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EN - News. He won 94 out of 96 times! May 11, , AM. Canada News. Discover Narcity. Get the latest and greatest stories every day in your inbox.

Enter email Sign me up. Those unclaimed prizes would roll over — and keep rolling over — until the contest deadline. Lower sales could theoretically increase the odds of winning a prize through the app, but only if you knew when to play. As a statistics professor, it seemed appropriate to conduct a small experiment.

There were other factors to consider. How randomly were the prizes distributed? Were they more likely to be won during the start of the contest? What times of day did people play? Was I more likely to win in the middle of the night? There was no way to know for sure, but I made some guesses and got to work.

Taking advantage of the various ways to earn bonus rolls such as owning a reusable cup or making a purchase through the app , I racked up 96 entries. I then waited until the very last day of the contest to play them. If my theory was correct, based on statistical models I had calculated before playing, there would be an avalanche of unclaimed prizes waiting to be won.

Waking up at 5 a. I played again. Another coffee. He has a theory that it would work, but probably not to the same extent. Wallace's final piece of advice to consumers is that of a true statistician. A Tim Horton logo is pictured in Montreal on June 21, Related Stories Global coffee chains temporarily ban reusable cups.

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