Final Jeopardy! wagering analysis:
Monday, June 27, 2016
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Summer seems to be in full swing here in New York… we’ll have to see if our players tonight are similarly heating up.
Harris made a nice run on those last two clues to get into contention heading into Final.
|
Harris Stutman (1x) |
Susan Sexton |
Tony Orcutt |
| 9,200 | 12,800 | 21,000 |
Tonight’s Final Jeopardy! category is irrelevant – Harris and Susan should both be going all in.
Combined analysis
| Harris |
Susan |
Tony | |||
| 9,200 | 12,800 | 21,000 | |||
| FIRST-ORDER | SECOND-ORDER | COVER ZERO | |||
| min | max | min | max | min | max |
| 7,200* | 8,200* | 4,600 | 8,200 | ||
| 2,600 | |||||
| 5,600 | |||||
What actually happened
| Harris | Susan | Tony | |||
| 9,200 | 12,800 | 21,000 | |||
| 7,500 | 4,601 | 4,601 | |||
| 16,700 | 8,199 | 16,399 | |||
| min | max | ||||
| 7,201* | 8,201* | 4,601 | 8,199 | ||
| 2,599 | |||||
| 5,601 | |||||
Susan gets the pink because Tony could have waltzed away the winner with a zero wager here – there’s no reason to give him that opportunity.
In any case, Harris has now won 2 games and $39,700.
The Final Jeopardy! clue
| FRENCH MONARCHS |
| HIS REIGN WAS INTERRUPTED FOR “100 DAYS” IN THE 19th CENTURY BEFORE HE WAS RESTORED & REIGNED FOR 9 YEARS MORE |
[spoiler]Who was Louis XVIII (the 18th)?[/spoiler]
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Susan’s wager was also bad because it didn’t cover a double-up by Harris (5,601 as you showed was the minimum, and she bet a thousand less).
This was my episode, good analysis on it. Still kicking myself I didn’t go bigger on that $800 DD. Harris was clutch on the last two questions and beat me on the buzzer for the Elie Wiesel clue. I was also a little perplexed with Susan’s wager. Tough way to lose, but had a blast overall!