The Martingale Betting system claims that by doubling your wager after each loss, no matter how many times they lose in a row, a gambler is guaranteed to eventually win big. It’s considered foolproof, and mathematically it is… until it isn’t. With the aid of a faithful blackjack-dealing robot friend, Kevin puts this 18th-century France gambling strategy to the test. How does expected value play a role? What about exponential growth? Here’s the real question: Does it actually work!? ** LINKS ** The Difficulty Of Faking Data by Theodore P. Hill http://www.kkuniyuk.com/Math119FakingData.pdf Wizard Of Odds Streaks https://wizardofodds.com/image/ask-the-wizard/streaks.pdf *********************************** Get Vsauce's favorite science and math toys delivered to your door! null Twitter: https://twitter.com/VsauceTwo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VsauceTwo Hosted, Produced, And Edited by Kevin Lieber Instagram: http://instagram.com/kevlieber Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevinlieber Website: http://kevinlieber.com/ Research And Writing by Matthew Tabor https://twitter.com/matthewktabor VFX By Eric Langlay null Huge Thanks Paula Lieber https://www.etsy.com/shop/Craftality Select Music By Jake Chudnow: null MY PODCAST -- THE CREATE UNKNOWN null