<p>Aero, if the 3rd pirate split it 99-1-0, wouldn’t he still not get as much as he possibly could? Why not 100-0-0? The 4th guy knows that if he doesn’t agree with the 3rd pirate, he’s dead.</p>
<p>Also, I think this thread’s digressed from the main question: how should the FIRST pirate distribute the gold so that he gets the most possible?</p>
<p>I saw one or two 97-0-1-0-2 answer(s). Why would you give the 5th pirate more than 1 gold?</p>