The Olive Garden restaurant chain recently alerted winners of its annual Never Ending Pasta Pass. Wall Street Journal Heard on the Street editor Spencer Jakab explains how the promotion is cost-effective for the chain, and how similar promotions have been misfires for other companies.

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The Math Behind Olive Garden's 'Never Ending Pasta Pass'

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The Math Behind Olive Garden's 'Never Ending Pasta Pass'

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