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Notch's lottery question
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lottery.py
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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