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The Man Who Bet His House on a Pop Song - A Eurovision Tale
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford · 14
You can gamble on horses or on the turn of a card - but Daniel Gould made a living betting on the outcome of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. Daniel made a profit because he studied the voting history of the competition, as well as the cultural and geo-political factors that predict which songs will triumph and…
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