Option A involves an 80% chance you win $4,000, but a 20% chance you win nothing. Option B guarantees you win $3,000 for sure
I believe the value of these two options can be evaluated with the concept of certainty equivalency (CE), which when used in Blackjack is fundamentally risk adjusted EV. MIT teams paid players using this concept.
Luck is nothing more than probability taken personally!
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