Gemmel Posted 22 May, 2013 Share Posted 22 May, 2013 Happened to walk downstairs when deal or no deal was on and the following happened. The guy dealt and was left with the following boxes; 10p 5 pounds 100 pounds 500 pounds 1,000 pounds 3,000 pounds 5,000 pounds 250,000 pounds With the aim of the game (Whilst in live play) being to take out the smallest amounts he then proceeded to take out in this order (So sequentially) 10p 5 pounds 100 pounds 500 pounds 1,000 pounds 3,000 pounds In that order. So basically (Had he been in live play) the most perfect of perfect rounds AND he did it sequentially. When it is down two boxes, they open his, so he didn't have to choose anymore, but the banker then advised him, what he had done was a 1000 - 1. My very limited math skills had it considerably more than a 1000-1, so......... Can any Math's gurus work out and explain what the mathematical odds of opening 6 out of 8 boxes (Starting with the lowest and going up sequentially) would actually be? Outside of being weirdly interested, I've always thought the banker talks a load of ****e, the few times I've watched it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minty Posted 22 May, 2013 Share Posted 22 May, 2013 First round it was an 8/1 shot, second round was 7/1, third was 6/1 etc, etc... so it was 8*7*6*5*4*3 = 20160/1 by my limited, tired-from-work brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwsaint Posted 22 May, 2013 Share Posted 22 May, 2013 It's 1/8! * 2 (or one divided by eight factorial times 2) which is 0.00005 or about 1 in 20000. (I have rounded the figure. Realistically it's slightly more). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmel Posted 22 May, 2013 Author Share Posted 22 May, 2013 First round it was an 8/1 shot, second round was 7/1, third was 6/1 etc, etc... so it was 8*7*6*5*4*3 = 20160/1 by my limited, tired-from-work brain. Based on how I used to work out my football bets, that is how I did it (Yeah, Yeah I know I would say that) so thanks for replying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 22 May, 2013 Share Posted 22 May, 2013 Poor sod. I felt for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 22 May, 2013 Share Posted 22 May, 2013 Never mind that, did he get a hypothetical offer at the end ? How much for ? And how much was his deal ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmel Posted 22 May, 2013 Author Share Posted 22 May, 2013 Never mind that, did he get a hypothetical offer at the end ? How much for ? And how much was his deal ? LOL - He dealt at 7k , was offered (Hypothetically) 88k and he had the 250k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 22 May, 2013 Share Posted 22 May, 2013 First round it was an 8/1 shot, second round was 7/1, third was 6/1 etc, etc... so it was 8*7*6*5*4*3 = 20160/1 by my limited, tired-from-work brain. Seems ok to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted 23 May, 2013 Share Posted 23 May, 2013 LOL - He dealt at 7k , was offered (Hypothetically) 88k and he had the 250k Let me get this straight. Are you saying he dealt at £7k when the choice was either £5k or £250k?? (face-palm thingy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wurzel Posted 23 May, 2013 Share Posted 23 May, 2013 Let me get this straight. Are you saying he dealt at £7k when the choice was either £5k or £250k?? (face-palm thingy) Not seen the episode but I'm guessing he dealt at £7k with all those 8 still remaining. With 7 less than that and only 1 above it, that would seem a pretty sensible deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 23 May, 2013 Share Posted 23 May, 2013 Not seen the episode but I'm guessing he dealt at £7k with all those 8 still remaining. With 7 less than that and only 1 above it, that would seem a pretty sensible deal. Very sensible. It's not like he had the 250,000 anyway. Deal or no deal is a very stupid show but there is something about it that makes you keep watching... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 23 May, 2013 Share Posted 23 May, 2013 Very sensible. It's not like he had the 250,000 anyway. Deal or no deal is a very stupid show but there is something about it that makes you keep watching... ...or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 23 May, 2013 Share Posted 23 May, 2013 Very sensible. It's not like he had the 250,000 anyway. Deal or no deal is a very stupid show but there is something about it that makes you keep watching... I hate it All the false pandering The east and west wing bollix When people offer advice and say "remember our chat last night" Yeah right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty's Caddy Posted 24 May, 2013 Share Posted 24 May, 2013 The odds of choosing the boxes in that particular order were exactly the same as the boxes coming out in any other order. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwichsaint Posted 24 May, 2013 Share Posted 24 May, 2013 I've never seen it. What are the odds on me enjoying it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFrost Posted 24 May, 2013 Share Posted 24 May, 2013 Most of the show is completely staged anyway, and as for Edmonds going on about how players can "strategically" select boxes at random I remember watching it once and they had a "power cut" halfway through a game. The lights, microphones and almost everything completely died all at once, everything apart from the fact that the cameras were mysteriously able to carry on recording during this entire period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 24 May, 2013 Share Posted 24 May, 2013 I hate it All the false pandering The east and west wing bollix When people offer advice and say "remember our chat last night" Yeah right And when they chant blue. Car cash telly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 24 May, 2013 Share Posted 24 May, 2013 Not watched the programme, more than a cursory glance. Is there any skill involved or is it all guessing? If the latter, what then really is the point of the whole thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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