RANDOMNESS Matching Socks

Imagine that the room is dark and you can't see a thing. In your drawer are three loose socks--two are blue and one is red, identical except for color. If you withdraw two socks, are you more likely to get two blues (a match) or one blue and one red (no match) or are the outcomes equally likely?
2 blue socks 1 red sock, 1 blue sock

--pages 53-54, Randomness

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