The Martingale Problem
The Martingale Betting system claims that by doubling your wager after each loss, no matter how many times they lose in a row, a gambler is guaranteed to eventually win big. It’s considered foolproof, and mathematically it is… until it isn’t.
With the aid of a faithful blackjack-dealing robot friend, Kevin puts this 18th-century France gambling strategy to the test. How does expected value play a role? What about exponential growth? Here’s the real question: Does it actually work!?
*** LINKS ***
The Difficulty Of Faking Data by Theodore P. Hill
http://www.kkuniyuk.com/Math119FakingData.pdf
Wizard Of Odds Streaks
https://wizardofodds.com/image/ask-the-wizard/streaks.pdf
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With the aid of a faithful blackjack-dealing robot friend, Kevin puts this 18th-century France gambling strategy to the test. How does expected value play a role? What about exponential growth? Here’s the real question: Does it actually work!?
*** LINKS ***
The Difficulty Of Faking Data by Theodore P. Hill
http://www.kkuniyuk.com/Math119FakingData.pdf
Wizard Of Odds Streaks
https://wizardofodds.com/image/ask-the-wizard/streaks.pdf
***********************************
Get Vsauce's favorite science and math toys delivered to your door!
https://www.curiositybox.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/VsauceTwo
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VsauceTwo
Hosted, Produced, And Edited by Kevin Lieber
Instagram: http://instagram.com/kevlieber
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevinlieber
Website: http://kevinlieber.com
Research And Writing by Matthew Tabor
https://twitter.com/matthewktabor
VFX By Eric Langlay
https://www.youtube.com/c/ericlanglay
Huge Thanks Paula Lieber
https://www.etsy.com/shop/Craftality
Select Music By Jake Chudnow: http://www.youtube.com/user/JakeChudnow
MY PODCAST -- THE CREATE UNKNOWN
https://www.youtube.com/thecreateunknown
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