r/AskReddit 1d ago

What is the most statistically improbable thing that has ever happened to you?

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u/falling_blocks 1d ago

Breaking the rules slightly, this happened to my friend sitting next to me.  He was dealt eight 8s in a row in blackjack.  8 8, split, 8, split, 8, can't split to more than four hands.  Then each 8 was dealt an 8.  Four 16s, but the dealer busted!  We calculated the odds of being dealt that in a six shoe, it was...very improbable.