4 Marks in a Line

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understandinguncertainty.org was produced by the Winton programme for the public understanding of risk based in the Statistical Laboratory in the University of Cambridge. The aim was to help improve the way that uncertainty and risk are discussed in society, and show how probability and statistics can be both useful and entertaining.

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My father, called Mark, was recently held in a queue for a coffee at a Starbucks and as such was asked for his name when he made his order. He gave it and moved on. The next person came up and gave their name, also as Mark. This happened two more times, giving 4 people named Mark congregating by accident in a row within this line. Not only was this a great coincidence, but also made things confusing when it finally came to collect the coffee!
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Date submitted:Thu, 12 Sep 2019 20:56:09 +0000Coincidence ID:10343