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Old 12-27-2012, 04:54 PM  
Dirty F
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Originally Posted by RKLover View Post
You nailed it. Plus the Game Show has no financial incentive, either way. Their sponsors pay for the privilege to donate the prizes and have them advertised.

As for the sponsors, they can purchase insurance. We used to have a car as a hole-in-one prize for a Charity Golf Tournament I was involved in. The donating Auto Dealership simply bought a policy covering the odds of someone winning.
No, in this case they want to give you the idea that the chances of winning are equal but in reality they aren't. But because of the free choice most people won't realize this.
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