great Gopal. you are very right, now it totally makes sense. also because James Howard (Defiance) actually has the lowest chances of win among the five nominees (thats why lowest 1/5).
--- In [email protected], "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 [email protected], "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 [email protected], 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- > > global-betting-sites/articleshow/4163276.cms > > > > > >
