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Originally Posted by synth_floyd
HOW ARE PLAYERS SO BAD AT THE BASIC STRATEGY OF THIS GAME??????????? (My guess is that under the bright lights and TV cameras he got nervous and decided to play it safe. Or maybe he thought that since he was doing so well in the early part of the game he didn't need to play aggressively)
It's also not even a James Holzhauer situation where players walked into the green room to find out who they played against and got an unpleasant surprise. Getting introduced to a guy in his 30th game with 2.4 million in winnings is probably a pretty big shock to most. None of his episodes had aired before his run was over.
OTOH, everyone playing in the first couple weeks of this season is well aware of the possibility of playing against a guy who racked up 18 (?) wins last season. They watched his episodes and know his style. They know he has a couple weaker categories like sports, movies/pop music/TV and bible stuff. It's not too difficult to figure out what strategy to play against him. Obviously doesn't mean you're going to win and maybe you don't even make it to FJ. But at least give yourself the best shot at winning.
The person to beat him will be Jeopardy-famous no matter what happens next. Emma Boettcher got into the tournament of champions as a 3 game winner so they could pit her against James again. That netted her an additional $100k.