We all know Mally's Law - if a box had a large number in it one show, it is unlikely to have a high number in it again for a second show.

But, does this really work?

There are two sides to the argument - and of course who believes what depends on the situation.

For example: If the £250k is on the table one show, the banker has claimed that it is highly unlikely to be there for a second time in a row. However, as the contestant at the time (was it Ryan?) pointed out, everything's random and there's every chance it could be there for a second time.

But, who is right? Surely, with someone like Stevie, who had a large number of high reds, mathematically, the chances of her having a blue are going to increase with every red she has.. or maybe this is too mathematical for what is basically a random game?

Mally's Law makes me cry. It's total rubbish - the games are independent events, so the contents of one game's boxes don't affect what happens the next day.

i think my system if i ever went on would be to pick whichever box had the 250,000 the show before and go downwards from that if that makes sense

I wish I'd paid more attention in maths class rather than doodling cartoons in the back of my exercise book then I could join in this debate properly!

it's absolute *beep*, with all respect to the man. but it pains me when people take this to actually be true! and the fact that it's winning on this poll makes me want to cry!

aww don't cry hun you'll get awful red eyes, just take a deep breath

I know...i already look worse than that bird in my sig!

passes Jonny a pair of shades for his eyes

It is correct.

It isn't. It ISN'T. What do you want me to do to get you to see this? Pay you? I'm actually prepared to do that.

Nope. I know its correct, and there is nothing you can do about it. You see, Mally's law won Mally £54,000 and possibly £250,000! Must be of some use...

BECAUSE MALLY HAD THE BLOODY £250,000 IN HIS BOX!!!!!!!!!!!!

AAAAAAARGHHHHHHH.

BUT HE KEPT THE BIGGER AMOUNTS IN PLAY

There should have been a category in the recent forum awards for "Best comedy double act"

wakey1512 and daniel4389 would walk it!

I think these guys need a thread all to themselves - it'll be hilarious!

We really do.

And, looking at the stats - I didn't see the actual game - Mally's final five was 10p, £100, £250, £20k and £250k. Given that he had £250k and therefore couldn't take it out, that's really rather crap.

It's equally likely to work as the opposite theory, i.e. the theory that "Black Widows" will continue to have large amounts. But both are no better or worse than any random system of picking numbers!

There's also the question of what do you apply it to - the person, i.e. what did person X have in their box yesterday, or the number, i.e. what did number X have in its box yesterday, etc.

68% think it's right. I despair.

There was one player (apart from Mally, obviously), the very funny Russell, I think, who based his whole gameplan on what the boxes have had in previous days - he had a huge (well, A4) Excel spreadsheet with colour coding, etc., and ended up ripping it up after he took out three high reds... I think!

Hahah, exactly - it's a load of rubbish. But I'll forgive Russell, as he was a legend.

Dave E also seemed to base lots of his decisions on what players had had recently...and look where that got him!