The Birthday Paradox Game Show Showdown

The Birthday Paradox Game Show Showdown
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The infamous Birthday Paradox strikes again! This game show question is brilliantly deceptive. Most people intuitively guess a low probability, but the correct answer is actually C: 50%.

With just 23 people, the probability of a birthday match skyrockets to about 50% due to the magic of combinatorics. We're not checking if someone matches a specific date—we're comparing every possible pair among the 23 students (that's 253 different comparisons!).

This counterintuitive result is why statisticians make terrible party guests. "Actually, there's a 99.9% chance two people here share a birthday..." *everyone slowly backs away*

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