rojo- is it true that I have a better chance of winning if I get lapped four times instead of only three?
rojo- is it true that I have a better chance of winning if I get lapped four times instead of only three?
I was watching a race and saw that the leader was about to lap a guy for the fourth time. Immediately I thought that was a mistake because the lapped guy would have a better chance of winning. So I calculated the probabilities and was proven correct. Has to do with the lapped guy trying harder to get back into the lead if he was down 4 laps instead of 3. Down three laps, he would only try for the tie.
3.14159 laps to be pi-xactly.
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