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    Oct 10, 2014, 09:32 AM
    Odds of winning
    A draw with 50 entries and to win it three times in a row what are the odds?
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    Oct 10, 2014, 10:02 AM
    Draw with 50 entries and win it three times in a row what are the odds
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    Oct 10, 2014, 10:10 AM
    There is a 1 in 50 chance to win the first time. To win two times you have to win the first time, 1 in 50, and then win the second time, 1 in 50, which to multiply together, so 1 in 2500. I will leave the last as an exercise for the original poster.
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