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Emotional_Series7814 @kbin.melroy.org

3d ago

Monty Hall

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- Goat your own way-ay-ay-ay.

A has a wolf and C a cabbage
- There's a relevant xkcd for that as well:
  xkcd #1134
  Explain xkcd #1134
  
  Wolves and dogs are the same species.
  That means you just abandoned a doggo and you're under arrest for animal neglect.
  
  Just hold the cabbage, it doesn't need a seat

Source: xkcd #1282
Explain xkcd #1282
- I don't see the issue with the consolation price? A goat is a few thousand bucks!
  
  The entire premise of a "zonk" is that the contestant would be disappointed. Goats were a common "zonk," and it's assumed most contestants would have no ability to house, and no use for, a domestic goat.
  According to an interview with Monty Hall, several contestants actually decided to keep the animals; although rare, it was allowed since the animals were offered as prizes (and they were a lot more expensive than the consolation cash prize).
  from the explainxkcd link, emphasis mine.
- In hindsight it was pretty dumb of me to not post this too. Thanks for putting the information out there

2 doors should have been opened.
- No. You'd pick a door that would stay closed and then they'd open an incorrect door.
  Then you're given the final choice to pick which door to take.
  
  So I guess we can presume that Beret Guy chose A or C, Monty Hall revealed the goat behind door B, and then Beret Guy switched his choice... to door B.
- That's assuming you don't want the goat and want the "real" prize

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