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Old 04-06-2012, 09:43 AM
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Here is the question again ...

"1. Willyconker wins and pays $23.00 to win. 0.80-to-1 favorite Mr Commons finishes 2nd. The $2 exacta returns $48.00

True or false -- people who bet Willyconker to win could have had better than even money odds on Mr. Commons beating the remainder of the field for 2nd place in an exacta wager?"

People who bet Willyconker to win recieved $23 for $2. If Mr. Commons was exactly even money odds to beat the remainder of the field for 2nd place ... the exacta would have paid exactly $46.00
Doesn't the math on this vary based on the pools? I get the math in theory but I was under the impression that one pool had very little (perception) mathematical effect on the other.
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Old 04-06-2012, 10:04 AM
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perfect score Thank the RTIP for that lol

though I had to make an educated guess for the last question... I became very bored halfway through the math.
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Old 04-06-2012, 08:21 PM
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I did, in fact, get a perfect score in 2:17 minutes.

Which means I have a gambling problem.
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Old 04-06-2012, 08:43 PM
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I did, in fact, get a perfect score in 2:17 minutes.

Which means I have a gambling problem.
I just hope that it didn't take you 34 years, 2 months and 4 days to figure that out.
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Old 04-06-2012, 09:21 PM
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I just hope that it didn't take you 34 years, 2 months and 4 days to figure that out.
It did....
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Old 04-06-2012, 10:45 PM
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I just hope that it didn't take you 34 years, 2 months and 4 days to figure that out.


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Old 04-07-2012, 02:50 PM
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My answers will be coming shortly.
Do I get a shout out? One phone call?

I'm calling Morris Claiborne
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