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Past & Present Oceania winners, How many times did it take for you to win the Lottery?(DV20XXOC....)

Past & Present Oceania winners, How many times did it take for you to win the Lottery?(DV20XXOC....)

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And just in case you want to say " 3 to 4 years is not 5 years.

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I think 26.49% is "pretty likely" in my book.
 
I think I applied 9 years and won twice. Once in 2014 but had a super high case number and wasn’t called for an interview and then in 2019 and moved over at the end of 2019.
 
Mijoro said:
I think I applied 9 years and won twice. Once in 2014 but had a super high case number and wasn’t called for an interview and then in 2019 and moved over at the end of 2019.
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I remember well both times Mijoro! Hope all is going well.
 
Samusoni said:
Caught in the "Gambler's fallacy" there @Britsimon :) :).

Theory states that, if the region's odds are 1 in 20 (as you put it above), then if someone enters for 3 or 4 years, their chances improve to a measly 1 in 20. If they enter for 1000 years (assuming that's possible), their chances improve to, wait for it...., 1 in 20!!!
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If you enter for a thousand years at 1 in 20 odds you odds of winning are almost 100%.

99.9954% to be exact.
 
Mijoro said:
I think I applied 9 years and won twice. Once in 2014 but had a super high case number and wasn’t called for an interview and then in 2019 and moved over at the end of 2019.
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Mijoro
Did you happen to enter as a single all seven years.. If not, how many of those years as a couple

If you enter for a thousand years at 1 in 20 odds you odds of winning are almost 100%.

99.9954% to be exact.
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Bob
Is it cool if I ask about your case & how many tries it took. I'm from NZ too BTW
 
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megdavidson26 said:
Entered 6 times, selected once and just received green cards.
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Congrats, you must be thrilled

If I may follow up.....Used different photos during every lottery entry? Following their strict photo requirements everytime about head, eye height, I assume
 
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F1j101 said:
I think the probability in Oceania is way higher then the others regions. I have 4 close relatives who won. My mums older sister was the first i believe in 2007, 2 of my first cousins won, 1 of of them won it twice although both got rejected, my younger brother won 2012, and now my spouse is won for 2024.
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That's great. Hope everything went ok. Is it cool if I ask how many times did each of them apply prior to winning? Applied as a couple each time?
Thanks in advance
 
upbeatbean said:
Mijoro
Did you happen to enter as a single all seven years.. If not, how many of those years as a couple


Bob
Is it cool if I ask about your case & how many tries it took. I'm from NZ too BTW
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I won twice. Way back in 2003 but personal reasons meant I had to return to NZ a year later.

Then I won a second time in 2018. I think I applied maybe six times in total over that 15 years so I had a pretty successful win rate. Of course Oceania is definitely the best odds.
 
Bob22 said:
I won twice. Way back in 2003 but personal reasons meant I had to return to NZ a year later.

Then I won a second time in 2018. I think I applied maybe six times in total over that 15 years so I had a pretty successful win rate. Of course Oceania is definitely the best odds.
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Thanks Bob. Appreciate it. You entered as a couple all these times, I'm assuming

@F1j101 how about you. How many times did your folks enter?
 
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