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Win Probability for a javelin throw
Built for students learning it for a class or exam. See the concept move instead of memorizing formulas — and check your homework intuition. Simulate a javelin throw live below — adjust the inputs and watch it respond, right in your browser.
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Win probability turns the score and clock into a live percentage. Early on, even a big lead is fragile because plenty of scoring remains; late in the game, the same lead is nearly safe because the uncertainty has shrunk. Modeling the remaining margin as a shrinking random variable produces the classic curve that broadcasts now show on screen.
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Win probability82.5%
Lead+5
Time left10 min
Governing equation
Reading this result: A 5-point lead is still soft with 10 min on the clock — plenty of scoring remains, keeping win probability near 83%.
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