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Mathematical analyses of the Showcase Showdown

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Steve McClellan:
[quote name=\'Gromit\' date=\'Nov 21 2003, 12:46 AM\']I'm surprised that they say contestants use the right strategy most times. This is a huge pet peeve of mine, I see contestants who get 60 or 65 on the first spin stop the *majority* of the time. Drives me nuts.[/quote]
Sure, they use the right strategy most of the time. How many times do you see people staying on 20 cents? Or spinning again on 95 (given the choice)?

As for the first contestant staying on 60 or 65, staying reduces their chances of winning by only three to five percentage points, so it's unsurprising that a relatively small study wouldn't show that.

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