Walking Away A Winner

Walking Away A Winner

            Today's topic comes courtesy of Facebook.  A friend of a friend posted that she was leaving Las Vegas happy because she was leaving as a winner.  She played three spins at roulette and won all three so she was done.  I was tempted to write a reply asking if she had played all 37 numbers on each spin.  This would guarantee that she 'won', depending on the definition of winning a particular spin.  Alternatively, she could've bet 'red' on three consecutive spins and had a red number come up each time.  The odds would be about 11.5% that she would win all three.

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