Wagering practice – Playing with house money
Let’s say you’re Jeremy Bate in this game. You really like the category, and you’re sure John is going to wager rationally. What is the most you can put on the line?
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(Thanks to the J! Archive)
Answers to Tuesday’s scenario:
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- (1/5) Elin and Michael both have exactly half of Doug’s total. What should each do?
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- (2/5) Rule #1: For Doug to be at or above Elin’s and Michael’s totals should either (or both) double up, he must wager at most zero.
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- (3/5) Rule #2: If Doug gets it wrong, he’ll have 10,200. To match or beat this total, Elin and Michael must both wager at least 5,100.
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- (4/5) But you can’t wager less than zero or more than you have, so each player is locked into those wagers.
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- (5/5) In the real game, Elin decided to withhold a dollar, depriving himself from $10,200 and the first three-way tie in Jeopardy! history.
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