Long Odds?

[drew]

Pure speculation, obviously, but what are the odds for an all Sussex qtr final in the FA Cup?

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

500-1

 

[Norman Baker suck my lozenge]

Long.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Hmmm...

Brighton are 9/2 to win. Crawley are 35/1 to win theirs. There is then a 1 in 7 chance that the teams would be paired together in the quarter finals.

2205/2?

 

[Moshe Gariani]

Hmmm...

Brighton are 9/2 to win. Crawley are 35/1 to win theirs. There is then a 1 in 7 chance that the teams would be paired together in the quarter finals.

2205/2?

I'd go with true odds of Brighton 7/2 to get through and Crawley about 25/1.... + the 8/1 of then being paired together

Round it to 1,000/1

Any takers?

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Are you sure it would be 8/1? You can't get drawn against yourself.

 

[Moshe Gariani]

Are you sure it would be 8/1? You can't get drawn against yourself.

I have always thought that a "1 in 7 chance" was expressed as 8/1....?

edit: dunce - it should be 6/1....

1 in 2 = evens
1 in 3 = 2/1

lucky no-one snapped up the generous 1000-1

 

[Barrel of Fun]

It's been a long time since I studied Maths (statistics) - all round.

 

[Moshe Gariani]

It's been a long time since I studied Maths (statistics) - all round.

D.J.Day has a lot to answer for....

 

[Brighton till i die]

the odds are f***ing LONG for a reason...