Why do most of the contestants not understand the basics of odds and are in general cowards. They nearly always make the wrong decision. Also the contestants are ruining what was once a good show. Its cringing to watch the chants of blue blue. As if thats going to help. Also people crying when they have made a thick decision. Grow up ffs.

Woah calm down mate.

I imagine that it must be very difficult when you're actually in the chair and playing for real money and not just watching at home.

I'll Tell you, all you can think about is your family when you sit in that chair, and all the other shows that have gone wrong in the pass :( xxxxxxxx
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right, let me explain.Crimbo2008, are you a person? Do you experience emotion? Have you ever lost out on a lot of money, especially when you only said one word to prevent you from getting that cash and you picked the numbers that got you to the point where you would have been offered that money that you lost out on? I would imagine you are a coward, and make thick decisions.And will you PLEASE stop ranting on and on about the Blue blue blue chants??!!!!although i agree with you there.

I think many people do play the odds and make the right decision based on them, it's just sometimes the very unlikely happens. I mean Sara and Donna had a 1 in 28 chance of leaving a £250k/£100k finish from the point they dealt (and were far more likely to go home with a lot less than their deals), so are they stupid based on a decision with odds as low as that? I think not.

Likewise Mariette today, as most players won't be willing to gamble on an all-or-peanuts last decision, the only way she could have guaranteed more than her deal was to have the 10% chance of a perfect round and leave the 50k and 35k, or have one of those top two in her box with the 15k as fallback (a total 20% chance). Not a stupid decision at all!

However, on the other hand, if someone takes a risk that I think unlikely to pay off (like John G or Khanny for instance), I still want them to succeed!

I also think that even though the odds are undoubtedly useful, they're not the be all and end all of the game...sometimes there might be a very very low chance of disaster, but to some people any chance isn't worth risking it when you're talking about significant amounts of money. Similarly, an offer could be hugely generous but still not tempting to a player, depending on how they view the money. As for "nearly always" making the wrong decision, I don't have the stats to prove it, but I really don't think that's true...a large amount of players manage to beat the Banker, or at least come close to it.