Friday, September 18, 2015
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I was at a wedding on Friday night, and would have loved to do my recap in a bow tie – but there was nothing I wanted more than sleep when I got home.
Our returning champion, Natalie, has a late Daily Double and a near-lock to work with. What should she do?
| ANTEPENULTIMATE WAGER LAND IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM, $1600 |
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Natalie Lips |
Eric Matheis |
Tina Uihlein |
| 20,700 | 10,400 | 6,600 |
| One clue remaining: $1200 | ||
Natalie wagered $2,000, responded correctly, and was greeted by the “time’s up!” sound effect.
Lucky her – had we seen that last clue, Eric might have broken her lock and put her game in, well, jeopardy.
Here’s what I think she should have done – and how she could have been put in a legitimate quandary.
What actually happened
| Natalie | Eric | Tina | |||
| 22,700 | 10,400 | 6,600 | |||
| 500 | 2,800 | 2,000 | |||
| 23,200 | 13,200 | 8,600 | |||
| min | max | min | |||
| 1,899 | 2,800 | 3,801 | |||
| 1,001 | |||||
Natalie has now won 2 games and $36,400.
The Final Jeopardy! clue
| ALPHABETS |
| IT’S THE ONLY LETTER OF THE GREEK ALPHABET WHOSE ENGLISH SPELLING COULD ALSO BE IDENTIFIED AS A NUMBER IN ROMAN NUMERALS |
[spoiler]What is Xi?[/spoiler]
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