Comment on Broken Lotteries | Wired ScienceComments−geon15yI thought the winning tickets would be decided first, then filled with winning/losing numbers and symbols, specifically to avoid situations like this.−sesqu15yNo, that's exactly what lead to these situations. If you choose the winning tickets first, the player may have access to observed numbers of winners or your potential filler algorithm. That information must be accounted for by the design.
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I thought the winning tickets would be decided first, then filled with winning/losing numbers and symbols, specifically to avoid situations like this.
No, that's exactly what lead to these situations. If you choose the winning tickets first, the player may have access to observed numbers of winners or your potential filler algorithm. That information must be accounted for by the design.