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Why it worked

The video likely performed well due to the relatable and humorous interaction between the creator and the game operator, the inherent curiosity of guessing games, and the creator's engaging personality as they navigate the challenge.

Summary

The creator visits a guessing game at Cedar Point, where players pay $10 for one guess to determine the age, weight, or birth month of the person running the game. The creator plays the game, guessing the birth month, but is incorrect and does not win a prize.

Structure

1Introduction to the guessing game
2Explanation of the game's rules and cost
3Creator decides to play and chooses to guess the birth month
4Creator pays and makes their guess
5The game master reveals the correct answer and the creator loses
6Creator reflects on the game and its mechanics

Product placement

Cedar Point (appears: a logo on a large wheel, likely a theme park or amusement park, removing it would not change what happens in the video)

On-screen text

$10 Guessing Game

Original caption

$10 Guessing Game In Ohio, USA #usa #ohio #travel #traveltiktok

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Transcript

We have a guessing game here. What are you guessing here then? 10 guesses. Age within three... No, it's Age within three... $10 for one guess. So I have to pay $10 and you guess something? And you choose if it's your age or your birth month. Ah. So I choose whether you guess my age my weight or my birth? Yes. And I'm paying $10? And if you guess right? I lose my money? Then you don't but if I guess wrong you win a prize. Oh, that's a good idea. Okay. which one should I choose? Age? Most people actually guess my age very wrong. My weight pounds? my weight in pounds because I'm from Germany. We use kilo. birth within two months. within two months. Well, how are you supposed to know my birth date? Like there are only 12 months to choose from. So I would guess weight is probably the easiest because you can see it you're guessing people every day here so you can probably judge pretty well. Age within three years within three years All right. Let's see if he can guess my my birth month or the date? Month. Month, okay. So you want me to guess your birth month? Your birth month? Let's see if he can find out my birth month. Let's see. Do you wanna see a proof afterwards? Oh, no, I won't need proof afterwards. Okay, I'm very curious now if he can guess which month I am born. What are you trying to Like can you see my birth month in my face? Yeah, that's right. That's why we gotta try to do. So I've got my guess written down right here. What month were you born? July. July? July, yeah. Well, I guess May. May, that means So you do not get a prize. Oh, that was it was close. So it is within two month. So I don't get a prize. How are you doing that? Maybe there's a statistic that most people are born in a certain month and then you're doing like a mathematical statistics game here? I'm not doing any of that. All right, thanks a lot.