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04-04-2013 , 12:20 AM

#5351

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Is the person on this list?

Yzerman
Aulie
Mikkelson
Brewer

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04-04-2013 , 12:21 AM

#5352

Aicirt

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Meh you want to get as much value out of a possible no as you can.

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04-04-2013 , 12:22 AM

#5353

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17) person is one of:
Yzerman
Aulie
Mikkelson
Brewer

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04-04-2013 , 12:22 AM

#5354

Nick Royale

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Originally Posted by Aicirt

We have 3 more after the next q right? We can binary search a list of 4 with 3 questions.

I always assumed if person X is correct, you need to correctly guess "is it person X?" in order to win.

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04-04-2013 , 12:23 AM

#5355

Aicirt

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One of Yzerman or Aulie?

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04-04-2013 , 12:23 AM

#5356

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Is the person in:

Yzerman
Brewer

Aicirt's is good

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04-04-2013 , 12:24 AM

#5357

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18) person is either yzerman or aulie

Don't **** this up now

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04-04-2013 , 12:25 AM

#5358

Aicirt

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Originally Posted by Nick Royale

I always assumed if person X is correct, you need to correctly guess "is it person X?" in order to win.

If you know it is in a list that is a power of 2, you guess if its in the first half of the list, if so then the first quarter, etc.

Each guess eliminates half of the remaining items on the list.

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04-04-2013 , 12:25 AM

#5359

iversonian

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19. is it aulie?

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04-04-2013 , 12:25 AM

#5360

Aicirt

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Yzerman?

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04-04-2013 , 12:26 AM

#5361

Aicirt

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Originally Posted by iversonian

19. is it aulie?

Haters gonna hate. Goal is to maximize the probability you get it in 20. Not to minimize the number of questions.

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04-04-2013 , 12:27 AM

#5362

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The correct answer is Steve Yzerman and I'm not counting ivers guess because I want to end the game on question 19

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04-04-2013 , 12:27 AM

#5363

Nick Royale

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Originally Posted by Aicirt

If you know it is in a list that is a power of 2, you guess if its in the first half of the list, if so then the first quarter, etc.

Each guess eliminates half of the remaining items on the list.

Oh right, I'm being stupid.

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04-04-2013 , 12:28 AM

#5364

Aicirt

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lol. Thanks steve

GG all

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04-04-2013 , 12:28 AM

#5365

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Technically I guessed it for question 8, but let's not get nitty

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04-04-2013 , 12:28 AM

#5366

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Thanks Steve.

GG Aicirt

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04-04-2013 , 12:29 AM

#5367

Nick Royale

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Nice one Steve

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04-04-2013 , 12:30 AM

#5368

Steve Yzerman fan

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I honestly thought aicirt knew it after like question 5

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04-04-2013 , 12:31 AM

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Aicirt

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I was thinking hockey pretty early on. I thought Yzerman might be too obvious though that early.

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04-04-2013 , 12:33 AM

#5370

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What's the record for fewest questions ITT?

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04-04-2013 , 12:42 AM

#5371

Aicirt

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None really stand out in my memory as being particularly short.

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04-04-2013 , 01:48 AM

#5372

D1iabol1cal

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Originally Posted by Aicirt

None really stand out in my memory as being particularly short.

Yeah, I can't think of any either. There could've been some really short ones if people hero guessed early, but that doesn't happen very often.

The best ones are where the right answer comes out of nowhere right at the end, like with Bart Cummings. Also just reminded me of the spork game. That was awesome.