I don't have any idea of the answers to any of the film questions. 
The Chase (ITV) (Part 4)
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I'd have got about 12 there. Not too good. 
22 is a CONSIDERABLE amount more than I thought they'd get.
22 is a CONSIDERABLE amount more than I thought they'd get.
That was a really good Chase, I half thought Mark was going to catch them there. He did fluff a few questions though.
I wonder if anybody else noticed that the answer to one of Mark's questions was Catch 22.
Which he failed to do today.
Which he failed to do today.
Originally Posted by Chief_Wiggum:
“Ted Cruz did well in the end!
My odds may have been wrong again but my prediction was pretty sound.”
“Ted Cruz did well in the end!
My odds may have been wrong again but my prediction was pretty sound.”
Lol I've just been reading back and laughing at the odds conversation.
Yep it is a pretty skilled job making odds, you have to work it so that whoever wins you come out with a profit. There is a reason bookies don't go bust.
Originally Posted by Sarahsaurus:
“I wonder if anybody else noticed that the answer to one of Mark's questions was Catch 22.
Which he failed to do today.”
“I wonder if anybody else noticed that the answer to one of Mark's questions was Catch 22.
Which he failed to do today.”
Well noticed.
Originally Posted by Chief_Wiggum:
“Ted Cruz did well in the end!
My odds may have been wrong again but my prediction was pretty sound.”
“Ted Cruz did well in the end!
My odds may have been wrong again but my prediction was pretty sound.”
A two horse race is relatively easy to price up to over 100%.
The underdog's price is just the favourite's price the other way round, less a bit for a profit margin.
For example, if the favourite is 1/2, the underdog cannot be bigger than 2/1, otherwise you are betting to a percentage less than a hundred, or "overbroke" in bookie speak. A punter could bet both runners with you and be guaranteed a profit.
The bookie then factors in a profit percentage and takes a bit out of both the prices as his edge.
For example suppose the bookie thinks that in a two horse race, Dobbin has a 60% chance of winning, and Nobby 40%, that would translate as 4/6 and 6/4. But this would leave him with no theoretical profit margin. So he bets 8/13 Dobbin and 6/5 Nobby. Each price is a little bit less than the true chance. Bookies (and some punters) know automatically what the other side of the price is, they don't need to calculate it. For example if the favourite is 2/5, the underdog is 7/4.
You can find more on this on t'internetty if you're interested.
Wondering what's going on today. Over four pages for one chase episode? That only usually happens when someone takes a minus offer that leaves them playing for £2000
Originally Posted by Chief_Wiggum:
“I like Ric! Seems a really down-to-earth, nice girl. Good cashbuilder too.”
“I like Ric! Seems a really down-to-earth, nice girl. Good cashbuilder too.”
Not sure if I can trust someone who says albumen, instead of egg white.
I could understand Anne or Jenny saying, they hope there's a lot of girly knowledge in the final chase but Mark? Is there something, he's not telling us?
Originally Posted by Groundhogal:
“I could understand Anne or Jenny saying, they hope there's a lot of girly knowledge in the final chase but Mark? Is there something, he's not telling us?”
“I could understand Anne or Jenny saying, they hope there's a lot of girly knowledge in the final chase but Mark? Is there something, he's not telling us?
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He meant in the team's questions
Originally Posted by lea_uk:
“How many questions did Sonny get correct in the final chase?”
“How many questions did Sonny get correct in the final chase?”
He got 16 in a row. I think the other guy only answered 2 or 3 questions so he got about 19 or 20 correct.
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