The Final Wager – Wednesday, November 5, 2014
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Tonight: a sneak preview of next week’s… attire!
Looks like the carousel of champions might be spinning once more.
Caitlin Malcuit: 1,400
Aric Wiest: 9,900
Hillary Huttenhower: 16,200
The Final Jeopardy! category: ARTISTS
Pretty straightforward.
Basic strategy – first vs. second
Hillary should wager 3,600 to cover Aric.
Aric needs to get it right, so he might as well wager everything, but at least 2,700 (or 6,300 to cover a zero wager by Hillary).
Caitlin is out of contention for the victory.
That’s about all, folks!
What actually happened
Special notice: I’m going to direct your attention to tonight’s webcast on The Jeopardy! Fan, because recent three-time champ Ryan Alley shared a rumor that ties will soon be on the way out. (Skip to 3:30 – hat tip to Ben Ingram.)
Not sure how they’ll do that or whether it’s even true, but we’ll see…
The Final Jeopardy! clue
ARTISTS
ILLUSTRATIONS BY THIS MAN SHOW WHY HIS NAME HAS BECOME THE STANDARD FOR CHILDREN’S BOOK ARTISTRY
Image courtesy of user jeff6286 on JBoard
[spoiler]Who was Randolph Caldecott?[/spoiler]
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Why shouldn’t Caitlin cap at 1399 to not fall below Aric if he misses with a big wager.
She should, yes, but I generally ignore third in situations like this