Final Jeopardy! wagering analysis:
Monday, April 25, 2016
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How far can Andrew Pau go? It’s a new week – let’s start finding out.
Buzzy has a big lead, but Andrew took that penultimate clue out of his hands and kept himself (and Jeanne) alive.
|
Andrew Pau (6x) |
Jeanne Roper |
Buzzy Cohen |
| 16,800 | 14,000 | 28,000 |
Buzzy could have gone bigger on those Daily Doubles, but in a high-scoring game, it can be hard to pull the trigger.
What actually happened
| Andrew | Jeanne | Buzzy | |||
| 16,800 | 14,000 | 28,000 | |||
| 11,201 | 13,995 | 5,601 | |||
| 28,001 | 27,995 | 33,601 | |||
| min | max | ||||
| 16,800 | 14,000 | 5,601 | 11,199 | ||
| 11,201 | 8,401 | ||||
Just having the lead was enough here on a softball clue. I hate those.
Congrats again to Andrew on a great run, and to all three players here for a really well-played (and enjoyable-to-watch!) game.
The Final Jeopardy! clue
| METAPHORICAL PHRASES |
| IN THE LATE 1800s CLARK STANLEY WAS A NOTORIOUS SELLER OF THIS 2-WORD PRODUCT, WHICH HE ADVERTISED AS A CURATIVE LINIMENT |
[spoiler]What is snake oil?[/spoiler]
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Alex was guilty of my pet peeve, he said, “twenty eight thousand one dollar”, not “dollars”.