Daily analysis, October 16 – another two-player Final

Lucky you! You won’t need to look at my face today, as I decided to take the “audio only” route.

Tonight’s situation is very straightforward, thanks to a happy buzzer finger by one of our players.

Stuart Anderson: 14,400
Mat Ahn: -1,600
Jane Wanninger: 9,400

With Mat ineligible for Final Jeopardy!, this is a simple two-player scenario. You can learn about the strategy of this situation in Part One of my tutorial.

Since Jane needs to get the response right to have a chance to win, she might as well wager everything.

The Final Jeopardy! clue for October 16:

FEMALE SINGERS
IN 2013, SHE BECAME ONLY THE THIRD FEMALE SINGER AFTER ARETHA FRANKLIN & MADONNA TO CHART OVER 40 TOP 40 HITS

Correct response: Who is Taylor Swift? (I can’t believe that!)

Here’s how our players did.