Daily analysis, Thursday, October 2

Just back from Los Angeles, and a hell of a way to return.

Easy one tonight.

Josh Hager: 6,600
Shawn Choe: 10,200
Kate Horowitz: 6,200

The Final Jeopardy! category: 2014 NEWSMAKERS

Basic strategy – first vs. second

Shawn should wager 3,000 to cover Josh.

Josh and Kate both need to get it right, so they might as well wager everything.

See? I told ya. Easy.

What actually happened

Everybody: please. Play to win, or don’t play at all.

And yes, that was a terrible, terrible, terrible clue.

The Final Jeopardy! clue

2014 NEWSMAKERS

BOTH MAKING NEWS IN JUNE, THESE TWO DAVIDS WITH SIMILAR LAST NAMES ARE LEBRON’S NEW COACH AND ERIC CANTOR’S CONQUEROR

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