If I was to give you ?88,000 .....

[Blue_SV650S]

... would you have the 'stones' to gamble it on a coin toss (50:50) to win £250,000 instead??

i.e. there are 3 outcomes, you walk away with £250k, £88k or nothing.







*and no, NO I am not going tooooo, this is hypothetical only!!!
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[Misc]

I used to play at casinos so know exactly what it's like to have money & then lose it a few seconds later by gambling. But then again, that's what gives people the thrill, knowing they could get more...

So i'll stick with the £88k, thanks.

[ms51ves3]

How have you got £250,000 from £88,000?

It's irrelevant anyway, because I'd do the sensible thing and take the £88,000.

[h00dwink]

what happened on deal or no deal you mean?
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[Chris750]

statistically, betting £88k on a 50:50 for £250K is a very good bet, you wouldn't find many bookies taking the bet i.e you give them £88 and either walk away with nothing or they pay you £250.

But, in my current financial/life situation I couldn't risk it, £88 would do allot of good now

[The Shaggy D.A.]

Whether it requires "stones" or not is dependant on how much you actually need the money, and what you had to do to obtain the £88k in the first place.

I'd want better than a 50:50 chance to give away a guaranteed £88k.
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[sk8wheeler]

I'd take the money and run. £88k would clear my debts, get me a bike and allow me to have a proper holiday for the first time in aaaaaaaages. Then I'd spend a load on hookers and booze.

I'd probably waste the rest.

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[KevTM]

I'd take the 88k, bolt, buy a house outright (houses are fairly cheap up here). I could have a sizable pension / money put away from working without having to pay a mortgage.

Having the 250k would make things easier but if an opportunity like that (88k) came up I'd be a fool not to take it.

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[ms51ves3]

[Blue_SV650S]

I think she took it like a man!!!
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[daemonoid]

Always swap the boxes!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Hall_problem

I'd take the 88k it's too much to risk. My cut off (for the same prize ratio) would be a bout a grand, anything over that and I'd keep it!
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[chris-red]

If you it like this, if you had worked really hard and save up all your cash and you had 88k in your account would you bet it on a 50/50 to win £250k? I wouldn't. But it was £88 for £250 I probably would. 88k is a life changing amount of money.
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[5v3d3b0]

I would take the money and run far away
Even if the offer was 50:50 for 400k.
The truth is you are getting amazing odds, but those odds are only applicable if you get the opportunity more than once.
If I got the opportunity 10 times, I'd gamble every time and be sure to make a profit, but when it's only once and it's 50:50... No way

[SoND]

[Flip]

If you gave 88k I'd hump your leg like a puppy then piss off on the bike and not come back until I'd spent it.

[ClaireBear]

[Misc]

I want to know if they actually handed her a penny after the show?