Nearly a decade later, even as he edited the draft of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation in August of 1862, Lincoln hosted a delegation of freed slaves at the White House in the hopes of getting their support on a plan for colonization in Central America.
A 3-team parlay usually pays 6 to 1. If you made a $100 parlay and all three teams covered the spread, you would win $600. All of them need to cover the spread for you to win. If San Diego lost by exactly 6 (push/tie) and you won the other two games, the 3-team parlay would just be knocked down to a 2-teamer.
How much are focus group participants paid? They might earn nothing or maybe just a discount coupon or a voucher for free fast food meal. Some marketing research companies and universities keep a pool of potential participants on hand and pay them $10 to $150 for a one or two hours group session. Professional participants generally decline to participate unless the reward for doing so is worth considerably more than their hourly fees.