Monday, May 11, 2015 – Celebrity Jeopardy! #1

Celebrity Jeopardy! preview

We start off Celebrity Jeopardy! with what I think might be the best match-up: the creator of Breaking Bad, the star of Will & Grace, and the janitor from Scrubs. Who will take home $50,000 for charity?

Indeed, all three players made the right moves, and all three are alive.

Thanks to everyone who voted in today’s poll: I will be ruthless, yes, I will. (You can still vote, if you like.)

Vince Gilligan	Debra Messing	Neil Flynn
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond	PSI/Youth AIDS	Children’s Miracle Hospital Networks
23,200	11,800	14,800

We’ll deal with this category:

THE OSCARS

Fairly straightforward here.

First-order calculations

Second doubles up

If Neil doubles his score, he’ll have 29,600.

To cover this all-in wager, Vince will need to wager 6,400.

Vince		Debra		Neil
23,200		11,800		14,800
6,400				14,800
29,600				29,600
min	max	min	max	min	max
6,400

An incorrect response with that wager will leave Vince with 16,800.

To get above his total, both Neil and Debra must respond correctly to have a shot, so all-in is the way to go.

Vince		Debra		Neil
23,200		11,800		14,800
6,400		5,000		2,000
16,800		16,800		16,800
min	max	min	max	min	max
6,400		5,000*		2,000*

Well, that was easy:

Vince		Debra		Neil
23,200		11,800		14,800
FIRST-ORDER		SECOND-ORDER		COVER ZERO
min	max	min	max	min	max
6,400		11,800		14,800

What actually happened

$14,900		$21,800		$50,000
Vince		Debra		Neil
23,200		11,800		14,800
8,300		10,000		14,800
14,900		21,800		29,600
min	max
6,401		11,800		14,800

Since the winner’s total gets bumped up to $50,000, there was no reason for Vince to put the extra cash on the line. In fact, that $1,899 difference (as well as the $1,800 Debra left on the table) will stay in Sony’s pocket.

Tomorrow we’ve got a sports star, an investing guru, and a space traveler. Here’s a preview.

The Final Jeopardy! clue

THE OSCARS

LAST NAME OF THE ONLY FAMILY TO HAVE A FATHER & DAUGHTER RECEIVE ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS FOR BEST DIRECTOR

[spoiler]What is Coppola? (Francis Ford & Sofia)[/spoiler]

Celebrity Jeopardy! preview