[I]f [Paul The Octopus] had started with a €10 stake and bet it on all his picks [via BetFair or else], he would have made about €14,000.

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Chris F. Masse

Dixit Mike Robb. – The Telegraph

Here’s from Wikipedia:

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6 Responses to [I]f [Paul The Octopus] had started with a €10 stake and bet it on all his picks [via BetFair or else], he would have made about €14,000.

  1. Niall O'Connor says:
    July 13, 2010 at 10:45 AM

    Perhaps Mr Robb would be happy to provide us with the maths; for if we are talking about an accumlulator the bet most certainly went down when Paul was wrong (in fact he was wrong on two occassions …see Wikipedia). I have looked at the historical odds vis a vis his predictions and I cannot for the life of me see where this figure of 14K has come from. Over to you Betfair!

  2. Chris F. Masse says:
    July 13, 2010 at 12:06 PM

    World Cup final: punters ‘could have reaped thousands’ betting on Paul the octopus
    Paul the psychic Octupus could have netted his keepers thousands of pounds had they bet on his flawless World Cup predictions, bookmakers revealed.

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-2010/7884541/World-Cup-final-punters-could-have-reaped-thousands-betting-on-Paul-the-octopus.html

  3. Chris F. Masse says:
    July 13, 2010 at 1:49 PM

    Paul the Octopus could have won more than £8,700 ($13,100) with just a £10 accumulator bet on his World Cup predictions, according to research by Gaming Supermarket.

    http://betting.gamingsupermarket.com/news/4718/10-accumulator-could-have-left-paul-the-octopus-squids-in-with-8700

  4. Niall O'Connor says:
    July 13, 2010 at 3:18 PM

    And here we have William Hill saying that a ten pounds accumulator on all of his World Cup selections would have paid 2900.##

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-ySMOsJT58

  5. Niall O'Connor says:
    July 14, 2010 at 6:13 PM

    The headline is simply wrong; it requires a correction. The Betfair spokesperson either needs to come up with the numbers or else to post an apology? Is he not aware of his legal requirements vis a vis such posts?

  6. Chris F. Masse says:
    July 15, 2010 at 3:03 AM

    1. He said “I heard”.
    2. He will come from vacation later on.

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