Punch, Volume 224Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman Punch Publications Limited, 1953 - English wit and humor |
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Page 67
... matches ; in the Penny Results there are 12 matches . There are , we are told , 4,782,969 possible forecasts of the results of 14 matches : and only one of them can be right . If these are the correct mathemat- ical odds , the realistic ...
... matches ; in the Penny Results there are 12 matches . There are , we are told , 4,782,969 possible forecasts of the results of 14 matches : and only one of them can be right . If these are the correct mathemat- ical odds , the realistic ...
Page 68
... matches " covered " for all three results : 3 X 3 9 X 3 = 27 X 3 = 81 X 3 = 243 X 3 = 729 X 3 = 2,187 - 6,561 19,683 ... matches , and fairly rich , or reckless , my lord , you may do various combinations of 3 - way and 2 - way matches ...
... matches " covered " for all three results : 3 X 3 9 X 3 = 27 X 3 = 81 X 3 = 243 X 3 = 729 X 3 = 2,187 - 6,561 19,683 ... matches , and fairly rich , or reckless , my lord , you may do various combinations of 3 - way and 2 - way matches ...
Page 343
... matches ( singles are not permitted ) and Bob , as they say , is your uncle . A 1-1 match at odds of 8 to 1 with a 0 ... matches whose results are 2-3,4-0 , and 3-3 ( each at 40—1 ) and you will have £ 64,000 to play with , free of tax ...
... matches ( singles are not permitted ) and Bob , as they say , is your uncle . A 1-1 match at odds of 8 to 1 with a 0 ... matches whose results are 2-3,4-0 , and 3-3 ( each at 40—1 ) and you will have £ 64,000 to play with , free of tax ...
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