Challenge 40: Lowest Unique Number
CHALLENGE 40
LOWEST UNIQUE NUMBER
Due Date and Time: Wednesday 31 July, 3 pm EST/8 pm GMT countdown
Number of times you can enter: 1
Task/Rules:
• Pick a whole number between 1 and 100. Whoever picks the lowest unique number wins.
What does "Lowest Unique Number" mean?
It means the smallest number that is picked by only one person. If more than one person picks the number, then it can't win.
Seems pretty simple. What's the catch?
It's kind of hard to think about strategy in this game. I mean, 1 is the lowest possible number, so you could just guess 1, and if nobody else picks it, then you win! But if anyone else thinks the same thing and picks 1, then you lose. But then if everyone thinks that everyone will think that, then no one will pick 1, so you can pick 1 and win! But if anyone else thinks that everyone else will think that everyone else will think that, then they'll pick 1 too, and you'll lose.
Then maybe you think, "Well, let's forget about 1; 2's pretty low, too." But then if everyone else thinks that . . .
Points: 5 points for participation. The winner will receive 65 points minus your guess. Please include your tag banner.
Questions: to the question thread in this post.
LOWEST UNIQUE NUMBER
Due Date and Time: Wednesday 31 July, 3 pm EST/8 pm GMT countdown
Number of times you can enter: 1
Task/Rules:
• Pick a whole number between 1 and 100. Whoever picks the lowest unique number wins.
What does "Lowest Unique Number" mean?
It means the smallest number that is picked by only one person. If more than one person picks the number, then it can't win.
Seems pretty simple. What's the catch?
It's kind of hard to think about strategy in this game. I mean, 1 is the lowest possible number, so you could just guess 1, and if nobody else picks it, then you win! But if anyone else thinks the same thing and picks 1, then you lose. But then if everyone thinks that everyone will think that, then no one will pick 1, so you can pick 1 and win! But if anyone else thinks that everyone else will think that everyone else will think that, then they'll pick 1 too, and you'll lose.
Then maybe you think, "Well, let's forget about 1; 2's pretty low, too." But then if everyone else thinks that . . .
Points: 5 points for participation. The winner will receive 65 points minus your guess. Please include your tag banner.
Questions: to the question thread in this post.