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William Elliot
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 Posted: Sun May 15, 2005 3:15 am Post subject:
The Mathematician's Secret
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Do mathematicians play the numbers game? |
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T Block
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| Posted: Sun May 15, 2005 3:02 pm Post subject:
Re: The Mathematician's Secret
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| Quote: | Do mathematicians play the numbers game?
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They don't play a game where the unit bet is $1, the odds of hitting are 1
in a 1000, and the payout is $500...because that coorelates to a takeout of
50% .
Go to a horse racing track and the pari-mutuel takeout on an exacta is about
20% while the takeout on a trifecta is about 25%... |
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Dave
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| Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 7:43 am Post subject:
Re: The Mathematician's Secret
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William Elliot wrote:
| Quote: | Do mathematicians play the numbers game?
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We can't tell you - it's a secret. |
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