For the want of a nailsworth, the shoe was lost
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For the want of a nailsworth, the shoe was lost
A betting boot: bet £5 on one of the bets in (a) and £5 on one of the bets in (b). Person with highest end total wins.
(a) what is the full-time result:
a1 Ox win (5 to 4 on)
a2 Draw (5 to 2)
a3 Lose (3 to 1)
(b) pick one of the following:
b1 total goals two or less (evens)
b2 Ox win 1-0 (6 to 1)
b3 Ox win 2-1 (7 to 1)
b4 Ox win 3-0 (16 to 1)
b5 FG win 1-2 (10 to 1)
b6 Ox winning first half and win game (2 to 1)
b7 Ox winning first half, game drawn (13 to 1)
b8 First half drawing, Ox win game (3 to 1)
b9 First half drawing, FG win game (7 to 1)
TB: time of first goal: no repeats. If equidistant, earlier predicted time wins.
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It would be nice if everyone just formatted this (my entry):
a2
b1
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(a) what is the full-time result:
a1 Ox win (5 to 4 on)
a2 Draw (5 to 2)
a3 Lose (3 to 1)
(b) pick one of the following:
b1 total goals two or less (evens)
b2 Ox win 1-0 (6 to 1)
b3 Ox win 2-1 (7 to 1)
b4 Ox win 3-0 (16 to 1)
b5 FG win 1-2 (10 to 1)
b6 Ox winning first half and win game (2 to 1)
b7 Ox winning first half, game drawn (13 to 1)
b8 First half drawing, Ox win game (3 to 1)
b9 First half drawing, FG win game (7 to 1)
TB: time of first goal: no repeats. If equidistant, earlier predicted time wins.
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It would be nice if everyone just formatted this (my entry):
a2
b1
27
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Re: For the want of a nailsworth, the shoe was lost
a1
b6
TB: 34th
b6
TB: 34th
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Re: For the want of a nailsworth, the shoe was lost
So this is why bookmakers make money and punters lose.
Everyone is -£10 except:
Geoff (nett break even),
Radley (nett plus £7.50) and
Me (nett plus £17.50)
(Bookie is up £16, 22% return on £70 turnover - I don't think I've ever run a betting boot where the bookie hasn't come out on top)
Sorry.
Everyone is -£10 except:
Geoff (nett break even),
Radley (nett plus £7.50) and
Me (nett plus £17.50)
(Bookie is up £16, 22% return on £70 turnover - I don't think I've ever run a betting boot where the bookie hasn't come out on top)
Sorry.
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Re: For the want of a nailsworth, the shoe was lost
So what you're saying AC is that I should leave my job and become a professional gambler. For every £10 I invest, I'll get an extra £7.50 back - right?
I'll hand my notice in this morning.
I'll hand my notice in this morning.
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Re: For the want of a nailsworth, the shoe was lost
Or (I see it is now the afternoon and so this may be too late) that for every £1 you invest, you'll get £0.78 back. So it depends how long those retirement savings last! I remember being at a conference in Nevada watching market-efficiency espousing economists marching into a casino displaying over the door "By State law, we must inform you that we pay back $0.82 to the dollar".
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Re: For the want of a nailsworth, the shoe was lost
Argh - too late - I got caught in the moment - best brush up the CV then.