So Rob looks like he's on the cusp on prosperity - if he wins the accumulator bet (and puts Peter Barlow out of business). Hmmm, seems to me this is not the first time we've seen an accumulator bet in a Corrie episode. Just two years ago, the amorous con man, Lewis Archer, pulled the same stunt at the same bookies (and gave Deirdre Barlow a lesson in lip aerobics at the same time) forcing Peter's wife du jour (Leanne) to cough up £4,000..
At that time, Blanche's Polish Hip prevailed upon the lovely Rosie Webster to explain an accumulator bet (via a fake interview). As a public service, we provide an encore presentation (you mean rerun - ed) of that post.
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What exactly is an accumulator bet? Here to
help us with her third in a series of edukational articles is Rosie
Webster. As you may recall, Rosie has already imparted her unique wisdom
on topics ranging from how to wash a car to classical music. She's kindly taken time off from her grueling schedule of vodka shots and thong shopping to share her expertise with us:
What's an accumulator bet?
Duh!
An accumulator or parlay bet is a single bet which is linked on a
number of other wagers, and the outcome is dependent on all the wagers
winning. I don't know what all those boring words mean but Sophie and
Sian found it on the Internet (what is it with those two anyway?)..
What's the big attraction?
Duh, again! Obviously, losers (with a capital 'L') can go to that
grotty bookie shop and bet like a quid or something with the hopes of
striking it rich (like I did when that perv Stape gave me all that money
for being kidnapped). However like it's really, really hard to win. The
chances of winning are about as good as me wearing a pantsuit. Boring!
How does it work?
Look,
I can't stop here all day answering questions. I have to get dressed
(well, undressed really) for work. But it's like a series of really,
really unlikely events happening. Like, say for example, that you bet on
me going out with that lowlife Graeme Proctor. That's really unlikely
right? Well, now multiply something like that by five times, and if by
some freaky chance you're right, you'd like win a million pounds or
something.
Any last words?
Whatever! I am so out of here.
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