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{{trope}}
A classic mathematical problem involving probabilites. The basic form is based on one of the games on the [[Game Show]] ''[[
Named after the longtime host of ''Let's Make a Deal''. It causes a surprising amount of [[Internet Backdraft]].
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Not to be confused with [[Monty Haul]], which is a different problem altogether.
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== [[Card Games]] ==
* ''[[Perplex City]]''
== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[
== [[Literature]] ==
* ''[[
* Explained six different ways (including a list of everything that might happen) in Ian Stewart's ''[[The Magical Maze]]''.
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* Subverted in ''[[Deal or No Deal]]''. While a contestant who reached the final case was offered the opportunity to switch it out with his/her case, Howie Mandel went out of his way to explain that this was ''not'' a Monty Hall situation: The show offered the switch to everyone who got that far, and he had no knowledge of which case contained which dollar amount.
* ''[[Numb3rs]]''
* ''[[
== [[Real Life]] ==
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{{reflist}}
[[Category:Tropes Examined By the Mythbusters]]▼
[[Category:Stock Puzzle]]
[[Category:Monty Hall Problem]]
[[Category:Shout-Outs Index]]
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