100k Players Pick A Number 1-1000: What Number Avoids Elimination?
100k Players Pick A Number 1-1000: What Number Avoids Elimination?
Imagine a game with 100,000 participants. Each person must choose a whole number between 1 and 1,000. The goal? To be the only person to choose your specific number. Anyone who chooses the same numbers will be eliminated.
So, what number do you choose to maximize your chances of being the sole survivor?
This isn't a simple guessing game. It's a fascinating puzzle that blends probability and a bit of game theory.
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Damnit
I read somewhere that in public restrooms with multiple stalls, the second stall is often the most used because most people tend to assume that the first stall is the most used and therefore less clean.
So, 1.
But seriously, I like this thought experiment and would love to see real data or math, but I'm sure there are just too many variables. Add a few more digits and you're basically talking about the lottery.
I would pick a number in the mid teens. I would guess others will use up all 4 place values to maximise thier odds of survival, no one will pick low 2 digit numbers.
Also, if it goes by common passcode digits, 1980-2010 is the biggest no go zone.
1980-2010 are not between 1 and 1000, though, just to be clear
Sometimes i cant read...