Page 6 - i'll Betcha

Match Box 40

Needed: Matchbox or small container and a $20 bill

The Bet: It’s really not a bet, it’s a sales transaction. Put up $20 and have your slightly
drunk, and possibly tired, friend to do the same. Put the $40 in a matchbox, (mint tin, or
any small container). Offer to sell him/her the $40 and matchbox for $30.

The How: 1. You put up $20 and ask your drunken friend to do the same.

2. Let him/her watch you put the $40 into a matchbox, (or any small box).

3. Tell your friend that there is $40 in the box, which you will sell them for only $30.
Tell him if he could buy $40 for $30 consistently, he could make a lot of money.

4. When he accepts, you profit $10 and your friends feels like s(he)'s making money
while s(he)'s drunk.

5. It’s a Win-Win. You get an extra $10, plus the satisfaction of being one step ahead.
Your friend feels good about themselves because they now have $40 for an apparently
good price. !