#ThisWeeksFiddler, 20260904

This week the #puzzle is: Can You Win at Asymmetric Bingo? #probabilities #statistics

Can You Win at Asymmetric Bingo?

Solution, possibly incorrect:

Program

Result of running program:

Bingos on small vs large cards: 0.66518 0.33482

Some fun histograms:

Distribution, how many numbers necessary for bingo.

Only looking at small card, igonoring numbers on large card.

+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
X
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXXX
XXXX
XXXXX
XXXXX
XXXXXX
XXXXXX
XXXXXX
XXXXXX
XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXX
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
Average: 14.29625

Same, for large card.

+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
XXXX
XXXXX
XXXXXX
XXXXXX
XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
Average: 22.07363

Looking at small card bingos, including numbers on large.

+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
XXXX
XXXXXX
XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
Average: 34.29726

Same, for large card.

+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
XXXX
XXXXXX
XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
Average: 34.00285

Fiddler: The small board (me) wins more than 50% of the time.

Extra credit: The small board (me) wins about 67% of the time.

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