Why was he so concerned about not being last? They get nothing for second do they?
Re: This is Jeopardy!
Posted: Tue June 04, 2019 8:43 pm
by Norah
wease wrote:Why was he so concerned about not being last? They get nothing for second do they?
He wasn't. With the bet he made if he got it right and Emma got it wrong he wins without any risk of the third place dude overtaking him.
Re: This is Jeopardy!
Posted: Tue June 04, 2019 8:53 pm
by wease
cutuphalfdead wrote:
wease wrote:Why was he so concerned about not being last? They get nothing for second do they?
He wasn't. With the bet he made if he got it right and Emma got it wrong he wins without any risk of the third place dude overtaking him.
I thought he mentioned specifically not wanting to come in last in that link I posted.
Re: This is Jeopardy!
Posted: Tue June 04, 2019 8:55 pm
by Norah
wease wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
wease wrote:Why was he so concerned about not being last? They get nothing for second do they?
He wasn't. With the bet he made if he got it right and Emma got it wrong he wins without any risk of the third place dude overtaking him.
I thought he mentioned specifically not wanting to come in last in that link I posted.
“I knew I could only win if Emma missed Final Jeopardy, as there was no way she wouldn’t bet to cover my all-in bet, so my only concern was getting overtaken by third place, and I bet just enough to make sure of locking him out," he said. "Betting big would have looked good for the cameras, but now I turn my straight bet (Emma misses) into a parlay (Emma misses, and I get it right).”
Re: This is Jeopardy!
Posted: Tue June 04, 2019 8:57 pm
by wease
cutuphalfdead wrote:
wease wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
wease wrote:Why was he so concerned about not being last? They get nothing for second do they?
He wasn't. With the bet he made if he got it right and Emma got it wrong he wins without any risk of the third place dude overtaking him.
I thought he mentioned specifically not wanting to come in last in that link I posted.
“I knew I could only win if Emma missed Final Jeopardy, as there was no way she wouldn’t bet to cover my all-in bet, so my only concern was getting overtaken by third place, and I bet just enough to make sure of locking him out," he said. "Betting big would have looked good for the cameras, but now I turn my straight bet (Emma misses) into a parlay (Emma misses, and I get it right).”
Ok. I was just reading too much into it.
Re: This is Jeopardy!
Posted: Tue June 04, 2019 9:00 pm
by Norah
wease wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
wease wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
wease wrote:Why was he so concerned about not being last? They get nothing for second do they?
He wasn't. With the bet he made if he got it right and Emma got it wrong he wins without any risk of the third place dude overtaking him.
I thought he mentioned specifically not wanting to come in last in that link I posted.
“I knew I could only win if Emma missed Final Jeopardy, as there was no way she wouldn’t bet to cover my all-in bet, so my only concern was getting overtaken by third place, and I bet just enough to make sure of locking him out," he said. "Betting big would have looked good for the cameras, but now I turn my straight bet (Emma misses) into a parlay (Emma misses, and I get it right).”
Ok. I was just reading too much into it.
He could have bet a little bit more (3201) and covered a situation where Emma gets it wrong but bets 0, which was what I intuitively thought he should have done. But there's no way she does that so it's not as smart as I thought it was.
Re: This is Jeopardy!
Posted: Thu June 06, 2019 1:15 am
by LoathedVermin72
I miss James
Re: This is Jeopardy!
Posted: Fri June 14, 2019 9:07 pm
by The Argonaut
Thanks for having us to your dinner party
Re: This is Jeopardy!
Posted: Fri June 14, 2019 9:22 pm
by washing machine
hello argo
Re: This is Jeopardy!
Posted: Fri June 14, 2019 9:27 pm
by JuanHamm
So how is the trebek doing?
Re: This is Jeopardy!
Posted: Sat June 15, 2019 12:44 am
by Superblood Wolfmoon
The Argonaut wrote:Thanks for having us to your dinner party
Re: This is Jeopardy!
Posted: Sat June 15, 2019 1:24 am
by Jammer XCI
I fucking love Ween.
How long did Emma end up lasting?
Re: This is Jeopardy!
Posted: Tue September 17, 2019 5:30 pm
by Simple Torture
When Trebek goes, we all go too, right?
Re: This is Jeopardy!
Posted: Tue November 12, 2019 11:47 am
by Simple Torture
Someone just murder me now:
Re: This is Jeopardy!
Posted: Tue November 12, 2019 1:53 pm
by wease
Simple Torture wrote:Someone just murder me now:
Sounded like Alex got a little choked up there.
Re: This is Jeopardy!
Posted: Tue November 12, 2019 10:43 pm
by Bammer
wease wrote:
Simple Torture wrote:Someone just murder me now:
Sounded like Alex got a little choked up there.
Damn
Re: This is Jeopardy!
Posted: Mon November 18, 2019 10:37 pm
by Chris_H_2
Re: This is Jeopardy!
Posted: Wed November 20, 2019 6:42 pm
by Jammer XCI
The Jeopardy death match is finally happening.
I can see Alex retiring after that airs too sadly.
Re: This is Jeopardy!
Posted: Wed November 20, 2019 7:02 pm
by Simple Torture
Jammer XCI wrote:The Jeopardy death match is finally happening.
I can see Alex retiring after that airs too sadly.
Re: This is Jeopardy!
Posted: Sun January 05, 2020 9:05 pm
by Jammer XCI
We're still hyped for Jeopardy Deathmatch this week, right?
