| Title: | Playing Catch Up on The Chase and Bertrand's Ballot Problem |
| Speaker: | Michael A. Jones Managing Editor/Associate Editor Mathematical Reviews American Mathematical Society Ann Arbor, MI |
| Abstract: | The Chase is a television game show (2009-present in UK; from 2013-2015; 2021-present in US) that consists of three rounds and three contestants. This presentation explores the probability of a contestant "being caught" by the chaser in the second round of the game. A solution will first come through the use of Markov chains. This result will be improved upon by a method that reveals a connection to a generalized version of Bertrand's Ballot Problem. |
| Location: | Palenske 227 |
| Date: | 10/27/2022 |
| Time: | 3:30 PM |
@abstract{MCS:Colloquium:MichaelAJones:2022:10:27,
author = "{Michael A. Jones}",
title = "{Playing Catch Up on The Chase and Bertrand's Ballot Problem}",
address = "{Albion College Mathematics and Computer Science Colloquium}",
month = "{27 October}",
year = "{2022}"
}