Deal or No Deal
Okay, I've got a box, and it might be worth a shitload of money, or it might be worth fuck all.

But before I open it to find out I'll get all these other people to open theirs... because I think I can figure out where the low-value ones are O_o

Oh, and I'll periodically turn down offers of good money, because I'm pretty sure I've got a good sum in my box - I can tell, because it looks exactly like all the others.

And to top it all off, if I cave in really quickly, then we'll keep playing anyway, just to rub in how much more I could have won, or how lucky I was... anything, as long as it fills half an hour.

Hmmm, no I think I'd rather go and eat my own earwax - and we all know how horrible THAT tastes
(Professor Kenny Martin Hmm? What?, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 16:22, 11 replies)

Hell yes!
If I am ever forced to watch this shite I will scream with laughter when they give up £15k and win 10p. I am genuinely disappointed if anyone goes home with more than £1k
( Joliet, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 16:24, closed)

I have never watched it
well...I lie...I have watched about 10 seconds which was long enough to see Noel Edmunds and his shit eating grin.
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 16:28, closed)

Agreed
The most overrated shit on TV. I never understood the fascination, and everyone on the show acts in such a way that you'd think you were watching a fucking drama series, not a game show!
(porkinator is a Rock n Roll nerd!, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 16:28, closed)

and I'll also watch this bearded man pretend to make a phone call
that could possibly affect the outcome, except it won't, because he's only pretending.
( rofl harris, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 16:28, closed)

I see the problem here...
Your 'system' obviously isn't that good...

Fucking system my sweaty arse-crack - it's fucking guesswork you morons!
( snee held his breath since, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 16:35, closed)

...was going to post this, glad I'm not alone :D
Except for the ear-wax bit. You can keep that :)
( Jeccius Steam Borderlands 2 junkie, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 16:35, closed)

I did
www.b3ta.com/questions/coldfish/post540314

but mine isn't as funny.
( sanityclause is waiting until, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 16:58, closed)

Doesnt..
Goldenballs have a similar plot to it, except you get double stuffed at the end if you both choose to 'steal'
(danniekavanagh did nothing constructive on, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 16:58, closed)

A thousand clicks
My missus watches this shit, in the full knowledge that it's all just fucking guesswork and there's no skill involved. And just where do they find all the fucknuts they get on as contestants?
And that's before we even get to Noel-fucking-Edmonds
( Snappyuk gets BIGGER with free sample., Thu 15 Oct 2009, 17:02, closed)

There is a certain subset
of mathematician that loves this show. It's like someone is funding an extended research project into game theory. You know all those hypotheticals about "you can take a tenner now, or open the door which may have a million quid behind it, or may have nothing" sort of questions? Well, this is about as close as it comes to actually playing those scenarios out.

Of course, the producers make sure that the contestants are morons who choose a box because its number is their daughter's neice's birthday, rather than hyper-rational probability theorists, but I find it interesting to watch anyway.
(ragged, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 17:03, closed)

Hmm...
"Of course, the producers make sure that the contestants are morons who choose a box because its number is their daughter's neice's birthday, rather than hyper-rational probability theorists, but I find it interesting to watch anyway."

I'm not sure I understand how any method for picking boxes that all look the same is more rational than any other.
(fibonacci_cunt cunt, cunt, cuntcunt, cuntcuntcunt,..., Mon 19 Oct 2009, 17:55, closed)