Daily analysis, November 20 – Teachers Tournament SF #3
| 2013 Teachers Tournament | |||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
One more night of semifinals before we’re on to our first two-day total-point match of the season. Stay tuned for the tutorial!
Mary Beth has a huge score, but she’ll still probably need to get Final right to win.
Mary Beth Hammerstrom: 21,000
Maryanne Lewell: 7,800
Eli Barrieau: 14,800
Mary Beth and Eli have the potential to play some chess, but the draw to do so is weak.
Mary Beth should wager 8,601 to cover Eli. Technically, she could play mind games with him and wager smaller, but why not take the game into your own hands?
Eli has a decision. Have any sort of confidence in the category? Wager everything. Otherwise, if you think Mary Beth will wager to lock you out, go for between 801 and 2,400.
Maryanne doesn’t even need to think. All-in, baby!
This might have been the easiest Final Jeopardy! of the season, especially after the ridiculous first two Finals in the semis. Novel + Muhammad + bad = something that got an Islamic writer in trouble? Cha-ching!
The Final Jeopardy! clue for November 20, 2013:
NOVEL TITLES
THESE ARE NOT FOUND IN THE KORAN, & THE ANGEL GABRIEL TOLD MUHAMMAD THAT THEY WERE NOT REVEALED BY GOD
Correct response: What are The Satanic Verses?