Square One TV

Episode 111 (1x11)

: 09, 1987

""After the Interruption"" This is a warnning about the upcoming probability tricks… ""Cabot & Marshmallow"" The pair play a game of ""Heads You Win, Tails I Lose"" to demonstrate the probability of one. ""The Improbable Spinner Win"" A carnival barker tries to swindle a lady into playing an unfair spinner game. He would win if the wheel stops on green, which takes up ¾ of the wheel. ""Cabot & Marshmallow - Shelled!"" The pair does ""The Old Shell Game"" without a pea, demonstrating the unfair game with a probability of zero. Music Video: Ghost of a Chance This music video, performed by Five Factorial!, shows a pizza delivery man trapped in a haunted house. It demonstrates a situation in which the old saying ""a ghost of a chance"" takes on a much more literal meaning. Wide Wide World of Sports You've Never Heard Of This spoof on ABC's The Wide World of Sports presents a Handshakes Tournament. The two sportscasters draw out triangular numbers to show how many total handshakes the winning team must c