Final Jeopardy! wagering analysis:
Monday, September 19, 2016
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I did another live broadcast this evening! They’ve been a lot of fun to do so far – I enjoy working without a net. (If I say something dumb, there’s no way to start over!)
I hope you’ll join me for my next one – keep an eye on my Facebook page and my Twitter feed for announcements as to timing.
Perhaps the best part is it’s interactive, so I can answer any burning questions you might have about that evening’s episode.
We have a similar situation to what we saw on Friday. Will Siddharth pull it off again from distant third?
|
Siddharth Hariharan (2x) |
Dorcas Alexander |
Seth Wilson |
| 7,000 | 16,800 | 14,900 |
Combined wagers
It’s not quite a Shore’s Conjecture situation, as Seth can’t cover a zero wager out of Dorcas without risking a double-up from Siddharth.
| Siddharth |
Dorcas |
Seth | |||
| 7,000 | 16,800 | 14,900 | |||
| FIRST-ORDER | SECOND-ORDER | COVER ZERO | |||
| min | max | min | max | min | max |
| 600 | 3,200 | 13,000 | 3,800 | 7,900 | |
| 1,000 | 900 | ||||
What actually happened
| Siddharth | Dorcas | Seth | |||
| 7,000 | 16,800 | 14,900 | |||
| 2,000 | 13,001 | 14,900 | |||
| 9,000 | 3,799 | 29,800 | |||
| min | max | min | max | min | max |
| 601 | 3,199 | 13,001 | 3,801 | 7,899 | |
| 999 | 899 | ||||
And we almost have a redux of Friday’s match, but this time the second-place player gets it right, along with a handsome amount of cash.
Sometimes doing the wrong thing pays off… sometimes.
The Final Jeopardy! clue
| AUTHORS |
| IN 1948 HE WROTE HE HAD AN IDEA FOR A NOVEL IN WHICH 2 GUYS HITCHHIKE TO CALIF. “IN SEARCH OF SOMETHING THEY DON’T REALLY FIND” |
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