thanx for that Gopal. gives me some relief. can't wait for tomorrow.. On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 11:16 AM, Gopal Srinivasan <[email protected]>wrote:
> It's not what you would bet, it's the odds that those who organize the > bets are willing to offer. Since ARR is regarded as so likely to win, the > bookmakers will not offer you anything lower than 1/35 odds. You wouldn't > place such a bet either. > > A simple way to understand it - just look at the fraction, lower the value > higher the chances of the outcome. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* sath.murthy <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Saturday, February 21, 2009 11:44:19 PM > *Subject:* [arr] Re: Betting Sites Don't Favour Rahman - Gops.. Please > Clarify. > > > Gopal, > > I still don't get it. Bet Less and Win more.. is that's not the way to > go... If i bet $10 on Meryl streep i will get $40.. > > I read your post again and again (more than 15 times) but i don't > understand it at all.. Hope you can clarify my doubt. > > Thanks, > > Sath. > > --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > "Gopal Srinivasan" <catchg...@. ..> > wrote: > > > > I think the Times is interpreting the odds incorrectly. The way to > > read the odds is 1/5 means for every $5 wagered, you would get only > > $1. That means, in the below case chances of ARR winning are seen to > > be far higher - meaning if you wagered $35 you only get $1 if ARR won. > > > > I reproduce this example from a forum: > > > > As an example. How do Winslet and Streep stack up against each other? > > > > Kate Winslet 1/3 > > Meryl Streep 4/1 > > > > Think of it as, "If you want to win the amount of money on the left, > > you have to bet the amount of money on the right." So if we're talking > > dollars, a $3 bet for Kate Winslet would pay off in $1 won. However, > > betting only $1 on Meryl Streep would pay off in $4 won (and a $3 bet > > on her would give you $12). Thus, they're saying Kate is 12 times more > > likely to win. > > > > > > --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > "Jahanzeb Farooq" > > jahanzebtippu@ wrote: > > > > > > was'nt it James Howard for Defiance which that leaked winners list > > > also says? i am getting worried now, is there some truth behind that > > > leaked list. > > > though at first it did not make much sense to me, because i think > > > Desplat (CCOBB) or Elfman (Milk) are more likely to do the upset > > > rather than Howard. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > Sam <samsinging@ > wrote: > > > > > > > > While India hopes and prays for A R Rahman to create musical > history > > > at the Oscars, international websites are not so optimistic. The > > > master composer has slipped in both categories he has been nominated > > > in (best original score and best song). James Howard's Defiance is > the > > > favourite with odds at 1/5, while Rahman stands at 1/35. > > > > > > > > http://timesofindia .indiatimes. com/Slumdog- Millionaire- > sizzles-on-<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Slumdog-Millionaire-sizzles-on-> > > > global-betting- sites/articlesho w/4163276. cms > > > > > > > > > > > >
