Wednesday, October 28, 2015

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Fans of Michael Bilow are on the edge of their seats! Will Sean Anderson knock him out of TOC contention tonight?

This was a roller coaster of a game! Sean’s got the edge heading into Final.

Sean Anderson	Chris Lastrapes	Nikki Grillos
8,400	7,400	7,600

Our players will deal with this category:

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First-order calculations

Not a lot of wiggle room for either Sean or Nikki. Chris will benefit from a tough clue (assuming he wagers properly).

Sean		Chris		Nikki
8,400		7,400		7,600
FIRST-ORDER		SECOND-ORDER		COVER ZERO
min	max	min	max	min	max
6,800			5,800	7,200*
					6,000

Second-order calculations

If Nikki thinks Chris will wager rationally, she might scale back her wager. Chris could consider doing the same.

Sean		Chris		Nikki
8,400		7,400		7,600
FIRST-ORDER		SECOND-ORDER		COVER ZERO
min	max	min	max	min	max
6,800			5,400	7,200*
			5,800	5,600	6,000

Zero wagers

Score differences:
Sean and Nikki: 800
Sean and Chris: 1,000
Nikki and Chris: 200

Sean		Chris		Nikki
8,400		7,400		7,600
FIRST-ORDER		SECOND-ORDER		COVER ZERO
min	max	min	max	min	max
6,800		2,000	5,400	7,200*
			5,800	5,600	6,000
	800				200

Then we add a dollar to the minimum wagers, and subtract a dollar from the maximum wagers.

What actually happened

Sean		Chris		Nikki
8,400		7,400		7,600
6,801		5,700		7,201
1,599		1,700		14,801
min	max	min	max	min	max
6,801		2,001	5,399	7,600
			5,799	5,601	5,999
	799				199

This was a tough clue; Nikki was the only one to pull it out, and in doing so, she dethrones Sean. Nice run, Sean, and congrats to all three of our players for wagering well!

The Final Jeopardy! clue

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ANNA FREUD WROTE, “THE INFANTILE EGO RESORTS TO” THIS BEHAVIOR “IN ORDER NOT TO BECOME AWARE OF SOME PAINFUL IMPRESSION”

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