Lord Brougham, speaking in the House of Lords in 1849 of tables issued by the Board of Trade, said that a lively impression prevailed 'that they could prove anything and everything'; and in connection with them he adopted some unnamed person's remark, 'Give me half an hour and the run of the multiplication table and I'll engage to payoff the National Debt.'

The complicated bets had large payoffs and correspondingly smaller chances of winning.

Payoff for the banker, by Frances & Richard Lockridge.

Richard Lockridge (A); 12Mar73; R547995. LOCKRIDGE, RICHARD. Payoff for the banker.

Buckshot payoff.

Payoff at Boundry Town.

Payoff for the banker, by Frances & Richard Lockridge.

Richard Lockridge (A); 12Mar73; R547995. LOCKRIDGE, RICHARD. Payoff for the banker.

Buckshot payoff.

Payoff at Boundry Town.