Yahtzee Statistics and Probability

The video revisits a 2012 Yahtzee craze where viewers sent in their one-roll Yahtzee attempts. Brady introduces a new challenge using six pink dice, a Numberphile trademark, and captures it with a slow-motion camera. The video also features viewer submissions, including a school class in New Jersey attempting rapid-fire Yahtzee rolls. Brady presents puzzles for viewers to solve and concludes with his own six pink dice attempt, highlighting the community's ongoing engagement.

What year did the narrator's Yahtzee binge begin?

• 2012

• 2013

• 2011

• 2010

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How many dice did the narrator use in his special Yahtzee attempt?

• Five

• Six

• Seven

• Eight

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What was unique about the dice used in the narrator's special attempt?

• They were yellow

• They were blue

• They were pink

• They were green

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What did Caleb do in his Yahtzee submission?

• Used a super slow-motion camera

• Tallied all the stats

• Used only three dice

• Took 1000 rolls

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How many rolls did it take Kerry to achieve her Yahtzee?

• 571

• 600

• 450

• 504

Where did the school that attempted a rapid-fire Yahtzee challenge located?

• New Jersey

• Florida

• California

• Texas

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How many students participated in the school's rapid-fire Yahtzee challenge at a time?

• 12

• 18

• 24

• 30

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What was the result of the school's rapid-fire Yahtzee challenge?

• Yahtzee on the 504th roll

• No Yahtzee achieved

• Yahtzee on the 600th roll

• Yahtzee on the 100th roll

What is one of the puzzles presented by the narrator?

• Probability of a pair

• Probability of a flush

• Probability of a straight

• Probability of a full house

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How many frames per second was the special slow-motion Yahtzee roll captured at?

• 2000

• 1200

• 800

• 1600

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