[kevmo314]

> Caring about how much money is in your hand also hurts your chances of winning because you become less likely to buy the sabotage.

I haven't seen the show, but if you buy all the way to zero, what's the point of playing then? Is there a prize besides the amount of money you keep? Because if I won and only walked home with $100, it would seem like a waste of time.

It does seem like a good strategy on that game would be to intentionally not win though, as you don't want to come across as a strong cook until the very last round.

[guywithaphone]

I hadn't thought of it that way, but that is a good point.

You start with $25k, then bid on sabotages.... you take home what you keep. It's usually a few thousand, but once I saw someone take home $25k.

If I were an aspiring chef or successful chef -- I see the show as having more risk than possible reward. If you lose, you might be subject to criticism of your cooking, when it should be criticism of game theory.