Solution to The Impossible Bet

The video discusses a gambling scenario where 100 people must find their own dollar bill in one of 100 boxes, with each person allowed to check 50 boxes. Random selection yields a near-zero success probability. However, a strategy using chains formed by the dollar bills in the boxes can increase the success rate to over 30%. This strategy involves starting at the box corresponding to one's number and following a path dictated by the bills, ensuring collective success or failure. The video emphasizes the importance of linked outcomes and concludes with a sponsor acknowledgment.

What happens if a person picks the same box as another person?

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Describe how the boxes can be linked in chains and what this means for finding the dollar bills.

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