Each contestant now also has 5 balls with 3 of them being hidden (leaving only 2 on display like before). This makes your decision regarding who to eliminate all that more difficult. Round 3 - Bin or Win. The ending of the programme is usually signified with Jasper Carrott saying "It's goodbye from ([the ball's assistant Amanda Grant, who say goodbye]), and it's goodbye from me: goodbye!" Golden balls (ones with money in). If you get a golden ball, it adds to the overall pot. Ideally you want to get 5 money balls.

Contestants' propensity to cooperate is surprisingly high for amounts that would normally be considered consequential but look tiny in their current context, what the authors label a "big peanuts" phenomenon.Brook, Stephen (3 July 2007). "ITV strikes teatime gold". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 28 July 2017. Tinder. Tinder is a dating app that requires you to swipe right to “accept” a match, or swipe left to “reject” them. Some people do this honestly — swiping on the basis of deliberate, considered attention to the prospective date. Others swipe right on everything with the nonchalant air of a lothario. It’s a dilemma because if both people are thoughtful swipers, the chances of a successful date are higher. But if both are pathological swipe-righters, there will be a lot of pointless dates. Tinder is best when both users take it seriously. Golden Balls Young males are less cooperative than young females, but this gender effect reverses for older contestants since men become increasingly more cooperative as their age increases. [2] The "Split or Steal?" game element, essentially a variant of the prisoner's dilemma, has been used in other game shows, including:

There is little evidence that contestants' propensity to cooperate depends positively on the likelihood that their opponent will cooperate (i.e., they find little evidence for conditional cooperation). Overall, the game of online Golden Balls is fun to play. The biggest downside to the game however is the frequent, frustrating low wins in the "Bin or Win" round. I’ll vent my frustration in just a moment. Golden Balls has attracted attention from social scientists as a natural experiment on cooperation. [2] [3] [4] A team of economists including Richard Thaler have analysed the decisions of the final contestants and found, among other things, the following: In the Prisoner’s Dilemma, if one player chooses to defects, the other is better off defecting as well. However, in Golden Balls , if one player defects (steals), then there is no good strategy for the other player as they will be left with no winnings no matter what. Thus, there are three Nash equilibria in Golden Balls , which are the three scenarios in which a player decides to steal. From 25 February 2008 to 13 February 2009, the show was sponsored by ITV Bingo (powered by Party Gaming) - except in Northern and Central Scotland, where it was sponsored by STV Bingo (powered by 888.com, if you must know). From 2 November 2009 to 18 December 2009, the show was sponsored by Carpetright.a b Turmunkh, Uyanga; van den Assem, Martijn J.; van Dolder, Dennie (1 October 2019). "Malleable Lies: Communication and Cooperation in a High Stakes TV Game Show". Management Science. 65 (10): 4795–4812. doi: 10.1287/mnsc.2018.3159. hdl: 1871.1/e4ed8fb1-220d-464d-bba3-065eaa6363e1. ISSN 0025-1909. The front two balls on show. This is a decent hand: two large cash amounts and no Killers, which pretty much immunises the contestant from elimination. Stealing is the more dangerous (but potentially more rewarding) option as there is a greater chance that your opponent will also decide to steal. If this is the case then you will walk away with nothing. Golden Balls online strategy. This is the tense final round. You could end up winning the money pot total from the previous round, double the money pot or nothing at all. It all depends on which ball you choose and which ball the other contestant (now your opponent I guess) chooses.