Plinko: Probability from a TV Show

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Article

Publication Date

2001

Publication Title

Demos with Positive Impact Online Instructional Resources

Abstract

Plinko is the most popular game of chance on the TV game show The Price is Right. This demo uses Plinko to illustrate how mathematics is useful for predicting a strategy that gives the highest probability for a big win.

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