
| i += 1 | |
| j = random.randrange(0, nguys) | |
| guys[j] += 1 | |
| if guys[j] == nwins: | |
| return i | |
| print sum(timeto(1000000, 10) for _ in range(100)) / 100 # This might take a few minutes |
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