What are the odds of getting the "right" thing at the wrong time?

One day, I went to a bar with a friend. She’s a regular there, and the reason we went is because one of the bartenders was having his last shift before moving somewhere else. So she wanted to say goodbye properly. When she called the bar, they said they were currently full and encouraged us to walk in instead. Right when we arrived, we still had to wait downstairs. The security guard told us we…