Randomness (no, not you specifically, but hello)

One of my coworkers runs a Super Bowl pool. She encourages people to participate whether or not they follow or understand football. It's set up so that knowing more about the game doesn't actually help: prizes are given for matching the last digits of the scores at various points, and the numbers you're matching with are assigned at random.

For vague social reasons, I participated last year, and won nothing, and decided to play again this year. I handed the organizer my money (she was pleased not to have to make change), wrote my name in a box, and didn't think much about it.

I came in yesterday and found that my numbers had matched the third-quarter score, so I have won $100 on my $10 bet. This feels like free money; I probably should not spend it all on chocolate.