Final Jeopardy! wagering analysis:
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
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Getting this up a little late, but better than never!
Great, great comeback by Megan at the end of the Double Jeopardy! to make this a competitive game.
|
Todd Giese (1x) |
Megan Selva |
Bill Burns |
| 16,600 | 10,400 | 6,000 |
Straightforward here tonight.
First-order calculations
Megan needs to get it right; Bill is barely eliminated.
| Todd |
Megan |
Bill | |||
| 16,600 | 10,400 | 6,000 | |||
| FIRST-ORDER | SECOND-ORDER | COVER ZERO | |||
| min | max | min | max | min | max |
| 4,200 | 4,600 | 2,000 | |||
What actually happened
| Todd | Megan | Bill | |||
| 16,600 | 10,400 | 6,000 | |||
| 4,201 | 10,399 | 1,500 | |||
| 20,801 | 1 | 7,500 | |||
| min | max | ||||
| 4,201 | 4,599 | 10,400 | |||
Todd has now won 2 games and $52,402.
The Final Jeopardy! clue
| OBITUARIES |
| ON HIS DEATH IN 2015, HIS NEW YORK TIMES OBIT SAID HE “BUILT HIS STARDOM 90 PERCENT ON SKILL AND HALF ON WIT” |
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Nobody eats at that restaurant anymore…it’s too crowded.