How To Always Win Connect Four

Math has destroyed part of my childhood. Truth be told, I never played Connect Four much as a youngster but I sort of want to play a few games now. Only because I like winning!

Thanks to statistical analysis of the standard Connect Four board, we now know thanks to Numberphile that there’s a way to guarantee success if you’re the player who gets to go first. It’s all in the numbers. Just place your first piece down the center column.