2.78% with 3. 9.26% with 4* Archived Message Posted by longsnapper on February 22, 2025, 14:07:31, in reply to "Odds question. If you're rolling dice and the object is to get a 3 of a kind" Previous Message How much does rolling 4 dice as opposed to 3 increase your chance of getting the 3 of a kind? Message Thread: Odds question. If you're rolling dice and the object is to get a 3 of a kind - Taz February 22, 2025, 14:01:45 more than you think* - bbonb February 22, 2025, 14:23:00 1 in 144?* - timmer February 22, 2025, 14:12:56 I think the chances increase by 67%* - timmer February 22, 2025, 14:16:24 According to ChatGPT.... - GrandmotherPearlsJam February 22, 2025, 14:08:13 heh. I asked chatgpt as well and got a different answer - snipes824 February 22, 2025, 14:18:28 Interesting. Good job long snapper* - Taz February 22, 2025, 14:25:49 Rolling 3 dice and getting all the same is not 1/6... It's 6/216, or 1/36.* - longsnapper February 22, 2025, 14:17:18 It got that. Highlighted in bold in the quoted text. - GrandmotherPearlsJam February 23, 2025, 14:02:43 2.78% with 3. 9.26% with 4* - longsnapper February 22, 2025, 14:07:31 So in a situation where I could keep the fourth die (for points) and roll only 3, - Taz February 22, 2025, 14:26:48   Searching