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Old 3rd March 2012, 01:42 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by ynot View Post
If the ten attempts were each in different draws and each attempt could win “their draw”, would this be better or worse than the ten attempts being in the same draw and only one attempt could win?
That question is exactly equivalent to your first question, with the ten attempts in one draw being the same as one attempt in one draw with 10x the chance.
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