Final Jeopardy! wagering analysis:
Friday, July 1, 2016
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One of tonight’s contestants was quite animated!
That was Zach – and I like it when people have fun during the game.
|
Shyamlee Patel (1x) |
Zach Klitzman |
Valerie Ryan |
| 18,800 | 21,000 | 4,800 |
It’s a high-scoring game, much to Alex’s delight, I’m sure.
Tonight’s Final Jeopardy! category is:
| BUSINESSES |
I’ll keep this one brief.
Combined wagers
| Shyamlee |
Zach |
Valerie | |||
| 18,800 | 21,000 | 4,800 | |||
| FIRST-ORDER | SECOND-ORDER | COVER ZERO | |||
| min | max | min | max | min | max |
| 9,200 | 16,600 | 400 | |||
| 4,400 | 4,800 | 7,000 | 11,400 | ||
| 2,200 | |||||
Shyamlee should follow Shore’s Conjecture and keep Valerie locked out.
What actually happened
| Shyamlee | Zach | Valerie | |||
| 18,800 | 21,000 | 4,800 | |||
| 11,201 | 16,601 | 3,200 | |||
| 30,001 | 37,601 | 8,000 | |||
| min | max | min | max | min | max |
| 9,199 | 16,601 | 399 | |||
| 4,401 | 4,799 | 7,001 | 11,399 | ||
| 2,199 | |||||
She didn’t, however, but it didn’t matter.
Valerie’s wager, although not correct mathematically, might have saved her bacon in the end – but only if she had the sole get on Final, an unlikely outcome.
Have a great long weekend!
The Final Jeopardy! clue
| BUSINESSES |
| AN 1860 AD FOR THIS BUSINESS THAT ONLY LASTED 19 MONTHS SOUGHT “TEN OR A DOZEN MEN, FAMILIAR WITH THE MANAGEMENT OF HORSES” |
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