Wagering practice – How to make a proper fearful wager
Fellow Vermonter Scott “Renzo” Renzoni was in my TOC – but he wouldn’t have been had he lost this, his third game.
The category was LABOR UNION PRESIDENTS. All three players responded correctly, but Renzo was the only one to put any money on the line.
Were you Lynn, what would you have risked, considering you didn’t like the category? And do you like Renzo’s wager?
Click here for my analysis!
(Thanks to the J! Archive)
Answers to Wednesday’s scenario:
(click to view as a slideshow)
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- (1/5) Jeremy has a huge lead going into Final, but he doesn’t have it locked up. Assuming that he’s confident with the category, and that John will wager to win, what’s the most he can risk?
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- (2/5) Rule #1: To cover a double by John, Jeremy needs to wager at least 600.
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- (3/5) Rule #2: This means that to match or beat Jeremy should Jeremy get it wrong, John will need to wager at least 4,900.
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- (4/5) Rule #3: Jeremy can safely wager up to 5,500 so that he won’t fall below John’s pre-FJ! total …
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- (5/5) … but, if he so chooses, could wager up to 8,000 so as not to fall below a double-up by Laura. Note that if John gets it wrong, he’ll have a lower score; and that if John gets it right, an incorrect Jeremy would finish in second regardless of his wager.
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