Monday, October 19, 2015

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Thanks to 13-time champ Matt Jackson for selecting this week’s theme color: a “classically Jeopardaical” #0000c4.

“If read aloud it also sounds like a substance that goes ‘boom’, if you will.”

Thanks, Matt! We’ll see him in the Tournament of Champions.

Speaking of which, our returning champ is looking to get on the leaderboard – but he’ll need some help.

Josh Silverman	Martin Schmidt	Dean Meyer
8,400	9,200	15,700

Tonight’s Final Jeopardy! category is:

TODAY’S INTERNATIONAL FILM STARS

Here’s your video:

First-order calculations

Martin and Josh are both ‘crushed’ by Dean; neither has more than 2/3 of her pre-Final score. They should both just go all-in.

Josh		Martin		Dean
8,400		9,200		15,700
FIRST-ORDER		SECOND-ORDER		COVER ZERO
min	max	min	max	min	max
4,600*		7,600*		2,700

If I’m Dean, I’m capping my wager at 6,500 to force both gentlemen to respond correctly.

What actually happened

Josh		Martin		Dean
8,400		9,200		15,700
4,601		6,601		3,000
3,799		2,599		18,700
				min	max
8,400		9,200		2,701	6,499

Looks like Martin forgot to carry the one. Always double-check and triple-check your work!

The Final Jeopardy! clue

TODAY’S INTERNATIONAL FILM STARS

THE FIRST 2 SPANISH ACTORS TO WIN ACTING ACADEMY AWARDS, THEY GOT MARRIED SOON AFTER THEY BOTH HAD WON

[spoiler]Who are Javier Bardem (2007, No Country for Old Men) and Penelope Cruz (2008, Vicky Cristina Barcelona)?[/spoiler]

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