2014 TOC preview: Semifinal #1
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Our first semifinal pits two first-round winners, Terry O’Shea and Jared Hall, against the bottom wild card – that being, of course, 20-time champ Julia Collins, who eked her way into the second round after a big wager. She was the only player to advance who responded incorrectly on Final Jeopardy!.
I figured this time around, since I’ve already given you full wagering histories for Terry, Jared, and Julia, I’d try a different approach: heat maps for how they performed in the quarterfinals. (The lighter green means they picked up the correct response on a rebound.)![]()
Response data were gleaned from J! Archive.
Terry O’Shea
Winner, Thursday
Total right: 11
Total wrong: 1
Coryat: 8,800
Final Jeopardy!: correct
Jeopardy! round5 R, 1 W; Coryat: 2,000 |
Double Jeopardy! round6 R, 0 W; Coryat: 6,800 |
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Jared Hall
Winner, Friday
Total right: 13 (1 DD)
Total wrong: 1 (1 DD)
Coryat: 12,600
Final Jeopardy!: correct
Jeopardy! round6 R (1 DD), 0 W; Coryat: 3,800 |
Double Jeopardy! round7 R, 1 W (1 DD); Coryat: 8,800 |
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Julia Collins
Wild card #4 (9,100), Wednesday
Total right: 21 (1 DD)
Total wrong: 2
Coryat: 13,400
Final Jeopardy!: incorrect
Jeopardy! round11 R, 0 W; Coryat: 6,600 |
Double Jeopardy! round10 R (1 DD), 2 W; Coryat: 6,800 |
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How do they determine the pairing for the semi final rounds?
Nobody knows – the only rule is they won’t place players from the same quarterfinal in the same semifinal.
Here’s a post I put together on the basics of tournaments.