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The luck of the draw

A mathematical improbability in the Third Round of the FA Cup could have upset the Premiership sides.
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What a coincidence!

Coincidences are familiar to us all but what are the so-called laws of chance? From coin tossing to freak weather events, Geoffrey Grimmett explains how probability is at the heart of it all.