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WeGeneralizing Efron, we can get probability $\ge 70\%$ with six 10-sided dice:

  • 10 sides $=6$
  • 3 sides $=11$, 7 sides $=5$
  • 4 sides $=10$, 6 sides $=4$
  • 5 sides $=9$, 5 sides $=3$
  • 6 sides $=8$, 4 sides $=2$
  • 7 sides $=7$, 3 sides $=1$

We can get probability $\ge 72\%$ (actually $.7218934911 = 122/169$) with eight 130-sided dice:

  • 130 sides $=8$
  • 36 sides $=15$, 94 sides $=7$
  • 50 sides $=14$, 80 sides $=6$
  • 58 sides $=13$, 72 sides $=5$
  • 65 sides $=12$, 65 sides $=4$
  • 72 sides $=11$, 58 sides $=3$
  • 80 sides $=10$, 50 sides $=2$
  • 94 sides $=9$, 36 sides $=1$

We can get probability $\ge 70\%$ with six 10-sided dice:

  • 10 sides $=6$
  • 3 sides $=11$, 7 sides $=5$
  • 4 sides $=10$, 6 sides $=4$
  • 5 sides $=9$, 5 sides $=3$
  • 6 sides $=8$, 4 sides $=2$
  • 7 sides $=7$, 3 sides $=1$

Generalizing Efron, we can get probability $\ge 70\%$ with six 10-sided dice:

  • 10 sides $=6$
  • 3 sides $=11$, 7 sides $=5$
  • 4 sides $=10$, 6 sides $=4$
  • 5 sides $=9$, 5 sides $=3$
  • 6 sides $=8$, 4 sides $=2$
  • 7 sides $=7$, 3 sides $=1$

We can get probability $\ge 72\%$ (actually $.7218934911 = 122/169$) with eight 130-sided dice:

  • 130 sides $=8$
  • 36 sides $=15$, 94 sides $=7$
  • 50 sides $=14$, 80 sides $=6$
  • 58 sides $=13$, 72 sides $=5$
  • 65 sides $=12$, 65 sides $=4$
  • 72 sides $=11$, 58 sides $=3$
  • 80 sides $=10$, 50 sides $=2$
  • 94 sides $=9$, 36 sides $=1$
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Robert Israel
  • 54.2k
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  • 152

We can get probability $\ge 70\%$ with six 10-sided dice:

  • 10 sides $=6$
  • 3 sides $=11$, 7 sides $=5$
  • 4 sides $=10$, 6 sides $=4$
  • 5 sides $=9$, 5 sides $=3$
  • 6 sides $=8$, 4 sides $=2$
  • 7 sides $=7$, 3 sides $=1$