Wednesday, September 30, 2015
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One of my Fact Primers might have come in handy tonight.
Unfortunately, I published it a week or so after this episode was taped. That’s going to cost Matt $20,000 and Dennis a shot at second place.
|
Matt Jackson |
Dennis Lloyd |
Samantha Budesa |
| 34,800 | 1,800 | 3,400 |
Dennis definitely deserved it after having the guts to gamble (gambol?) on a True Daily Double instead of skipping to the top of another category, as Samantha did later on.
What actually happened
| Matt | Dennis | Samantha | |||
| 34,800 | 1,800 | 3,400 | |||
| 10,000 | 1,601 | 201 | |||
| 24,800 | 199 | 3,199 | |||
| min | max | ||||
| 27,999 | 1,601 | 200 | |||
Matt has now won 4 games and $106,000, nearly locking up a TOC spot.
The Final Jeopardy! clue
| UNITED NATIONS NATIONS |
| THIS NATION OF 55 MILLION IS THE ONLY ONE TO PROVIDE A SECRETARY-GENERAL BUT NEVER TO HAVE A SEAT ON THE SECURITY COUNCIL |
Here’s the Fact Primer if you need a hint.
[spoiler]What is Burma (Myanmar)? (U Thant was the man in question)[/spoiler]
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And thus ends the best month of wagering since last February. Granted, with the four locks at the end and starting in the middle of the month, it feels short, but better a few good wagers than many bad, right?
Wonder if he goes on Michael Bilow, which Bilow will need to get EXTREMELY lucky to get in the ToC