Author: Keith Ian Price
Date: 08:52:37 07/11/02
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On July 10, 2002 at 23:48:18, Russell Reagan wrote: >Driving home tonight I was listening to the radio and I heard a guy talking >about chickens that play tic-tac-toe in casinos as a promotion. The radio guy >said that if you beat the chicken at tic-tac-toe you win $10,000! I found some >references to it online, and apparently it's legitimate. I think it's >interesting (and makes me laugh at the same time) that chickens are able to beat >humans at tic-tac-toe. Here's a quote from >http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugalfridays.cfm?FrugalFridayID=81 > >"From the Really Weird Department: I like “different” promotions, but the one >that the Trop in Atlantic City plans to launch September 14 takes the cake. >Called the $10,000 Chicken Challenge, gamblers play tic-tac-toe against a live >chicken. Don’t all you advantage players scramble to get a flight there, >however. The deck is stacked against you, so to speak. The chickens are secretly >trained by a Tennessee farmer by the name of -- and I’m not making this up -- >Bunky Boger. And the chickens always go first, so they win most of the time." > >How long before we see the Chicken World Chess Championship? > >Russell I heard that the chickens have played many thousands of games and only lost 5. However, if the chicken doesn't win in the case of a draw, then, with proper play, you could continue playing until it makes a mistake. But I have a feeling your bet must be that you will beat the chicken, which would certainly be a bad bet, since the chicken goes first. kp
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