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« on: May 08, 2017, 05:24:40 PM »

Poker Player to eat $1k worth of McDonalds food in 36 hours

A professional poker player has taken up a rather unusual challenge of attempting to eat $1,000 worth of McDonald’s food in 36-hours with wagers topping $200k.

how would you assess his chances from the info given?

– Only $200 can be spent on salads.
– $300 has to be spent on hot food items ($50 of which must be burgers)
– Drinks don’t count
– Cannot remove any items from his orders
– Can add additional foodstuffs to requested items (extra bacon, etc.)
– Must eat everything that comes with the order (except the Happy Meal toy)
– He must eat the food in its original state, no blender
– Puking is ok as long as he doesn’t force the puke or puke repeatedly
– No inflated prices (I.e. Eating in McDonald’s in an airport)



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« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2017, 05:34:54 PM »

Challenge should obv be puke once and you're done as otherwise how is a valid puke determined?
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« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2017, 05:45:17 PM »

http://burgerlad.com/2013/01/mcdonalds-menu-prices-uk.html

Based on uk prices above and assuming £ rather than $ i would take up the following strategy:

In general you want to be eating the biggest rip off portions/lowest calorie combo foods.  My target would be eating chicken select (proper chicken breast) 3 boxes at £3.19 each or box of 6 chicken nuggets at £2.99 to make up the remaining £750 after the compulsory balance below is consumed.  This would work out at 235 boxes of 3 chicken selects or 700 individual chicken selects in total or 19 an hour every hour.

Do the £200 on salads to the max at £3.50 a pop so 58 salads or 1.5 salads an hour.

£50 on burgers do the absolute minimum required here.  You want to be minimised bread consumption here ideally i would have thought.  1/4 pounder with cheese easier than big mac i would have thought to eat.  £3 a pop so 17 of these.  1 every other hour.

definitely no low $ foods which are bulky so no fries, donuts etc.

Overall 19 chicken selects, 1.5 salads and half a 1/4 pounder with cheese every hour.  Actually sounds like a piece of piss when you look at it that way.  Quite fancy this chances if he likes his grub.  Quite fancy a go myself at 20/1!!!!
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« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2017, 05:45:52 PM »

I wouldn't price it up.  Fairly significant chance he kills himself.  Darwinism in action though, so why should I worry?   Then again, non zero chance of a manslaughter charge.   20/1+
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« Reply #4 on: May 08, 2017, 06:32:37 PM »

Happy meals with 4 chicken nuggets and either carrot sticks or fruit bag has gotta be a no brainer here? Smallest chance of killing yourself, lowest calorie count and biggest margin for value for money?
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« Reply #5 on: May 08, 2017, 07:09:29 PM »

There is very little chance this is physically possible. 50-1 would be a better line.
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« Reply #6 on: May 08, 2017, 07:41:42 PM »

The hardest bit would be sitting in a McDonald's for 36 hours straight surely?
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« Reply #7 on: May 08, 2017, 07:51:07 PM »

Supersize the coffin.
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« Reply #8 on: May 08, 2017, 07:57:44 PM »

What sort of sadists offers the bloke the bet?
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« Reply #9 on: May 08, 2017, 07:59:45 PM »

What price would you be to do it if he only had to spend £500 rather than a grand with all the constraints halved relatively? 
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« Reply #10 on: May 09, 2017, 10:22:13 AM »

Good god this is the dumbest thing ever, and he only has a small % of himself? Please god someone stop him!!!

66,000 calories is the minimum apparently, jesus.
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« Reply #11 on: May 09, 2017, 10:27:36 AM »

I'll lay 20-1 if anyone wants to gamble Wink
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« Reply #12 on: May 09, 2017, 10:41:55 AM »

Hamburger happy meal with carrot sticks or fruit bag and water is less than 300 calories. You get 243 of them for the $800 left after salads. That's barely over 7000 calories for the whole thing minus the salads. Shaker side salad is 18 calories. So not even 7500 for the entire thing in 36 hours. There's gotta be some no happy meal stipulation but if not and the man isn't doing it this way he either wants a challenge or hates himself. Easiest $200k everrrrrrrrrrrrr.
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« Reply #13 on: May 09, 2017, 10:43:49 AM »

Hamburger happy meal with carrot sticks or fruit bag and water is less than 300 calories. You get 243 of them for the $800 left after salads. That's barely over 7000 calories for the whole thing minus the salads. Shaker side salad is 18 calories. So not even 7500 for the entire thing in 36 hours. There's gotta be some no happy meal stipulation but if not and the man isn't doing it this way he either wants a challenge or hates himself. Easiest $200k everrrrrrrrrrrrr.

300 x 243 = 72,900
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« Reply #14 on: May 09, 2017, 10:57:37 AM »

Hamburger happy meal with carrot sticks or fruit bag and water is less than 300 calories. You get 243 of them for the $800 left after salads. That's barely over 7000 calories for the whole thing minus the salads. Shaker side salad is 18 calories. So not even 7500 for the entire thing in 36 hours. There's gotta be some no happy meal stipulation but if not and the man isn't doing it this way he either wants a challenge or hates himself. Easiest $200k everrrrrrrrrrrrr.

300 x 243 = 72,900

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