Friday, February 20, 2015

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Thanks to several warnings about tonight’s wagers, I was able to record my reaction in real time.

Christina trailed big in her first two victories. How will she respond from the lead?

Christina McTighe	Dava-Leigh Brush	Ashley Singh
13,900	11,000	7,400

OK, just watch the video. The category:

WORD ORIGINS

First-order calculations

Second doubles up

Christina	Dava-Leigh	Ashley
13,900	11,000	7,400
8,100	11,000
22,000	22,000

If Christina misses…

Christina	Dava-Leigh	Ashley
13,900	11,000	7,400
8,100	5,200	1,600
5,800	5,800	5,800

Third doubles up

Christina	Dava-Leigh	Ashley
13,900	11,000	7,400
900	3,800	7,400
14,800	14,800	14,800

If Dava-Leigh misses…

Christina	Dava-Leigh	Ashley
13,900	11,000	7,400
	3,800	200
	7,200	7,200

Putting everything together…

Second-order calculations

Second’s max vs. first

Christina	Dava-Leigh	Ashley
13,900	11,000	7,400
2,300	5,200
16,200	16,200

And if Christina misses…

Christina	Dava-Leigh	Ashley
13,900	11,000	7,400
2,300	600
11,600	11,600

Third’s max vs. second

Christina	Dava-Leigh	Ashley
13,900	11,000	7,400
	3,400	200
	7,600	7,600

If Ashley’s scared that Dava-Leigh will go small, she could go big – everything.

Now let’s tack on…

Zero wagers

What actually happened

I don’t understand.

While technically this wasn’t a Cliff Clavin, the color scheme is much more deserved than Julia’s miscalculation or Jennifer’s oops-I-would-have-gotten-a-wild-card-anyway.

Uh… see you Monday.

The Final Jeopardy! clue

WORD ORIGINS

DESCRIBING ANYTHING VERY SHOWY, IN ARCHITECTURE IT REFERS TO A STYLE USING CURVES LIKE TONGUES OF FIRE

 

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