The Magic Professors

[ebola]

andy,

I get it. I understand why people pool their money. My issue was with

we would say that being in a syndicate does increase your chance of a win as one in four jackpots goes to a syndicate."

which, by the "reasoning" of the speaker, would increase your likelihood of winning by joining a syndicate, BECAUSE they win 1/3 as often as individuals.

Eric