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  2. Klondike (solitaire) - Wikipedia

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    Family. Klondike. Deck. Single 52-card. Playing time. 10 min [1] Odds of winning. 1 in 30 [1] Klondike, also known as Canfield, is a card game for one player and the best known and most popular version of the patience or solitaire family, [2] as well as one of the most challenging in widespread play. [3]

  3. Guess 2/3 of the average - Wikipedia

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    In game theory, " guess 2 3 of the average " is a game that explores how a player’s strategic reasoning process takes into account the mental process of others in the game. [1] In this game, players simultaneously select a real number between 0 and 100, inclusive. The winner of the game is the player (s) who select a number closest to 2 3 of ...

  4. Pinochle - Wikipedia

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    Pinochle ( English: / ˈpiːnʌkəl / ), also called pinocle or penuchle, [1] is a trick-taking ace–ten card game, typically for two to four players and played with a 48-card deck. It is derived from the card game bezique; players score points by trick-taking and also by forming combinations of characters into melds.

  5. Law of large numbers - Wikipedia

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    In probability theory, the law of large numbers ( LLN) is a mathematical theorem that states that the average of the results obtained from a large number of independent random samples converges to the true value, if it exists. [1] More formally, the LLN states that given a sample of independent and identically distributed values, the sample ...

  6. 68–95–99.7 rule - Wikipedia

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    In statistics, the 68–95–99.7 rule, also known as the empirical rule, and sometimes abbreviated 3ss, is a shorthand used to remember the percentage of values that lie within an interval estimate in a normal distribution: 68%, 95%, and 99.7% of the values lie within one, two, and three standard deviations of the mean, respectively.

  7. Winning percentage - Wikipedia

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    Winning percentage. In sports, a winning percentage or Copeland score is the fraction of games or matches a team or individual has won. The statistic is commonly used in standings or rankings to compare teams or individuals. It is defined as wins divided by the total number of matches played (i.e. wins plus draws plus losses).

  8. Powerball - Wikipedia

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    Powerball is an American lottery game offered by 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and overseen by the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL), which also manages other large jackpot games such as the Mega Millions. Drawings are held three times weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays at 10:59 p.m ...

  9. American football rules - Wikipedia

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    During the game, the officials are assisted in the administration of the game by other persons, including a clock operator to start and stop the game clock (and possibly also the play clock); a chain crew who hold the down indicator and the line-to-gain chains on the sideline; and ball boys, who provide footballs to officials between downs (e.g ...