Staring at the twenty thousand and four hundred yuan that had just been deposited into his Alipay account, Bai Wu fell into deep thought.
"First of all, it's certain that the percentage numbers floating above these lottery tickets represent the success rate of winning. 0% means no win, 100% means a guaranteed win, but the prize amount is unknown!"
Bai Wu couldn't help but feel excited, "If only I could know the prize amount. If I could know the probability of these tickets winning a hundred yuan or other amounts, that would be great!"
Just as the thought crossed his mind.
Suddenly.
Bai Wu's gaze inadvertently swept over a stack of ten-yuan scratch cards called "Sure Win" in the cabinet.
He froze.
Because he noticed that the success rates floating above this stack of tickets were not just pure 0% and 100%.
0%, 0%, 0%, 10%, 100%, 0%, 200%, 50%...
"Hmm?" Bai Wu raised an eyebrow, deep in thought.
While Bai Wu was pondering, the lottery shop owner also fell into contemplation.
No, to be precise, he started questioning life.
He had been running this lottery shop for almost ten years and had seen many lucky people, but someone like Bai Wu, who won as easily as drinking water, he had never encountered!
"Boss, give me a few more of those ten-yuan 'Sure Win' scratch cards, I want these ones!"
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This time, Bai Wu selected three with 10%, three with 20%, two with 50%, and the only ones with 100% and 200%, spending a total of one hundred yuan.
"Young man, honestly, you should quit while you're ahead. Luck is really unpredictable..." the owner advised earnestly.
Bai Wu looked up and grinned at the owner, saying, "No worries, I feel pretty lucky today. I've already made twenty thousand yuan, so this hundred doesn't matter. If I don't win, I'll just consider it a contribution to the national welfare!"
The owner took a deep breath and said nothing more, tearing off ten tickets as Bai Wu requested, one by one.
Bai Wu scratched them off in order of the percentage, from smallest to largest.
Under the owner's watchful eyes, Bai Wu scratched off the first 10% ticket and won ten yuan.
"Hehe, looks like my luck's still here!" Bai Wu scratched his head and gave the owner a silly grin.
The owner's expression remained unchanged, with a slight smile.
Winning ten yuan on a ten-yuan scratch card was nothing unusual.
Bai Wu scratched off the second 10% ticket and won ten yuan!
The third 10% ticket, ten yuan again!
The first 20% ticket, twenty yuan!
The second 20% ticket, twenty yuan!
The third 20% ticket, twenty yuan!
At this point, the owner's mood began to waver.
Winning on six consecutive scratch cards, while not earth-shattering, was certainly extraordinary.
Bai Wu scratched off the first 50% ticket and won fifty yuan.
Looking up to meet the owner's wide-eyed gaze, Bai Wu flashed a simple smile, muttering to himself, "My luck is really good today, I won again!"
Owner: "..."
The second 50% ticket, fifty yuan!
Owner: "..."
The 100% ticket, one hundred yuan!
Owner: "..."
The 200% ticket, two hundred yuan!
Owner: "..."
With that, all ten tickets were scratched off.
Bai Wu stared at the ten scratched tickets, deep in thought, as a theory began to form.
A few seconds later, he turned his gaze to another type of ten-yuan scratch card.
Above these tickets, various percentage numbers floated as well.
10%, 100%, 0%, 0%, 20%, 50%...
"If only I could know the success rate of these tickets winning fifty yuan!"
As soon as the thought crossed his mind, Bai Wu saw the floating percentage numbers above these tickets begin to change.
Originally 10% became 20%; 100% became 200%; 20% became 40%; 50% became 100%.
"Just as I thought!"
Seeing this, Bai Wu was delighted, confirming his theory.
To verify his theory firsthand, Bai Wu raised his head again, scratching his head with a simple smile, and said to the owner, "Heh, heh, boss, it seems my luck is really good today!"
"Your luck is just 'good'!!!? What good deed did you do in your past life to have such luck?"
The owner was dissatisfied with Bai Wu's understatement of 'good luck' and couldn't help but retort.
"Heh, heh..."
Bai Wu 'grinned,' "Since my luck is so extraordinary today, boss, I plan to strike while the iron is hot. Give me twenty of these 'Lucky Six' ten-yuan scratch cards, I want these ones!"
This time, among the twenty tickets, Bai Wu deliberately chose ten with 0%.
This was to avoid drawing too much attention and to prevent the owner from becoming more suspicious.
Having good luck is fine, but having it repeatedly and excessively is a big problem!