gistfile1.cpp

#include <iostream>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <time.h>

class RandomNumberGenerator {
public:
	bool found;
	int  tries;
	int  current;

	RandomNumberGenerator() {
		this->tries = 0;
		this->found = false;

		// Seed that shit
		srand(time(NULL));
	}

	void start() {
		int rnd = (rand() % 100 + 1);
		this->current = rnd;

		if(rnd == 1) {
			this->found  = true;
		}

		this->tries++;
	}

	void reset() {
		this->found   = false;
		this->tries  = 0;
		this->current = 0;
	}
};

int main() {
	RandomNumberGenerator rng;

	/*do {
		rng.start();

		std::cout << "Current: " << rng.current << std::endl;

		if(rng.found) {
			std::cout << "Found after " << rng.tries << " tries" << std::endl;
		}
	} while( ! rng.found); */

	long long iterations = 0;
	int highest_streak = 0;

	do {
		iterations++;

		rng.start();

		for(int i = 1; i <= 1673; i++) {
			if(rng.found) {
				std::cout << "Found after " << rng.tries << std::endl;
				if(rng.tries > highest_streak) {
					highest_streak = rng.tries;
				}

				// -------------------

				std::cout << "Highest streak so far: " << highest_streak << std::endl;
				system("CLS");

				// -------------------

				rng.reset();
				break;
			}
		}
	} while(rng.tries != 1673);

	std::cout << "Unlucky streak after " << iterations << " iterations" << std::endl;

	// bad practise, but who cares...
	system("PAUSE");
}