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How to win the gift-stealing game Bad Santa, according to a mathematician

  • Written by: Joel Gilmore, Associate Professor, Griffith University
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Christmas comes but once a year – as do Christmas party games. With such little practice it’s hard to get good at any of them.

Let me help. I’m going to share with you some expert tips, tested through mathematical modelling, on how to win one of the most popular games: Bad Santa – also known as Dirty Santa, White...

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