TV Horizon - Season 41 Episode 15 : Making Millions the Easy Way Horizon - Season 41 Episode 15 : Making Millions the Easy Way 7.516/10 by 32 users In the mid-1990s, a team of American science students took on the might of the Las Vegas casinos, and came home with millions of dollars. Hard working engineering students during the week, they became high-rolling gamblers by the weekend and proved that, in one game at least, the house doesn't always win. The game was blackjack, and the students were from the world-renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Their audacious winnings marked the climax of an arms race between casino and player that began 40 years earlier with maths professor Edward Thorp. He realised that the one feature of blackjack that made it different from other casino games also made it possible to beat. In most gambling games - roulette, dice, slot machines, the lottery - events in the past do not determine the future. The odds are the same on every roll of the dice or spin of the wheel. Winning streaks or losing streaks may occur, but they are only one possible result from the set of all possible outcomes. A fair coin that has shown heads ten times, still only has a 50% chance of showing heads on the next flip. Casinos and bookmakers make certain that the odds are always stacked slightly in their favour. In other words, over time, the house will always win. Details Casts Posters Images Title Horizon - Season 41 Episode 15 : Making Millions the Easy Way Alternative Titles BBC Horizon First Air Date 1964-02-04 Last Air Date 2024-07-22 Number of Episodes 1169 Number of Seasons 60 Genres Documentary, Networks BBC Two, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List Horizon Season 41 :Episode 1 The Demonic Ape The Demonic Ape 2004-01-08 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 2 The Moscow Theatre Siege The Moscow Theatre Siege 2004-01-15 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 3 The Atkins Diet The Atkins Diet 2004-01-22 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 4 Secrets of the Star Disc Secrets of the Star Disc 2004-01-29 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 5 The Dark Secret of Hendrik Schön The Dark Secret of Hendrik Schön 2004-02-05 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 6 Thalidomide - A Second Chance? Thalidomide - A Second Chance? 2004-02-12 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 7 Diamond Labs Diamond Labs 2004-03-04 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 8 T-Rex - Warrior or Wimp? T-Rex - Warrior or Wimp? 2004-03-11 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 9 Project Poltergeist Project Poltergeist 2004-03-18 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 10 The Truth of Troy The Truth of Troy 2004-03-25 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 11 The Truth About Vitamins The Truth About Vitamins 2004-09-16 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 12 King Solomon's Tablet of Stone King Solomon's Tablet of Stone 2004-09-23 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 13 Derek Tastes of Earwax Derek Tastes of Earwax 2004-09-30 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 14 What Really Killed the Dinosaurs? What Really Killed the Dinosaurs? 2004-10-07 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 15 Making Millions the Easy Way Making Millions the Easy Way 2004-10-14 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 16 Saturn - Lord of the Rings Saturn - Lord of the Rings 2004-10-21 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 17 The Hunt for the Supertwister The Hunt for the Supertwister 2004-10-28 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 41 :Episode 18 Dr Money and the Boy with No Penis Dr Money and the Boy with No Penis 2004-11-04 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.