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There is a hat containing 100 one-dollar bills, 10 ten-dollar bills, and 1 one-hundred-dollar bill. You draw bills one by one at random without replacement. At any moment, you may choose to say "stop"—either right from the start or immediately after seeing the last drawn bill. Once you say stop, the next bill drawn will be yours. Question: What is the optimal strategy? And how much would you be willing to pay to play this game?

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Interviewed at Wincent Capital Management

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Sep 24, 2025

There is a hat containing 100 one-dollar bills, 10 ten-dollar bills, and 1 one-hundred-dollar bill. You draw bills one by one at random without replacement. At any moment, you may choose to say "stop"—either right from the start or immediately after seeing the last drawn bill. Once you say stop, the next bill drawn will be yours. Question: What is the optimal strategy? And how much would you be willing to pay to play this game?

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