Final Jeopardy! wagering analysis:
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
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Thanks to my wagering sentries, I was well prepared for Tuesday’s results.
Seth is in control heading into Final, but both of his opponents can dethrone him.
|
Seth Wilson (6x) |
Miranda Prince |
Bing Kao |
| 15,800 | 9,100 | 6,800 |
Both Miranda and Bing should go for broke, since Seth has them each in a “crush” situation; the only way either can win is with a correct answer.
Bing’s Penultimate Wager (1,200 out of 8,000) was ok – he would have been in second place with a correct response, but here, he’s still alive. (I would have preferred he gone for everything, but that would not have worked out too well for him.)
First-order calculations
| Seth |
Miranda |
Bing | |||
| 15,800 | 9,100 | 6,800 | |||
| FIRST-ORDER | SECOND-ORDER | COVER ZERO | |||
| min | max | min | max | min | max |
| 2,400 | 4,500 | 6,600 | |||
| 2,200 | |||||
What actually happened
| Seth | Miranda | Bing | |||
| 15,800 | 9,100 | 6,800 | |||
| 3,000 | 1,500 | 6,601 | |||
| 12,800 | 10,600 | 199 | |||
| min | max | ||||
| 2,401 | 6,699 | 6,701 | 6,601 | ||
| 2,199 | |||||
For my thoughts, please watch the end of my video.
Seth is the main beneficiary of this, bringing his 7-day total up to $166,500. The biggest losers are his challengers in the next game, who I’m sure were not very pleased with Miranda.
The Final Jeopardy! clue
| 21st CENTURY MUSIC |
| THE TITLE OF A FRIDA KAHLO PAINTING INSPIRED THE 3-WORD NAME OF THIS 2008 NO. 1 HIT BY A BRITISH GROUP |
[spoiler]What is “Viva la Vida” by Coldplay?[/spoiler]
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