jadziadax8 wrote:T-Ricks wrote:I did notice that a few names came up winners several times. I won one bin so at least I didn't get shut out.
I'm a little suspicious of their random # generator myself because it seems the same person will win multiple prizes during one raffle.
Sent through subspace from the U.S.S. Enterprise.
Stats 101 Protip: Random distribution != Even distribution.
Stats 701 Protip: No 'Random Number Generator' is truly random. All of them rely on some sort of algorithm.
Maybe Dan's pacing doing the drawings is such that the system clock (one possible algorithm driver) always has the same last digit ( winner every 10s, 20s, etc.)
Maquis Stats Protip:
Nothing That Happens is Truly Random
Bottom line: I seriously doubt there are any raffle shenanigans going on. It's all for fun and a good way to promote participation and membership.