Cada comes across well

[Kurn]

I disagee. The writer is not talking about Vegas odds. His statement is what it is. As for "greatly", the word is there. No editor, looking at recent history, decided to take it out. The sentence stands or falls on its merits as written.

I might even suggest that by winning it, your probability of winning another one drops slightly, since now more people take shots at you.

Nobody has won back-to-back in 21 years. No previous winner has won since Unger. 2 simple facts that refute the statement