Price is Right airs daily. Survivor only three times so far. Could it be that Price is Right contestants have seen the game played and picked up the optimal strategy from previous contestants, whereas Survivor contestants have not had similar opportunity. If so, neither set of contestants is "smarter", but one is farther up a learning curve. More cynically, both sets of contestants are roughly equally stupid... But a contestant might say that economic/game theory is stupid.
Ed. Edward J. López Assistant Professor Department of Economics University of North Texas Mail: P.O. Box 311457 Express mail: 325 Wooten Hall Corner of Highland and Welch Streets Denton, TX 76203-1457 Tel: 940.369.7005 Fax: 940.565.4426 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.econ.unt.edu/elopez >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/11/02 06:26PM >>> The players on "Survivor" may not have been smart enough, but the players on "The Price is Right" pursue the correct strategy all the time (bids of $1 if they think everyone has overbid or bids of $1 higher than the highest bid if they think everyone has underbid.) James
