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Old 02-28-2007, 03:04 PM  
Hollywood376
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Originally Posted by ADL Colin View Post
Ludicrous! If you have a 10% chance of winning a contest every time you play you have a better chance of winning "at least once" if you play 3 times than if you play only once. It is not that your odds are higher in the second or third game. They are the same in the first game as in the second as in the third. If you play multiple times you have a better chance of winning at least once.


Incorrect. Here's a link to get you started on learning about statistical probabilities.
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