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Originally Posted by revots33
People talk about him "breaking the game" and I wonder if it's true. After he eventually loses, will players go back to working their way down the board from top to bottom? It's hard to imagine they would. It's like the fosbury flop, the game won't be the same anymore.
That's not to say his success will be replicated because he has all of the tools and not many people do. But the idea of building up a big BR early and wagering big on all the DJs is the new way this game will be played I think.
Nope. Every once in a while a champ comes along like Arthur Chu playing the game like it's supposed to be played. Those who play him attempt to emulate that style, but once that champ is gone, all the players go back to normal and take the categories from the top and wager $2000 on all the DD's.
It's sad and hilarious, but I've seen it over and over throughout the years. Academic types just don't understand how to properly play a game.
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Originally Posted by Double Down
I'm curious about what might happen if it becomes clear that he's just going to win indefinitely, and what actions the show might take and after how long. Like if he wins 200 games and $15ish million, do the producers maybe negotiate a buyout with him? Because obviously the value he adds from extra viewers he gets will have diminishing returns over time, and there will come a point where he'll literally be in danger of putting the show out of business (I think).
Idunno, does anyone here work in TV production know what kind of profits a game show makes in a given day? Is it way more than his daily 70k and I'm being naive?
I suppose they go simply not show his episodes any more although that would be a huge public relations snafu.
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Originally Posted by WateryBoil
When do Jeopardy! contestants receive their winnings?
A: About six weeks or two months after taping.
Not sure where this bit of info came from, but it's flat out wrong.
Contestants do not get paid until after their final show airs. And they can take up to 180 days from then to do so. And if your show does not air they don't have to pay you.
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Originally Posted by housenuts
Anyone know off hand or roughly how many times during Ken Jennings' run that he almost lost? Did he ever come from behind at FJ? What was his lock %?
People talking about James breaking game and being unbeatable. Disagree with that.
You watch all the champs play. They hunt for daily doubles. This has been going on for years. Yet still, watching regular people play, for years it's still been the run down from 200 approach. These regular people never change.
Very few champs actually do this. Look at the two best, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter. They both play from the top down and wager little on their DD's. Of course Ken could do that with next to zero risk because of his knowledge base and complete mastery of the buzzer.
Let's face it, a crazy small number of contestants play any game show in an optimal manner. And most of them are really simple to beat if you do so.