Daily analysis, Thursday, September 25
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When I make this face, you know something is amiss.
Bummer: a two-player game. But that means I just get to write really large!
Catherine Hardee: 23,200
Dolly Moehrle: 0
Joann Taylor: 15,600
The Final Jeopardy! category: 20th CENTURY LEADERS
Two-player situations are always straightforward.
Basic strategy – first vs. second
Catherine should wager 8,000 to cover Joann.
Joann can wager up to 400 to stay above Catherine if they’re both wrong. But she can’t cover a zero wager, so…
Mind games – first vs. second
Catherine might consider a smaller wager: up to 7,200.
If she’s scared of this possibility, Joann should wager everything.
What actually happened
Ugh. Fie on both of these wagers!
Catherine: If you’re not going to go for the lockout, don’t fall below a zero wager by the trailer!
Joann: It’s not like you’ll finish in third place – if you’re going to go big, go big!
The Final Jeopardy! clue
20th CENTURY LEADERS
IN MAY 1980 OVER 200 LEADERS FROM MORE THAN 120 COUNTRIES ATTENDED HIS FUNERAL IN BELGRADE
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