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WhammyPower

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Another Probability Problem
« Reply #15 on: February 22, 2005, 08:00:57 PM »
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Craig Karlberg

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Another Probability Problem
« Reply #16 on: February 23, 2005, 05:24:53 AM »
Exen if a couple picks a $700+ box, there's also the possibility that they pick a box that has a prize worth only about $150 or so which can throw the whole round in jeopardy.  Of course, if they traded in a very expensive prize in exchange for a box whose prize is only about 2/3 that traded prize's value or even half, that's treading water right there since there's usually one item among the original 6 that's very valuable that it's tempting to keep but more often than not is usually traded in for a prize that may not help out getting the $2500 needed for the trip.

PYLdude

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Another Probability Problem
« Reply #17 on: February 23, 2005, 09:04:20 AM »
[quote name=\'Craig Karlberg\' date=\'Feb 23 2005, 05:24 AM\']Exen if a couple picks a $700+ box, there's also the possibility that they pick a box that has a prize worth only about $150 or so which can throw the whole round in jeopardy.[/quote]

Name me one time in the $2500 era of STYD where a traded box prize was less than $200.
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« Reply #18 on: February 23, 2005, 09:10:57 AM »
[quote name=\'PYLdude\' date=\'Feb 23 2005, 09:04 AM\'][quote name=\'Craig Karlberg\' date=\'Feb 23 2005, 05:24 AM\']Exen if a couple picks a $700+ box, there's also the possibility that they pick a box that has a prize worth only about $150 or so which can throw the whole round in jeopardy.[/quote]

Name me one time in the $2500 era of STYD where a traded box prize was less than $200.
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I'm positive that during the last weeks of the old format, where 24 Karats was upstairs, that they had a pocketwatch worth $150.