How to win the gift-stealing game Bad Santa, according to a mathematician

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How to win the gift-stealing game Bad Santa, according to a mathematician
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Bad Santa is also known as Dirty Santa, White Elephant, Grab Bag, Yankee Swap, Thieving Secret Santa, or simply 'that present-stealing game.'

In my model there are 16 virtual guests and 16 gifts. Each has different present preferences, rating opened gifts on a scale of 1 to 10. They will steal a gift they rate better than a 5. To make it interesting, three gifts are rated highly by everyone and there are three no one really wants – probably a novelty mug or something.

The higher the line, the greater the overall satisfaction. The flatter the lines, the fairer the result. Once a person holds the same gift three times it becomes “locked,” and can no longer be stolen. This evens the game out a lot. Later players still see more gifts, but earlier players have more chance to lock the gift they want. It also ensures games don’t go on for hours.

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