Play Your Cards Right - The Maths of TV Gameshows by Mike Fletcher The Weakest Link and Play Your Cards Right have been extremely popular TV game shows. But behind the showbiz glitz there is probability at work. In this interactive talk, Mike Fletcher will analyse the maths behind the games to help you increase your winnings. And as a finale, two members of the audience will get a chance to compete on stage in the new game ‘The Colour of Money’. Mike's Biog Mike Fletcher is a lecturer in Mathematics Education at the University of Southampton, and was formerly Chief Examiner for GCSE Statistics. He's an expert on the mathematics of TV game shows and has been a probability consultant for Bruce Forsyth's Play Your Cards Right, among others.

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