Weconsiderthefollowingcakecuttinggame:AlicechoosesasetPofnpointsin thesquare(cake)[0,1]2,where(0,0)∈P;Bobcutsoutnaxis-parallelrectangles withdisjointinteriors,eachofthemhavingapointofPasthelowerleftcorner; Alicekeepstherest. IthasbeenconjecturedthatBobcanalwayssecureatleasthalfofthecake. Thisremainsunsettled,anditisnotevenknownwhetherBobcangetanypositive fractionindependentofn.WeprovethatifAlicecanforceBob’ssharetotend tozero,thenshemustuseverymanypoints;namely,topreventBobfromgaining morethan1/rofthecake,sheneedsatleast22Ω(r) points.