I should be so lucky!

Who decides the luck on Google?

[Dorian]

I think for the first time ever I clicked on the 'I'm feeling lucky' search option on Google. I always thought it was something totally random but apparently not - the same site comes up every time for the same search term.

What's the logic behind this option?

[Yidaki]

first match for your query.

>the same site comes up every time for the same search term.

oh, and this sound like stable results [webmasterworld.com], he he ... ;)

[shaadi]

The logic is simple that - save server load for google :)

[Dorian]

Sorry, but I don't really buy either of those answers. As far as I can see Google lists the site which is #1 ranked for that search term anyway. Why would anyone be interesred to search like this? Why is it even an option?

[shaadi]

Save server load for Google is the only answer - I remember i read that somewhere maybe googleguy can confirm it as well..

[coconutz]

Google Web Search Features

I'm Feeling Lucky [google.com]

The "I'm Feeling Lucky" button takes you directly to the first web page Google returned for your query. You will not see the other search results at all.An "I'm Feeling Lucky" search means you spend less time searching for web pages and more time looking at them.

[Yidaki]

>As far as I can see Google lists the site which is #1 ranked for that search term anyway. Why would anyone be interesred to search like this?

It's a historical feature. The feelin' lucky button was the first thing that made it easy to me to remember google when it just started as beta version. They have been the first with such a - sometimes useless / allways funny - feature.

You can even play party games using this feature. Bets per keyword on what's the landing page. Do you have a beamer ...? ;)

[killroy]

The Google Drinking game.. And I was looking at nude twister the other day, how could I have missed that?

SN

[Dorian]

Thank you...it's all becoming clear now. A tool designed for surfers with a low attention span.