Originally Posted by Alan Mendelson View Post
And what about the mathematicians who over-thought the question? As soon as I saw the Wizard video with double counting I knew they over-thought the original question or just ignored it. They were conditioned to look at probability formulas but failed to see the simple basic question.

They could not see the forest for the trees.
Alan, you are the only one "over thinking" this problem. While it is easy to miss the meaning when first read, it should be completely obvious after someone points out either die could be the 2.

Alan, what is the probability of being dealt 4oak in VP? Does it have anything to do with a single deal?