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| Benjamin |
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 5:49 pm Post subject: Pick a number! |
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I'm a bit tipsy, but wanna do a contest......
Pick a number between 0 and 11. First one to get the number I'm thinking of wins.....
A Mac Computer!
Worth 3000 e$!
Only 1 guess per person! |
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| Im Not Warren Buffett |
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 5:56 pm Post subject: |
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Hmmmm... Moderating Under the Influence?
Here is the conundrum: if you go first, you have a 1/11 chance of getting the right number. Because that person is not likely to get it correct, if you go second, you have a 1/10 chance of getting it right. That, too, is a relatively small chance of getting it right, so if I wait and go third, its a 1/9 chance...
I think there is some statistical formula to figure out the optimal time to guess, but I'm going to make my guess right now anyway.
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| Benjamin |
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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Heh, office Holiday party. (I didn't wear a lampshade or anything though).
Nice use of the emoticon!...Errrrr.....
Also, your statistical anaysis would make StatTrader very proud!
Nope, not 8! |
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| soma |
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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There are only so many times you can drop a " " in the forums, so I feel the need to seize every opportunity .
And I'm wrong... that is what happens when you go first. |
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| Benjamin |
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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| That is what happens when you go second. heh. |
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| Benjamin |
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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I put between 0 & 11 because I wanted to say between 1 & 10, but that means it wouldn't be 1 or 10 which it isn't necessesarily, but...I dunno...where was I going with this?
Oh, it's NOT 0 or 11! |
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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You would just need to say "between 1 and 10, inclusive".
I submit this as more proof that our Mod is MUI...  |
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| rykarde |
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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I will take the number 7
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| Benjamin |
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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| 7 is a very good guess...but not what I was thinking at the time...Sorry... :/ |
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| Dave Rathbun |
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 7:04 pm Post subject: |
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| I guess... "A". Oh, wait, this isn't the wrong answer game... I guess 5. |
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| Benjamin |
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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| geb9696 |
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Benjamin |
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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Not 6!
I'm surprised it went this far.  |
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