
As the clock strikes twelve tonight, and the year and decade (finally) come to a close, our friends over at
BookOfOdds.com have compiled the chances that certain events will happen.
So while 1 in 4.17 (24%) of us will be celebrating at a party tonight, the 1 in 2.27 (44%) of us drinking will raise our glasses to toast the New Year. Right before the 1 in 1.75 (57%) of us get our midnight kiss...
Here are some other interesting New Year's odds:
Celebrating:
1 in 55.56
The odds an adult considers New Year's to be his or her favorite holiday.
1 in 1.59
The odds an adult will expect to be at home at midnight on New Year's Eve. All of whom apparently will have the TV on, because...
1 in 1.59
The odds an adult will plan to watch the ball drop on TV on New Year's Eve.
1 in 4.17
The odds an adult will plan to attend a New Year's Eve party.
1 in 465.2
The odds an adult in a relationship met his or her partner at a New Year's Eve party. (So make sure you are at a party with at least 500 people...)
1 in 33.33
The odds an adult will expect to be at a restaurant or bar at midnight on New Year's Eve.
1 in 2.27
The odds an adult will plan to have a drink on New Year's Eve.
1 in 1.75
The odds an adult will plan to share a midnight kiss on New Year's Eve. (Especially after all that drinking...)
1 in 2.13
The odds an adult will plan to watch football on New Year's Day.
1 in 1.79
The odds the adult watching football on New Year's Day is
a man.
Resolutions:
1 in 2.56
The odds an adult will make a New Year's resolution.
1 in 1.96
The odds an adult will not plan to make a New Year's resolution.
1 in 20
The odds an adult will make a New Year's resolution to stop smoking.
1 in 4.55
The odds an adult will make a New Year's resolution to lose weight.
1 in 4.76
The odds a woman will make a New Year's resolution to eat a healthier diet or eat less food.
1 in 7.14
The odds a man will make a New Year's resolution to get more sleep.
1 in 8.33
The odds an adult who makes a New Year's resolution will not keep it for more than a week.
1 in 2.7
The odds an adult who makes a New Year's resolution will not keep it for more than a month.
1 in 1.15
The odds an adult who makes a New Year's resolution will not keep it throughout the year.
For more odd odds, head over to
BookOfOdds.com