Actually, if we're to take away anything from this, the person who was most honest about his intentions (Mike) got the least money in the end, and the people who attempted the most deception (Mia and Sam) got the most money. And they get away with not being absolute bastards in the eyes of everyone else by being dishonest when the stakes are low but cooperating when the stakes are higher -- kinda like how big corporations are public and transparent with the big deals that have everyone's attention, but screw people over by a thousand little cuts under the table. But I'm sure Sam will put his winnings to good use making more videos about planes or bricks or both.,(reply>), Which is why a perfectly equitable split, in my eyes (not equal, but fair) would have been to split the money with everyone except Mia.  Rational self-interest has been covered to death (and Mike was nothing if not rationally self-interested)... but there is also a burning human desire for justice, for punishment.,(reply>), @Augusto Severini Except that would not be able to verify how much each person said they had, so the liars like Mia and Sam – who had the <i>most</i> money already – would almost certainly have said that they had got less money than they did in order to get a bigger slice of the final cut. At that point, there is no disadvantage to lying.,(reply>), @SuperNova 23 150$ more than 1800 is over 8%, which is nothing to scoff at.,(reply>), Omg I just realized that Sam is Sam from HAI,(reply>), @SuperNova 23 I mean, $150 is more than a day's wages for most North Americans. It's still a significant amount of money to have even if it's not a large percentage of the available prize pool in this game.