I might be able to explain that annals of mathematics solution a...

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    I might be able to explain that annals of mathematics solution a little more clearly. It appears there is an acknowledgement that the probability is dependant on the location of the 1st three darts.

    In essence the closer the 1st 3 are together, the greater the probability of the 4th being in the same hemisphere.

    Take the extreme cases for example.

    1) If the 1st 3 darts land on top of each other, then the probability of the 4th landing on the same hemishpere is 100% - you could define any other part of the entire sphere as part of the same hemisphere

    2) If the 3 darts land on a "great circle", then technically the 3 darts don't lie in any hemisphere, thus the 4th one cannot land in the same hemisphere

    The answer therefore varies between 0% and 100% depending on the location of the 1st three, but there is an exception in (1), if the dart lies directly opposite the 1st 3.
 
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