Multiple Choice
Which of the following coincidences reflects a truly improbable event, if interpreted properly?
A) My next-door neighbor won the lottery! I was only one house away from becoming rich!
B) Wow, what are the chances that I'd be on the same flight as Bill Cosby? Unbelievable!
C) I heard there's a guy in Pennsylvania who won the lottery twice; that lottery must be rigged.
D) None of the above.
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