Monday, March 9, 2015
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I’m back in Vermont – and my car now has a snow-hawk.
It’s a better look than being almost completely covered, as it was a month ago. Instead, I’m driving my dad’s car around.
Tonight’s scores feel like those of last Monday.
|
Rachael Sims |
Mike Ewing |
Jen Jabaily Blackburn |
| 9,800 | 14,400 | 11,200 |
Tonight’s Final Jeopardy! category is:
| LITERARY CHARACTERS |
I’ll have a video up after I’m done playing my mom in Scrabble… you know how it is.
First-order calculations
Second doubles up
If Jen doubles her score, she’ll have 22,400.
To cover this all-in wager, Mike will need to wager 8,000.
| Rachael | Mike | Jen |
| 9,800 | 14,400 | 11,200 |
| 8,000 | 11,200 | |
| 22,400 | 22,400 |
An incorrect response with that wager will leave Mike with 6,400.
To stay above his total, Jen can wager up to 4,800.
Rachael can wager up to 3,400.
| Rachael | Mike | Jen |
| 9,800 | 14,400 | 11,200 |
| 3,400 | 8,000 | 4,800 |
| 6,400 | 6,400 | 6,400 |
Third doubles up
A successful doubling will put Rachael at 19,600.
To cover this, Jen should wager at least 8,400.
(Mike would need to wager at least 5,200, but this is somewhat questionable.)
| Rachael | Mike | Jen |
| 9,800 | 14,400 | 11,200 |
| 9,800 | 5,200 | 8,400 |
| 19,600 | 19,600 | 19,600 |
Jen, like so many others lately, is in Stratton’s Dilemma: does she cover Rachael, or stay above Mike?
Here’s where things stand after the first order:
Second-order calculations
Third’s max vs. first
| Rachael | Mike | Jen |
| 9,800 | 14,400 | 11,200 |
| 3,400 | 2,000 | |
| 13,200 | 13,200 |
And if Jen misses on that second-order wager:
| Rachael | Mike | Jen |
| 9,800 | 14,400 | 11,200 |
| 600 | 2,000 | |
| 9,200 | 9,200 |
Now let’s see where we stand:
Zero wagers
Then we add a dollar to the minimum wagers, and subtract a dollar from the maximum wagers.
What actually happened
Ay, yi, yi. A quick reminder:
The Final Jeopardy! clue
| LITERARY CHARACTERS |
| THE FIRST STORY IN WHICH HE APPEARED BEGAN, “THE SCENT AND SMOKE AND SWEAT OF A CASINO ARE NAUSEATING AT 3 IN THE MORNING” |
[spoiler]Who is James Bond? (in Casino Royale)[/spoiler]
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