# Oilers win lottery **URL:** \ **Category:** Unrelated Discussion\ **Created:** [April 19, 2015, 12:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/oilers-win-lottery/74126 "2015-04-19T00:20:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pineapple\_Jumpsuit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pineapple_jumpsuit/32/1431_2.png) [@Pineapple\_Jumpsuit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pineapple_Jumpsuit)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2015, 12:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/oilers-win-lottery/74126/1 "2015-04-19T00:20:05Z")
I’m not complaining or anything, but how can the oilers get so many 1st overall picks? ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2015, 1:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/oilers-win-lottery/74126/2 "2015-04-19T01:18:52Z")
DROP THE PUCK!!! ---
**Author:** ![YoCyanightYo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/77aa72/32.png) [@YoCyanightYo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoCyanightYo)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2015, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/oilers-win-lottery/74126/3 "2015-04-19T21:20:53Z")
How can who what? ---
**Author:** ![Pineapple\_Jumpsuit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pineapple_jumpsuit/32/1431_2.png) [@Pineapple\_Jumpsuit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pineapple_Jumpsuit)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2015, 11:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/oilers-win-lottery/74126/4 "2015-04-19T23:18:15Z")
How can the oilers (a hockey team) win the lottery that decides which team gets to pick first in the NHL entry draft. ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2015, 1:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/oilers-win-lottery/74126/5 "2015-04-20T01:03:43Z")
Well, since they’re the second to the last place in the league that’s how it works. The chances of winning the lottery are weighted towards the teams at the bottom of the regular season standings. They are 29th and the Coyotes are 30th. From wikipedia: > [@](#): > > At the conclusion of the regular season, the 14 NHL teams not qualifying for the playoffs are entered in a weighted lottery to determine the initial draft picks in the first round, seeded according to regular season standing. The 30th-place team has the best chance of winning the lottery (20%) while the 29th-place team has an 13.5% chance of winning, with odds diminishing to a 1% chance for the 17th-place team. They’ve been given a chance to boost the quality of the team. ---
**Author:** ![Pineapple\_Jumpsuit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pineapple_jumpsuit/32/1431_2.png) [@Pineapple\_Jumpsuit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pineapple_Jumpsuit)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2015, 4:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/oilers-win-lottery/74126/6 "2015-04-20T04:33:25Z")
They were 3rd last, i think your forgetting about buffalo, or maybe I’m a derp, idk. But seriously they have such good luck. There was an 11.5 % chance of them winning this year. And they’ve won 4/6 lotteries in the last 6 years. ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2015, 6:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/oilers-win-lottery/74126/7 "2015-04-20T18:10:29Z")
Looks like it changed since I last looked. In any event, it is a lottery and they won. Past history doesn’t seem to matter. ---
**Author:** ![Pineapple\_Jumpsuit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pineapple_jumpsuit/32/1431_2.png) [@Pineapple\_Jumpsuit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pineapple_Jumpsuit)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2015, 9:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/oilers-win-lottery/74126/8 "2015-04-20T21:42:53Z")
I know, they’re just really lucky I guess. ---
**Author:** ![kyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/df705f/32.png) [@kyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kyo)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2015, 7:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/oilers-win-lottery/74126/9 "2015-04-25T07:08:16Z")
in this case, odds is odds… doesn’t matter year to year, each year their chance of getting it is exactly the percentage they are weighted with. Over time it’ll all average out, trust the maths. Kyle ---
**Author:** ![kyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/df705f/32.png) [@kyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kyo)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2015, 7:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/oilers-win-lottery/74126/10 "2015-04-25T07:09:21Z")
on a related note… if you get that many first picks, and you still suck so badly… we have to assume you’re actively trying to suck. Kyle ---
**Author:** ![Pineapple\_Jumpsuit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pineapple_jumpsuit/32/1431_2.png) [@Pineapple\_Jumpsuit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pineapple_Jumpsuit)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2015, 5:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/oilers-win-lottery/74126/11 "2015-04-25T17:02:19Z")
Lol it’s just terrible management IMO. That should hopefully be fixed next year. Or the year after. ---
**Author:** ![kyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/df705f/32.png) [@kyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kyo)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2015, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/oilers-win-lottery/74126/12 "2015-04-25T19:04:46Z")
> [@Pineapple\_Jumpsuit](#): > > Lol it’s just terrible management IMO. That should hopefully be fixed next year. Or the year after. right, that’s what I was saying… you’re clearly doing something very wrong from the top down. The best example of this is in baseball… the Pirates had 20 consecutive losing seasons, longest streak in north america in any sport. Statistically it’s nearly impossible to do that without really trying hard… purely by chance they should have had a winning season somewhere in there. Kyle ---
**Author:** ![Pineapple\_Jumpsuit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pineapple_jumpsuit/32/1431_2.png) [@Pineapple\_Jumpsuit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pineapple_Jumpsuit)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2015, 7:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/oilers-win-lottery/74126/13 "2015-04-25T19:37:54Z")
Exactly. They just got a new GM or something so maybe they’ll do alright.