2015 Teachers Tournament, Finals, Day Two
| 2015 Teachers Tournament | |||||||||
| By the Numbers: The difficulty of predicting wild cards | |||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
As I pointed out earlier today, the player in first place often has a huge edge heading into Day Two. Will Jennifer Giles take down the $100,000 prize?
She’s got it alllllllllmost locked up.
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Adam Elkana-Hale |
Cathy Farrell |
Jennifer Giles |
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| Today, pre-Final | 10,400 | 9,600 | 14,400 |
| Yesterday’s total | 3,000 | 18,600 | 22,400 |
| Maximum | 23,800 | 37,800 | 51,200 |
Tonight’s Final Jeopardy! category is:
| HISTORIC NAMES ON THE MAP |
In keeping with our theme of this Teachers Tournament, the wagering is simple.
Jennifer needs to wager 1,001 to cover Cathy.
Cathy needs to get it right to have a shot, so she might as well wager everything.
Adam needs to get it right to have a shot at second, so he might as well wager everything.
What actually happened
Congrats to Jennifer, who will return for the next Tournament of Champions!
The Final Jeopardy! clue
| HISTORIC NAMES ON THE MAP |
| NOTHING IS KNOWN OF HIS EARLY LIFE IN ENGLAND BEFORE 1600 OR OF THE END OF HIS LIFE IN NORTH AMERICA AFTER JUNE 22, 1611 |
[spoiler]Who was Henry Hudson?[/spoiler]
| 2015 Teachers Tournament | |||||||||
| By the Numbers: The difficulty of predicting wild cards | |||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Jennifer’s wager probably deserves a lower grade, because if Cathy were to wager small enough to guarantee second place (which since winning is the goal she shouldn’t do, but it is a possibility) it unnecessarily gives Cathy a chance to win with the keep-Adam-locked-out bet.
Hard clue, took me some thinking and I got the clue.