Current Events > Did James throw his last game on Jeopardy?

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He never bet anything that low before. Why didn't he go all in or at least bet more? Seems like the dude threw for some reason
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yes he did he knew the answer and he only bet 1300 come on they made him lose to end the speculation
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DuranOfForcena posted...

he knew that Emma would bet enough to cover his double-up wager by $1, so the only way he was going to win was if she got it wrong and he bet enough to end up with more than what she'd end up with by making the wager she did and getting it wrong, and he knew that if he bet any more than what he did bet and HE got it wrong, then there was the possibility of him ending up in 3rd place if the guy in 3rd place doubled up and got it right. he made the most strategically sound wager given the totals. his wager made it so that he would not end up in 3rd no matter what happened, and so that he would end up in 1st place if Emma got it wrong, and 2nd place if anything else happened.

This. His best option was to hope she'd bet big and lose by just enough for him to put up a small bet.
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I understand his final wager, but was bothered by how he was picking the $1600 dollar questions in double jeopardy while some $2000 dollar questions were still in play.
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Sunburst posted...

I understand his final wager, but was bothered by how he was picking the $1600 dollar questions in double jeopardy while some $2000 dollar questions were still in play.

Statistically, the $1600 row has more double jeopardies than any other row, so he was probably hoping he could land one to make up ground.
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All that matters is Ken Jennings still the GOAT
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K181 posted...

Sunburst posted...

I understand his final wager, but was bothered by how he was picking the $1600 dollar questions in double jeopardy while some $2000 dollar questions were still in play.

Statistically, the $1600 row has more double jeopardies than any other row, so he was probably hoping he could land one to make up ground.

Assuming that statistic is true, I can get behind that.
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CADE FOSTER posted...

yes he did he knew the answer and he only bet 1300 come on they made him lose to end the speculation

Did you know they make the wager before the question is revealed?
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Sunburst posted...

K181 posted...

Sunburst posted...

I understand his final wager, but was bothered by how he was picking the $1600 dollar questions in double jeopardy while some $2000 dollar questions were still in play.

Statistically, the $1600 row has more double jeopardies than any other row, so he was probably hoping he could land one to make up ground.

Assuming that statistic is true, I can get behind that.

Pretty much it is.

http://static.digg.com/images/133ec09f25164222b95be4ce01da614c_86e5477e097247fa89f9dbfeb1b48560_1_post.jpeg

At the very least those numbers haven't been discounted yet after the years of jeopardy see analyzed by someone, though.
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He couldn't have passed her even if he doubled his money. He had to hope that she got it wrong, so he bet enough that he was guaranteed second place if he got it right.
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I think he was a jerk for not betting all that he could, or at least enough that he would win if she got it wrong or bet $0
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When you have a streak like that, what is the difference between Second and Third place?
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Because he made it look like he threw the game. Let's say she knew nothing about the category and bet only $1000, he still would have lost. That's just bad strategy from him.
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I guess it has been so long since there was a close game some people completely forgot what James did is a common strategy. You either bet a small amount. Or enough to beat the person by $1 and hope they miss the question. You risk a lot if you wager everything and get final wrong.
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People don't go on Jeopardy these days not knowing the basic betting math. She wasn't going to bet $1k.
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Damn_Underscore posted...

Because he made it look like he threw the game. Let's say she knew nothing about the category and bet only $1000, he still would have lost. That's just bad strategy from him.

It's not bad strategy considering that he made correct assumptions that she would both get the answer right and wager enough to guarantee a win. It's probably not a bad strategy to assume the librarian is going to get the question about Shakespeare right.
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Goats posted...

He never bet anything that low before.

He never was in second heading into Final Jeopardy before, is the reason.
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