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    Quote Originally Posted by Echonova
    Here's the thing, with the guy giving the money away. The point is for me to lose, therefore he keeps the money. Now I've picked A, he shows me B is empty and offer to let me switch doors to C . That tells me I'm 100% right because if I have picked the wrong door why offer it up? However by offering the third option it gives the guy giving the money away a 50/50 shot at keeping the money. Increasing HIS chances, you should never switch. Unless it was established before the game started that one wrong door would be revealed, then I would switch.
    lol the thing is, he still shows u the door with nothing regardless of u picking the door with the money or not. The reason why to switch it because u are more than likely to first pick a door with nothing then the door with money since its 2/3 chance. And once u do, he offers to switch. Switching really would be the best choice because, at the beginning, u have a higher chance of winning nothing since its 2/3.

    Let say u pick the 1st door with nothing, he opens door 2 with nothing, u make the switch and u win.

    Now lets say u pick door 2 with nothing, he reveals door 1 with nothing, u make the switch and u win.

    Now lets say u pick door 3 with the money, he shows u either door 1 or 2, and if u make the switch, u are goin to lose.

    Since switching has a 1/3 chance to lose, it is your best bet to switch than to stay with the same door. Staying with the same door gives you a (edited) 1/3 chance win. so did i win?
    Last edited by xlilvi3tx; 12-01-2007 at 12:59 PM.

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