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Old 02-18-2006, 02:08 PM  
Varius
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Originally Posted by DatingGold
i may be an idiot but i think there is a fourth option:

The player picks empty door number 1. The game host picks the other empty door. Switching will win the car.
The player picks empty door number 2. The game host picks the other empty door. Switching will win the car.
The player picks the car. The game host picks one of the two empty doors. Switching will lose.
The player picks the car. The game host picks one of the two empty doors. Switching will lose.

that would make it 50/50

its like the are counting the empty door collectively.
I would have to agree here

You HAVE to consider all the possibilities, even if two of them seem the same (Player picks the car).

Either way, personally I'd always stick with my first guess even if it presents no advantage
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