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I've found yet another TV love, my first since "Rock Star: INXS" and another one that I would actually plan my free time around. Ladies and gentlemen, my new television obsession...
"Deal or No Deal."
That's right, the game show with Howie Mandel, who looks so much cooler since he went the Mr. Clean route with the shaved head and earring. What I think I like about it the most is that it is a game of probability in the end, and one in which people have to take calculated risks. I like watching the psychology involved as people look at a six-digit number and decide if it's worth blowing tens of thousands of dollars for the chance at doubling the prize. The fact that there's nothing random about the game beyond the arrangement of the cases is also fascinating...every game is a tabla rasa and the only way to gain an "advantage" is to know probability and averages.
Not too much to say beyond that. Suppose I just wanted to see if anyone else here was an avid "Deal or No Deal" watcher.
"Deal or No Deal."
That's right, the game show with Howie Mandel, who looks so much cooler since he went the Mr. Clean route with the shaved head and earring. What I think I like about it the most is that it is a game of probability in the end, and one in which people have to take calculated risks. I like watching the psychology involved as people look at a six-digit number and decide if it's worth blowing tens of thousands of dollars for the chance at doubling the prize. The fact that there's nothing random about the game beyond the arrangement of the cases is also fascinating...every game is a tabla rasa and the only way to gain an "advantage" is to know probability and averages.
Not too much to say beyond that. Suppose I just wanted to see if anyone else here was an avid "Deal or No Deal" watcher.