Foo - Define the term: Double or Nothing

Wife and I are having a disagreement over this. Let's let foo make the call. :D

On a second bet, winner gets twice the winnings of the first bet, loser gets zero.

Well wait. What did Happyfeet say? I'm agreeing with her.

You've made a bet and lost. You bet double what you originally bet and if you win, you owe nothing, if she wins, she gets twice the original bet. If you go again, you win, you owe nothing. She wins, she gets FOUR times the original bet now. And so on.

you've bet and won once. you bet a second time to either double your money or lose it all.

edit - it's an even bet for the winner, nothing means you go back to where you started; same for the loser in reverse, I guess

~confused smiley~

i think it's just about whether you look at it from the winner's or the loser's perspective?

You've made a bet and lost. You bet double what you originally bet and if you win, you owe nothing, if she wins, she gets twice the original bet. If you go again, you win, you owe nothing. She wins, she gets FOUR times the original bet now. And so on.

I like how you assume I've already lost once. Thanks. :p





:D

You lose a $5 bet. Instead of paying the $5, you offer to toss a coin for another $5 bet. If you lose the coin toss you will pay them $10, if you win you cancel out the original loss.

You've made a bet and lost. You bet double what you originally bet and if you win, you owe nothing, if she wins, she gets twice the original bet. If you go again, you win, you owe nothing. She wins, she gets FOUR times the original bet now. And so on.

HUH?? :eek:

some of you beat me to the punch, but at least my response was at 12:19 on 12/19 :)

Happyfeet will be by momentarily...

Wall Street

Ok, here's how I understand it:

Person 1 loses a bet to Person 2. Person 1 offers a second "double or nothing" bet. If person 1 wins, they owe nothing, else they owe person 2 double the original bet. Thus, double or nothing.


On a second bet, winner gets twice the winnings of the first bet, loser gets zero.

Well wait. What did Happyfeet say? I'm agreeing with her.

oddly, I think you may agree with her. She's busily typing away in the other room.

It gives the loser a chance to get his/her money back on the second bet.

HUH?? :eek:

What didn't you understand?

it's a loser's bet, isn't it?

:o

;)

What didn't you understand?You're rambling on again, skiahh. I think you've been doing too many late night laundry loads.

OK, I had grown up playing "double or nothing" this way:

Example: Cuda and I bet on something, winner gets $50 from the loser. Cuda wins, but offers double or nothing. I take that to mean that I am absolved of my debt, and the next time we bet, winner gets $100 from the loser, regardless of if I win or he wins.

I guess I was trained wrong? At least according to Wiki. But if I had known the best I could do in a second bet was come out even, maybe I wouldn't have gone double or nothing! :p

Siu, are we on the same page? My head hurts and I can't figure it out. :)

I think we are. But skiahh messed me up.

Double or nothing is for the loser... not the winner.

You only offer double or nothing if you lose the bet in order to try and come out not owing anything. So, Cuda wouldn't have (or shouldn't have!) offered that, but in any case, no, you aren't absolved of your debt until the outcome is determined by the next event.

If you accepted double or nothing and won the next event, you would owe nothing. If you lost, you would owe twice the original bet.

Well, slap butter on my bottom and call me toast then! I guess I'm wrong. Enjoy it while you can, Cuda. ;)

*Grabs the butter :D

Well, slap butter on my bottom and call me toast then! I guess I'm wrong. Enjoy it while you can, Cuda. ;)

Don't give in so EASILY!!! NOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*Grabs the butter :D

Grabs the butter from Pwnt... that's MY job. Hands off. :p

Don't give in so EASILY!!! NOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, if it's any consolation, that'll probably be the last time he'll hear me say the phrase "I was wrong" for the next decade. :D

Anyway, I think our way is more fun!

Which is why, in my original post, I assumed YOU won and he was trying to wriggle out!

Just trying to help. :D That's what I do.....I'm a helper.:rolleyes:

Does this post require math skills? Oh nevermind

Grabs the butter from Pwnt... that's MY job. Hands off. :p

ok, but I'm bringing the camera and a large memory stick ;)

Well, slap butter on my bottom and call me toast then! I guess I'm wrong. Enjoy it while you can, Cuda. ;)


Were these the terms of the bet?:eek:


mmmm...buttered bottom...double or nothing indeed...http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r19/Serendipper/santa.gif