Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Alex Navissi has won two games from behind. What will he do on his third night?

Unless Gautam wagers improperly, Alex’s run will end tonight; he has less than the difference between first and second.

Alex Navissi	Cindy Gardner	Gautam Mukunda
6,200	12,200	18,800

Gautam and Cindy will tussle on this category:

THE SCULPTOR SPEAKS

Uh… what the hell? That’s the dumbest name I’ve seen in a long time. Just call it “SCULPTORS” or something.

No neurgery involved here.

First-order calculations

Second doubles up

If Cindy doubles her score, she’ll have 24,400.

To cover this all-in wager, Gautam will need to wager 5,600.

Alex		Cindy		Gautam
6,200		12,200		18,800
		12,200		5,600
		24,400		24,400
min	max	min	max	min	max
				5,600

An incorrect response with that wager will leave Gautam with 13,200.

To get above his total, Cindy must wager at least 1,000, so we’ll make that everything.

Alex		Cindy		Gautam
6,200		12,200		18,800
		1,000		5,600
		13,200		13,200
min	max	min	max	min	max
		1,000*		5,600

Third doubles up

A successful doubling will put Alex at 12,400, so Gautam could wager at most 6,400.

Alex		Cindy		Gautam
6,200		12,200		18,800
6,200				6,400
12,400				12,400
min	max	min	max	min	max
		1,000*		5,600	6,400

Here’s where things stand after the first order; we don’t need to go any further.

Alex		Cindy		Gautam
6,200		12,200		18,800
FIRST-ORDER		SECOND-ORDER		COVER ZERO
min	max	min	max	min	max
		1,000*		5,600	6,400

What actually happened

Alex		Cindy		Gautam
6,200		12,200		18,800
6,000		6,600		5,601
12,200		5,600		24,401
min	max			min	max
5,001		12,200		5,601	6,399

Good wagering from Gautam, master of the index-finger buzzing. We’ll see if he can start a run of his own tomorrow.

The Final Jeopardy! clue

THE SCULPTOR SPEAKS

“CHASTE WOMEN REMAIN FRESHER” WAS THE REASON HE MADE A MOTHER LOOK BARELY OLDER THAN HER SON

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