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Professor wanted to prove it's impossible to win on slots. But ended up looking like a fool in front of the entire lecture hall. 👇 My name's Mark. I'm a student. Higher maths lecture. The professor — the kind of man who looks like he was born holding a piece of chalk. That day he was covering mathematical expectation. One of the students put their hand up: — Could we look at this with a real example? Like, casinos, slots? The professor nodded — sure, let's break it down. I was sitting at the back. Half listening. I play from time to time — slots, sports betting. So the topic got my attention. I put my hand up. — What if the slot's just "due"? Some of them haven't paid out big in days. Maybe that changes things? He smiled. The smile of someone who already knows the answer before the question's finished. — Mark. That's the gambler's fallacy. The fact that it hasn't paid out recently means nothing. The probability stays exactly the same. Want to prove otherwise? Connect your phone to the projector. We'll use your loss as a teaching moment. The lecture hall woke up. I connected. My phone screen — on the wall. Rows of students staring. I topped up right there in front of everyone — £40. The app added a bonus straight away. Playing with £80. — Watch, — says the professor. — He places a bet. The law of large numbers will kick in and the balance will drop. First spin — nothing. Fifth — small win, gone immediately. Tenth — balance dipped. Fifteenth — lower still. The professor was commenting on every spin. Satisfied. Just as he expected. Twentieth spin. The reels started slowing down. The lecture hall went quiet. First symbol. Second. Third. The screen exploded in gold. An alarm blared through the room. Numbers started climbing across the wall: £523… £2,342… £8,746… £14,211. Someone gasped. Someone stood up. Half the room had their phones out filming. I just sat there staring at the wall. The professor stood with the chalk in his hand. Didn't move.
