The road signs, billboards, a mob demonstrating for a group called “Local 55,” people wearing jerseys with the number - the Chinese businessman’s path is littered with the number 55. He looks out the window, primers are everywhere.” Not only that, we loaded his route from the hotel to the stadium. “He’s been seeing the number 55 all day long. Programming his subconscious.”Īnd then, Nicky goes on to explain what scientists call anchoring. From the moment he left his hotel room, we’ve been priming him. “How did you know who he was gonna pick?” In the back of the getaway car, Jess still can’t believe what just happened. And he did it thanks to the power of the subconscious mind. When he and Jess leave the stadium, Nicky has turned 1.1 million dollars into more than four. He even asks them to go to Vegas together. But he’s so in awe that he’s not even mad. “Holy sh*t! How did you do that? That’s right!” Not in smug victory, but in loser’s disbelief. As it dawns on her that the whole thing may have been a setup from the beginning, Jess says the number. But he’s also standing there, right in the middle of the field, casually sporting the number 55.
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He’s overweight, obnoxious, and his head is full of some curly mess you can barely call hair. And then, right before she’s about to give up and just guess, she spots…Farhad.įarhad is a fellow gang member and Nicky’s best friend.
But Nicky is beyond hope.ĭesperately, Jess scans the field, looking for any sign of indication, of what player, what number to pick. There are over $2 million at stake - and she’s pretty sure Nicky doesn’t have the money.Īt the last second, their opponent offers to let them off the hook. Once he has made his choice, the businessman hands Jess the binoculars. Jess keeps begging Nicky to call it off as they watch him survey the field, but Nicky won’t budge.
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Not one to pass on free money, the businessman agrees. In other words:Īnd, as if that wasn’t enough, Nicky then says he’ll let Jess guess the number. When you include backups and swap-ins waiting on the sidelines, a football team easily racks up 50 players. Especially considering the bet Nicky offers next: “Dude, what are you doing? You’re crazy.”Īt this point, that sure seems like a fair assessment. The Chinese businessman can barely believe it. Pounds on his chest.īut then, just as they’re about walk out, Nicky stops. Having watched the disaster from two feet away, Jess is furious. When he turns over the deck, he almost faints. Nicky has now bet not just all of his, but his entire gang’s money - on a single card draw. “Double or nothin’, high card takes it all.” Finally, Nicky can’t take it anymore and goes into overdrive.
The anchoring bias series#
At a football game celebrating their latest pickpocket haul, con man Nicky and his apprentice Jess get into a series of escalating bets with a Chinese businessman.
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