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Draftee
- Dec 16, 2012
- 9
- 31
- AFL Club
- St Kilda
Waaay back in 1984 in Maths we were learning about probability and the teacher introduced us to a horse racing game on what was probably a Commodore Vic 20. It was about how odds work and how they relate to probability, but you could have virtual bets. It took our group about 10 mins to work out that the "winning" horse numbers repeated themselves but in reverse order ie 2,4,3,5,6,8,7 would become 7,8,6,5,3,4,2. We soon had $999999 virtual dollars and had "clocked" the game as it didn't go any higher.
Teacher thought we were prodigies and told us that with our help he would sweep the pool at the Melbourne Cup that year.
Come Cup eve, we happily gave him our "tips" with a wink and a tap of the nose. I think some of them are still running!
Teacher thought we were prodigies and told us that with our help he would sweep the pool at the Melbourne Cup that year.
Come Cup eve, we happily gave him our "tips" with a wink and a tap of the nose. I think some of them are still running!



