Robin Lee Powell on 17 Jun 2002 21:04:03 -0000


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Re: [spoon-discuss] Re: [Spoon-business] Prop: Luck of the irish!


On Mon, Jun 17, 2002 at 04:59:32PM -0400, Rob Speer wrote:
> Step 1. Buy two Leprechauns (at a cost of 4 or 8 points) and squeeze
> them at the beginning of the nweek.
> 
> Step 2. Bid 50 points at the Casino each nday, with an expected payoff of
> 53.6 each time, thus earning an average of 3.6 points per nday, or 36
> points per nweek. 32 points are left after buying another Leprechaun to
> sustain your luck for the next nweek.
> 
> Step 3. Profit! (slowly)

This strikes me as exactly the kind of 'loophole' that one could use to
perform a careful, non-emergency win.

What is the point of sharing it with the group, unless your goal is that
no-one ever wins?

-Robin

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