Monday, March 30, 2015
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On Friday, we saw one hell of a barnburner. Will the same aggressive play reign supreme tonight?
Indeed it will. Michael picked up $13,400 on two Daily Doubles, and Cynthia went all-in, too.
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Michael Bilow |
David Zimand |
Cynthia Davis |
| 29,200 | 10,600 | 13,200 |
Michael has his second win in the bag – nearly the same score as Friday, but with the rest split between Cynthia and David.
He can risk some cash on his confidence in this category:
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Hey, did you guys catch that “papal” clue tonight? I guess that means I can plug Papal Pandemonium – our contest to determine the best pontifical name of all time.
The semifinals begin tomorrow; you can vote in the last quarterfinal until noon Tuesday.
Playing against the house
Michael has it locked up; he can wager up to 2,800.
| Michael |
David |
Cynthia | |||
| 29,200 | 10,600 | 13,200 | |||
| 2,800 | 13,200 | ||||
| 26,400 | 26,400 | ||||
| min | max | min | max | min | max |
| 2,800 | |||||
The fight for second
And now, a quick overview of the wagers between Cynthia and David.
First-order calculations
| Michael |
David |
Cynthia | |||
| 29,200 | 10,600 | 13,200 | |||
| FIRST-ORDER | SECOND-ORDER | COVER ZERO | |||
| min | max | min | max | min | max |
| 2,800 | 5,400 | 8,000 | |||
Second-order calculations
| Michael |
David |
Cynthia | |||
| 29,200 | 10,600 | 13,200 | |||
| FIRST-ORDER | SECOND-ORDER | COVER ZERO | |||
| min | max | min | max | min | max |
| 2,800 | 5,400 | 8,000 | |||
| 200 | 2,800 | ||||
Zero wagers
| Michael |
David |
Cynthia | |||
| 29,200 | 10,600 | 13,200 | |||
| FIRST-ORDER | SECOND-ORDER | COVER ZERO | |||
| min | max | min | max | min | max |
| 2,800 | 5,200 | 5,400 | 8,000 | ||
| 200 | 2,800 | ||||
| 2,600 | 2,600 | ||||
What actually happened
| Michael | David | Cynthia | |||
| 29,200 | 10,600 | 13,200 | |||
| 2,799 | 3,600 | 13,000 | |||
| 26,401 | 14,200 | 200 | |||
| min | max | min | max | min | max |
| 2,799 | 5,201 | 5,399 | 8,000 | ||
| 199 | 2,800 | ||||
| 2,600 | |||||
Michael shows why it’s important to wager big on Daily Doubles – just $5,400 less heading into Final and he’s toast.
The Final Jeopardy! clue
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| IN ADDITION TO HER NOVELS, SHE ALSO WROTE A CHILDREN’S BOOK ABOUT SUN YAT-SEN & AN “ORIENTAL COOKBOOK” |
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