Answer this letter to Ask Marilyn [28]:

You’re at a party with 199 other guests when robbers break in and announce that they are going to rob one of you. They put 199 blank pieces of paper in a hat, plus one marked “you lose.” Each guest must draw, and the person who draws “you lose” will get robbed. The robbers offer you the option of drawing first, last, or at any time in between. When would you take your turn?