No, many times there are many ways around this. Your information may have not beeen given out and you didn't receive a prize they merely just entered at random for advertisement sake. If they have personal information it was probably sold to them by someone else whom you entered information for. It has tons of loop holes. Just try not to think about how identity really is.
If the winning numbers are picked at random, the probability is 1 in 169911.
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If a student is picked at random what is the probability that he/she received an A on his/her fina?
Winning a giveaway is luck. There is no magical way to win it, the winner or winners are picked at random. Just enter the giveaways you are interested in, provide true details and wait.
Yes, you do. Bear in mind that there are thousands of people reading the same magazine and entering the same competition. The winning names are usually picked out at random by a computer. You probably have a 1 in 5,000 chance of your name being picked randomly.
The probability that a date picked at random is February 30th is zero, as there is no February 30th, even in leap years.
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Out of pure randomness, I picked a marble from the wooden box at random.
The likelihood of winning the lottery when the numbers are completely random is very low, as the odds are typically millions to one.
The answer depends on how many cards are picked, whether they are picked at random, from what sort of pack, and whether or not cards are replaced before the next one is picked. The probability that a single card, picked at random from a regular 52 card deck is red, is 0.5
Quick picks, which are randomly generated numbers chosen by a computer, often have the same odds of winning as picked numbers, which are manually selected by players. Statistically, neither method has a better chance of winning since lottery draws are random events. However, quick picks tend to account for a significant portion of lottery wins, largely because more players use them. Ultimately, the winning odds are equal; it comes down to personal preference.
Random Rox prizes are given to monster owners who have their comments picked at random, from the Daily Growl.