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What's even wilder is that the people working for game shows utilized this strategy long before it was a known, publicly verified thing. So someone who wasn't
by turc1656 7y ago
What's even wilder is that the people working for game shows utilized this strategy long before it was a known, publicly verified thing. So someone who wasn't a world famous mathematician figured it out and was confident in their work - the same work that a renowned, industry-leading professional refused to believe.
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- ghaff 7y agoOnce you figure it out, it's pretty obvious though. And the game show people don't need a rigorous mathematical proof. You can simulate it with some playing cards and understand it in a hurry. What made it very clear to me is if you just increase the number of incorrect doors that you open by a lot. (Making the assumption that the host knows where the prize is.) In that case, it's obvious that you're improving the odds by showing where the prize isn't.