How it works
A 3 way coin toss settles a choice among three people. Each person has one coin of the row: first, second, third. One press flips all three, and the person whose coin differs from the other two is picked.
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Give each person a coin
Agree who is first, second and third, and say whether the odd one out wins or is out. The coins land in that order, left to right.
Flip all three
Press Flip 3 coins. Two coins will match. The one that does not is the odd one out, and its person is picked. The table under the coins lists all eight ways they can fall.
Three alike? Flip again
Three heads or three tails picks nobody, so press again. Two of the eight ways are like that, which is one press in four over a long run.
- Two tosses can pick among three as well: tap 2 and read the pair in the second table below.
Questions and answers
How does a 3 way coin toss work?
Each of three people has a coin, and all three coins are flipped together. The person whose coin lands differently from the other two is the odd one out. When all three match, nobody is picked and the coins are flipped again.
Is every person as likely to be picked?
Yes. Three coins fall in eight ways, each as likely as the next. Two ways pick the first person, two the second and two the third. The last two ways, all heads and all tails, pick nobody.
What if all three coins land the same?
Flip again. No flip looks at the one before it, so the next press is a fresh draw with the same chances for all three people.
Can one coin pick among three people?
Yes, with two tosses. Heads then heads picks the first person, heads then tails the second, tails then heads the third. Tails then tails picks nobody, so toss twice again.
Does the odd one out win or lose?
Whichever you say before the press. Say it out loud first: the odd coin takes the last slice, or the odd coin does the dishes.