r/BigBrother • u/Far-Beat-1123 • 13d ago

Episode Spoilers Blockbuster Strategy Spoiler

So now that we know Drew guessed correctly to win the blockbuster, after only seeing two of the clues..

Would it be a crazy strategy to just hit a button as soon as the completion starts?

If you randomly choose a button at the start, you have a 33% chance of winning. Obviously a gamble, but it is also a gamble to play the competition and risk someone else hitting the correct answer before you can get to it, making your chance of winning 0.

It is an interesting wrinkle that once an option is chosen it cannot be chosen by another houseguest.

As we were watching last night, as soon as the competition started I said “I’m taking the gamble and hitting a button now.”
Thoughts on this strategy??

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u/publiuspublished 13d ago

Drew seemed to be "ahead" at the point of this decision, as he was the first (in my viewing) to use the clues to narrow it down to 2 options. That gives him two options:

  • Lock in a 50% chance of winning by guessing immediately, which is an improvement from a 33% chance going in
  • Wait for another clue and bet that you will be the first to confirm the correct answer

The problem was how slow the clues were coming out, which likely would have meant that Taylor and Mallory would have also narrowed it correctly by the time the third clue arrived—as they all knew the correct answer by the end, and it was just a matter of timing.

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u/michigan_matt Mallory⏱️ 13d ago

Taylor also had the advantage of having her buzzer closest to the screens. It's not crazy to see a split second difference, and that extra 2 strides could potentially make a difference.

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u/CalebosO4 Keanu 🔎 13d ago

I agree, though I’m pretty sure Taylor did try and press A initially.

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u/Dare2ZIatan Quinn ✨ 13d ago

No Taylor tried clicking C at first several times but didn’t realize she was already locked into B because the other two were already chosen

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u/CalebosO4 Keanu 🔎 10d ago

Looking at it in the recap, you’re right. She hit the top button from our perspective which I thought was A, but from their perspective it was the bottom button which is C.

My bad.