Dec 18, 2024
It’s the holiday season, and Pete and Noah are getting into the festive spirit by looking at the math behind a favorite Hannukah game. Join our hosts as they delve into the probabilities of the dreidel and uncover a counterintuitive truth about its fairness. Whatever traditions you and your family look forward to at this time of year, we promise a lively and interesting time as we take this topic for a spin. Seasons Greetings!
• Robert Feinerman's paper, An Ancient Unfair Game
Questions Answered in the Episode:
• Why is the game of dreidel mathematically unfair, and which
player has the statistical advantage?
• How do the different possible
outcomes of each dreidel spin affect the expected value of the pot
for each player?