Final Jeopardy! wagering analysis:
Thursday, May 19, 2016 (Power Players #4)
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We’re almost done with Power Players Week! Let’s get through these last two nights.
Al rolled tonight; Ana could have made a much better Daily Double wager to keep him within range.
|
Al Franken |
Ana Navarro |
Sunny Hostin |
| 20,000 | 9,800 | 5,000 |
| USO | Operation Smile Nicaragua | Bronx Children’s Museum |
Enjoy:
Why do shows have @ananavarro—Ntl Hispanic Chair for the losing McCain ’08 & Huntsman ’12. She’s a loser who doesn’t deliver votes.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 19, 2013
One thing I forgot in my excitement yesterday is that the $10,000 “consolation” prize is a minimum. Anyone who can improve on it should wager everything.
The final results
| Al | Ana | Sunny | |||
| 20,000 | 9,800 | 5,000 | |||
| 5 | 1,200 | 5,000 | |||
| 20,005 | 11,000 | 0 | |||
| min | max | ||||
| 399 | |||||
Jonathan Capehart left $2,600 on the table yesterday… and Ana’s charity receives $8,600 less than it could have. A shame.
The Final Jeopardy! clue
| THE PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE |
| IN 2013 PRES. OBAMA WAS SWORN IN ON 2 BIBLES—ONE WAS LINCOLN’S & ONE BELONGED TO THIS MAN WHO DIED 103 YEARS AFTER LINCOLN |
[spoiler]Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.? (1865 + 103 = 1968)[/spoiler]
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Maybe the reluctance to wager everything in order to maximize their charity’s winnings is an ego thing? I’m guessing that high-profile people who are supposedly intelligent might not want to be known as “that person who got $0 on Jeopardy”? Of course the hardcore J! fans would know the real deal, but casual viewers might tend to just look at the final total… Just a theory!
WHo’s the blame for this whole atrocity known as Power Players Week-Alex or someone else?