Keyword: Odds

If the odds are a million to one against something occurring, chances are 50–50 it will.

Situations

All life is 6 to 5 against.

Life Murphy’s Laws

Always remember Goliath was a 40 point favorite over David.

American football & basketball coach
Misspokements Sports

If on an actuarial basis there is a 50-50 chance that something will go wrong, it will actually go wrong nine times out of ten.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

The incidence of anything worthwhile is either 15-25 percent or 80-90 percent.

Murphy’s Laws Situations

Jimmy Hill: Don’t sit on the fence Terry, what chance do you think Germany has got of getting through?

Venables: I think it’s fifty-fifty.

English football player & manager
Misspokements Sports

Life is a gamble at terrible odds… if it was a bet you wouldn’t take it.

(1937 – ) British playwright & screenwriter
Life

What is the probability that something will happen according to the odds?

Uncategorized

The probability of winning is inversely proportional to the amount of the wager.

Money Murphy’s Laws

The odds of going to the store for a loaf of bread and coming out with ONLY a loaf of bread are three billion to one.

(1927 – 1996) columnist & humorist
Activities Murphy’s Laws Shopping