| Article ID: | iaor20022418 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 8 |
| Issue: | 5 |
| Start Page Number: | 491 |
| End Page Number: | 495 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2001 |
| Journal: | International Transactions in Operational Research |
| Authors: | Hurley William J., Graham W.J. |
| Keywords: | game theory |
We consider optimal strategies in fantasy team competitions having a reward structure which is heavily weighted towards winner-take-all. We find that it is optimal for participants to play boldly if the number of participants is sufficiently large.