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Point odds for Oil tags
« on: May 16, 2016, 07:12:24 PM »



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Re: Point odds for Oil tags
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2016, 07:33:38 PM »
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Re: Point odds for Oil tags
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2016, 07:37:15 PM »
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Re: Point odds for Oil tags
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2016, 07:54:33 PM »
Shows why its more likely someone with one or two points will draw (7297 chances) vs one of the four with 21 points (1764 chances)  :bash:

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Re: Point odds for Oil tags
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2016, 08:08:45 PM »
Shows why its more likely someone with one or two points will draw (7297 chances) vs one of the four with 21 points (1764 chances)  :bash:
That's right. "I knew someone who drew with one point!" is because there are so many of them, not because their individual odds are better.
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Re: Point odds for Oil tags
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2016, 03:26:13 PM »
Here are some numbers I ran on Moose odds based on the 2015 draw summary:

Total applicants:  23,861
Total numbers in the hat:  1,844,164
Total tags available:  107

So, if you had 20 points (400 numbers in the hat), your basic odds of being one of the top 107 numbers chosen would look like this:  1,844,164/400/107 = 43.  I.e., 1:43. 

Someone with 10 points would be 4x worse off with their 100 numbers in the hat, or 1,844,164/100/107 = 172, i.e., 1:172.

You can increase your odds from there by putting down Hangman or Parker or one of the other "easier" to draw odds, because it is likely that there are still Hangman tags left once we get to number 107 in the draw.  Conversely, you'd probably be worse off if you only put down one choice and it was 49DN or Huckleberry.  Also, the average applicant only applies for 2.6 hunt choices out of a possible 4, so that will impact the draw odds somewhat as well. 


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Re: Point odds for Oil tags
« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2016, 04:13:22 PM »
If I'm the guy with 11 fall turkey points that can't get drawn...I'd be claiming to be the "Most Unsuccessful Man Alive!" :yike:

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Re: Point odds for Oil tags
« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2016, 12:31:06 PM »
What amazes me is with the odds being so low how many guys are jumping into the points game each year.

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Re: Point odds for Oil tags
« Reply #8 on: May 18, 2016, 12:35:30 PM »
The overall odds are pretty hard to draw any tag with 20 points or 1 point. Can't win if you dont put in. That's why i just got in the game. I'm still fairly young and want a shot at a moose or ram.

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Re: Point odds for Oil tags
« Reply #9 on: May 18, 2016, 12:40:42 PM »
What amazes me is with the odds being so low how many guys are jumping into the points game each year.
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Re: Point odds for Oil tags
« Reply #10 on: May 18, 2016, 12:56:38 PM »
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Re: Point odds for Oil tags
« Reply #11 on: May 19, 2016, 06:46:06 PM »
I only have 11 points. I feel hopeless after reading this. :'(
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Re: Point odds for Oil tags
« Reply #12 on: May 19, 2016, 07:04:33 PM »
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« Reply #13 on: May 19, 2016, 07:07:45 PM »
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Point odds for Oil tags
« Reply #14 on: May 19, 2016, 07:18:30 PM »
Haha my dad is in that top point category on both moose and mountain goat. I don't know what to think of that. Maybe I should plan some time off to join him on a hunt this fall. Then again the odds are probably still against him drawing.


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