Would you rather make a layup for $20,000 or a half court shot for $5 MILLION

I think I can hit a half court shot more than 0.4% of the time so the half court shot. $20,000 is a lot of money but wouldn't really change my day to day life much. $5,000,000 is a life changer.

 

Layup... 98% chance I make it.

Half court shot.. Less than 5% (1 out of 20)

Right now - layup,

Five years from now - GIMME THE HALF COURT SHOT!

 

Haha, I would be a man and take the halfcourt shot...

Layup would be tempting, but a halfcourt shot to NEVER work another day is just tooooooo much to pass up. Hawaii baby...

I would say I would have about a 10-20% chance to make it.

 

MAKE.... or ATTEMPT??

Of course I'd rather MAKE the half court shot!

 

Yeah, assuming you are meaning attempt, I would say layup. Small chance I hit the $5 million shot, but just about a guarantee I walk away $20,000 richer.

 

Skip to my Lou would go for the 5 mil cause he'd airball the layup anyway.


but seriously. not gonna get greedy. 20Gs for me :grin:

unless

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Half court shot

I think it would devastate me if I missed the layup.

 

I think under all that pressure for the $20,000 I would probably miss the layup. I would never forgive myself.

 

Have to go with the sure thing. Nobody misses uncontested layups.

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That's like asking if you'd buy $20,000 worth of lottery tickets. I'd take the layup.

 

The possible embarrassment of missing a layup.....I'd take the half court shot

 

lol same thing I thought, but I'd probably still go with the layup.

 

-D-R-O-I-D-

 

The layup, its money in the bank.

 

If you really suck at shooting half-court shots...

 

after carefuly consideration, I think I'd do the half court shot...life changing...don't get me wrong, $20K after taxes is nice, but its about Risk/Reward...

 

Until 20k means nothing to me, I'll take the lay-up..

 

I'd totally let "Dandy" Don Meredith take that shot for me.

 

Is that DD at the 19 sec. mark?

On the subject of missing easy shots.
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