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  2. Monty Hall problem - Wikipedia

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    After the player picks a door, the host opens 999,998 of the remaining doors. On average, in 999,999 times out of 1,000,000, the remaining door will contain the prize. Intuitively, the player should ask how likely it is that, given a million doors, they managed to pick the right one initially.

  3. Odds and evens (hand game) - Wikipedia

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    Odds and evens is a simple game of chance and hand game, involving two people simultaneously revealing a number of fingers and winning or losing depending on whether they are odd or even, or alternatively involving one person picking up coins or other small objects and hiding them in their closed hand, while another player guesses whether they have an odd or even number.

  4. Maze-solving algorithm - Wikipedia

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    Traversal using right-hand rule (). One effective rule for traversing mazes is the Hand On Wall Rule, also known as either the left-hand rule or the right-hand rule.If the maze is simply connected, that is, all its walls are connected together or to the maze's outer boundary, then by keeping one hand in contact with one wall of the maze the solver is guaranteed not to get lost and will reach a ...

  5. Hobson's choice - Wikipedia

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    A Hobson's choice is a free choice in which only one thing is actually offered. The term is often used to describe an illusion that choices are available. The best known Hobson's choice is "I'll give you a choice: take it or leave it", wherein "leaving it" is strongly undesirable.

  6. List of The Price Is Right pricing games - Wikipedia

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    Each row corresponds to one of two prizes and contains a bar that highlights four consecutive digits. Whenever either bar is moved, the other one moves in the same way. The contestant wins both prizes by positioning the bars to highlight the correct prices, reading from upper left to lower right for one and lower left to upper right for the other.

  7. Dining philosophers problem - Wikipedia

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    think unless the right fork is available; when it is, pick it up; when both forks are held, eat for a fixed amount of time; put the left fork down; put the right fork down; repeat from the beginning. With these instructions, the situation may arise where each philosopher holds the fork to their left; in that situation, they will all be stuck ...

  8. Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: "Los Angeles has ample cap space to re-sign pending free agent left tackle Alaric Jackson if they choose. The Rams opt in this scenario to invest more into the cheapest ...

  9. Lefty-righty switch - Wikipedia

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    With right-handed Trea Turner due to bat, left-handed pitcher Tyler Matzek is replaced by right-handed pitcher Josh Tomlin (pictured) in a game on April 6, 2021. [1]In baseball, the lefty-righty switch is a maneuver by which a player who may be at a disadvantage against an opponent of a certain handedness is replaced by a substitute who is better suited for the situation.