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Actor Corey Haim Dead at 38

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:53:42 EST

Book of Odds Named "Best of the New"

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:22:37 EST

Book of Odds was named one of the “ Best of the New” by the Boston Globe, a great honor for a company launched in Boston. This numbers us among what the Globe calls the year’s “delightful debuts.” Spell our names right and alliterate all you wish!

Tornado forming: Book of Odds Talks with Storm Chaser Joshua Wurman

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:23:29 EST

It’s not at all likely you will be killed by a tornado. Or as Dr. Joshua Wurman puts it: “Suicide by tornado would be very inefficient.”

March Madness: College Ball Controversy

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:26:29 EST

March Madness, a joyful time for sports fans, generates even more joy for TV executives and the NCAA. CBS took in over $400 million from the 2009 tournament; the network is paying the NCAA $6 billion over 11 years for the broadcast rights, and rumors abound that the NCAA could opt out this summer in search of an even bigger deal with ESPN.

VIDEO: "What's More Likely"—Boston

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:28:51 EST

Are you more likely to die drowning in a bathtub or falling out of bed? Is it more likely that a woman owns a firearm or that a man has faked an orgasm? Are there more black people with the last name "White" or white people with the last name "Black"? Think you know the answers? Click to find out and see hilarious responses to these questions in Book of Odds' newest video: "What's More Likely—Boston."

VIDEO: Play the "What's More Likely?" Odds Game

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:28:29 EST

Play the “What’s More Likely?” Odds Game

Cash Cab isn’t the only game show for the streets.

Book of Odds recently asked pedestrians in Los Angeles, “What’s more likely?”

Contestants were asked several questions, including:

Is it more likely an adult owns a Bible or that a US banknote contains traces of cocaine?
Is it more likely a person attacked by a shark will survive or that a man owns a t-shirt?

Think you know the answers? Not so fast – find out if you’re right by watching the Book of Odds video: “What’s More Likely?”