odds of getting 3 yahtzee in a row?

[MrMatt]

So someone at my program was playing Yahtzee with a resident, and the guy rolled 3 yahtzees in a row, all taking 3 rolls. Do the odds change if say on the 2nd one he rolled a 4 of a kind on the first roll? Or does the fact that this is also an unlikely event cancel out the fact that he had 2 rolls to get the last remaining number for a 5 of a kind?

I calculated it as 1 in 17 billion for the odds...but I'm fairly certain I f'd up.

 

[shocksyde]

YAHTZEE!

 

[SonnyDaze]

Did he yell April Fools after he did it?

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: shocksyde
YAHTZEE!

 

[James Bond]

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: shocksyde
YAHTZEE!

 

[JulesMaximus]

My all-time high score on Yahtzee is 740 (IIRC-I know it is well over 700).

 

[Fayd]

i have never in my life played yahtzee

 

[Insomniator]

I used to play but don't remember a damn thing about it.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Fayd
i have never in my life played yahtzee

The little hand held electronic ones are great time wasters if you can't sleep or if you're on a long flight or car ride (assuming you're not driving).

 

[FleshLight]

P(3 in a row) = P(yahtzee)^3

 

[Fayd]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Fayd
i have never in my life played yahtzee

The little hand held electronic ones are great time wasters if you can't sleep or if you're on a long flight or car ride (assuming you're not driving).

i have a netbook. i watch anime.

 

[Cattlegod]

I got about a 1 in 10 million chance when I run through the calculations.

edit: haha, i just realized that I forgot what a yahtzee was and totally calculated the wrong number.

 

[mugs]

Of course it's easier to get a yahtzee in 3 rolls if your first roll is a 4 of a kind. But then you're not talking about the odds of getting a yahtzee in 3 rolls, you're talking about the odds of rolling a specific number in two rolls (odds are 1 - (5/6)^2 )


Yahtzee Free for All > Yahtzee

 

[KeithTalent]

Yahtzee!

KT

 

[ggnl]

According to this, about 0.00975%.