[GSM] Card Sharks

[StrangerCoug]

puzzledan says 49 out of 100 mothers-in-law have admitted to dropping in on their daughters-in-law uninvited. D3f3nd3r, what say you?

[D3f3nd3r]

Get rid of the in-law portion and it's like 95. Keep it in and it's gonna be a lot lower than 49.

[StrangerCoug]

Spoiler: The actual number of mothers-in-law said they've dropped in on their daughter-in-law uninvited is...

...seventy! We have not had one correct higher/lower call on the survey question so far this match!

puzzledan, your base card for game two is...

...a six. Play it or change it?

[puzzledan]

I going to change that

[StrangerCoug]

Your six now becomes...

...a four!

[puzzledan]

Higher

[StrangerCoug]

Higher than a four, you say...

A six. Changing the card prevented you from losing to a double at the same rank as D3f3nd3r last game.

[puzzledan]

Risk it why not higher

[StrangerCoug]

Higher than a six, you say...

A seven!

[puzzledan]

Oh screw this let go for the whole match
Lower

[StrangerCoug]

Going against the odds? OK, lower than a seven...

...and it's a three! Will puzzleboard sweep the board twice in a row?

[puzzledan]

For game and the match
Higher for game and the match

[StrangerCoug]

Spoiler: For $1,000, the match, and a spot in the semifinals, is the last card higher than a three?

YES!

You're moving on! Congratulations!

D3f3nd3r... that's the way luck is sometimes, unfortunately. You did try, however, and I do hope to see you around.

puzzledan will play the Money Cards later today or tomorrow.

[StrangerCoug]

Okay, puzzledan, here's how the Money Cards work:

That $1,000 is safe no matter what happens to you here. Now, I'm going to give you $1,000 in new money. This is played just like before, but you're betting that money on each turn of the card. At the end of the bottom row, you'll go to the next one and I'll add another $1,000 to your betting money. Minimum bets are $50 until you reach the top card, the Big Bet, where the minimum is half your money.

You are allowed to change one card per row with one of the cards along the left column; speak up if you feel you need that help.

Here's your money...

...and your first card is...

...a very good one to be starting with, seeing as you don't lose money on a double.

[puzzledan]

Well then let double it up since i have nothing really to lose
1000 Lower

[StrangerCoug]

Wisely going $1,000 that it's lower...

...and a five is, of course, lower than an ace. You now have $2,000.

[puzzledan]

2000 Higher

[StrangerCoug]

That much on a five? OK, $2,000 that it's higher...

Well, the good news is that you doubled your money again. The bad news is that the eight is one of the worst cards in the deck. You have not spent your help for this row, so you can still use one if you think you need it here.

[puzzledan]

Change to number 2

[StrangerCoug]

Your eight now becomes...

...a nine. Marginally better.

[puzzledan]

All in as they say in poker
4000 Lower

[StrangerCoug]

Betting everything again! Is it lower than a nine?

It is!

We'll move that up to the next row and give you an extra grand:

You now have $9,000 and a seven. If you wish, you can change your card since you're on a new row now.

[puzzledan]

I will do just that change that with number 1

[StrangerCoug]

Your seven now becomes...

...a nine, which is no improvement.

[puzzledan]

6000 Lower