Re: Shell Game (Dixie cups work too)

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From: Tony Lezard
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 11:37

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unknown@apple.com (Matt Ackeret) writes:

> >Should the player switch to the other cup or stay pat?
> >What are the odds?
> 
> AAAAH! The Monty Hall/Marilyn Vos Savant problem comes up again! It's
> become the Craig Shergold of puzzles..

Yeah. The only other contender I can think of is the old "Continue this
series: 1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221, 312211,..." puzzle.

N.B. This is not an invitation to waste net.bandwidth and post the
solution or requests for it! If you really haven't seen this before,
work it out yourself or have a look at the rec.puzzles FAQ.

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From: Tony Lezard <tony@mantis.co.uk>
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