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Maths for Kids / Maths is Not Boring: The Kids Maths Podcast· Staffel 1· Folge 785

The Monty Hall Problem for Kids: Why Switching Doors Wins

Mittwoch, 23. September 2026 · 15 min

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The story of the Monty Hall problem for kids: three doors, one car and two goats, and how Marilyn vos Savant explained in 1990 why switching wins twice as often.
• Why your first pick has only a one in three chance
• How the host's open door is a clue that changes the chances
• How even the great mathematician Paul Erdos only believed it after a computer test
• Quiz questions to answer along the way
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