Idiotic Jeopardy wagers (no spoilers before 6 EST) - Page 376

Imagine being the last one of the 12 players picked in the player draft, then being clearly identified as the weak link on your team so that you're relegated to only playing Final Jeopardy, then your team having so little faith in you that they decide to take their chances at possibly having to come back from a massive deficit against Brad Rutter in DJ rather than let you bet even a dollar on the one clue you get to play.

Got to give Jennifer credit for battling with two elite players in G2.

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02-23-2019 , 10:11 AM

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Ungoliant

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Yeah, my point wasn't that she's a bad player, but that the entire draft/first game she was being treated that way by the other players and wasn't even really given a chance to play. It may have worked out in the end, but that zero bet in FJ was awful unless you really have zero faith in her getting it right. Maybe it was her idea because she just didn't like the category.

Wtf happened to Rutter yesterday anyway? I've never seen him look so ordinary.

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02-23-2019 , 10:12 AM

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Kurn, son of Mogh

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Shocking performance by Brad.

I'm not sure how I feel about Team Buzzy's DJ strat of small wagers on the DDs. Maybe I'm just being results oriented.

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02-23-2019 , 11:05 AM

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Benjam!n

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Originally Posted by Kurn, son of Mogh

Shocking performance by Brad.

I'm not sure how I feel about Team Buzzy's DJ strat of small wagers on the DDs. Maybe I'm just being results oriented.

Think Alex was playing it safe to lock down a wild card, knowing that they only had to beat team Colby. Also, he didn't like the categories.

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02-23-2019 , 11:30 AM

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danspartan

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The knowledge that 5/6 teams advance is pretty advantageous. You just have to lock in 2nd to guarantee staying alive and team Buzzy played accordingly

4 wildcards out of 10 non-winners requires a lot more risk/reward decision making in the standard tourney format.

Meh- it’s high level players, hopefully there will be more drama and strategery going forward.

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02-23-2019 , 12:32 PM

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Ungoliant

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Playing just to lock up a wildcard seems terrible if you still have any realistic chance of winning, especially considering only one team doesn't get one so you're likely to back into one even without trying. Sure, you might guarantee you get to play another round, but having to win an entire extra match just to get to the finals is almost always going to lower your odds of winning the whole thing more than any risk you'd take in going all out for the round 1 win.

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02-23-2019 , 12:46 PM

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danspartan

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Agree since you have to win the wildcard game. I think they are assuming 49k plus brad would be uncarchable.

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02-23-2019 , 01:40 PM

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Kurn, son of Mogh

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Originally Posted by Benjam!n

Think Alex was playing it safe to lock down a wild card, knowing that they only had to beat team Colby. Also, he didn't like the categories.

I don't know how true the bolded is. he rang in and answered other questions in those categories.

Also, don't get faked out by the pause/blank look/late answer. That process was pretty much his default in his original run.

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02-24-2019 , 02:24 AM

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Melkerson

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Originally Posted by Kurn, son of Mogh

Yeah. I'm like 90% positive he knew Amundsen, but intentionally answered it after time was up, thus losing the $100 wager and making the wager look good, but still looking kind of smart because he did know the answer.

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02-24-2019 , 02:25 AM

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Melkerson

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I wonder how much age has slowed down Brad's reaction time on the buzzer.

Alex is clearly faster than Brad now, but is he faster than peak Brad was?

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02-24-2019 , 02:55 AM

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Biesterfield

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Originally Posted by Ungoliant

This

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02-24-2019 , 07:59 AM

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King~of~Diamonds

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Originally Posted by Ungoliant

Imagine being chosen as a star over thousands of potential all-stars and getting a freeroll at $333,333

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02-24-2019 , 08:02 AM

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King~of~Diamonds

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Defenestration of prague answer was funny. Ken did a whole episode of his podcast on that

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02-24-2019 , 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by King~of~Diamonds

Defenestration of prague answer was funny. Ken did a whole episode of his podcast on that

I was wondering why that answer was accepted and he wasn’t required to say “2. defenestration of Prague” to distinguish it from the event that started the Hussite wars and the third one that killed Jan Masaryk?

I am 99% sure just answering “Prager Fenstersturz” would have been ruled incorrect on German Jeopardy (RIP), but maybe the first event that happened pre-Columbus just isn’t relevant enough to US history?

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02-24-2019 , 09:51 PM

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gamboneee

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The first occurred in 1419, and the second in 1618, although the term "Defenestration of Prague" more commonly refers to the second.

sounds like your guess is correct

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02-24-2019 , 11:39 PM

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housenuts

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Originally Posted by Ungoliant

Game 1 Final:
A - 24,000
B - 5,000
C - 0

Game 2 going into FJ

A: 0
B: 10,000
C: 7,000

You're B. Do you shove so you can get the win, or bet 0 to lock up the wildcard? (in before it depends on the category)

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02-25-2019 , 12:11 AM

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Ungoliant

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Originally Posted by housenuts

Shove, no question. It would be more interesting if A had 600 going into the game 2 FJ so you needed them to miss in addition to you getting it right. In that situation I could see the argument that that exact combination of results would be uncommon enough to make locking in the WC better, but even then a shove and miss doesn't eliminate you; C could still shove and miss too, or a team in the other match could do worse. If A can't even cover me though, I'll definitely take my chances at getting one question right over having to win another whole match.

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02-25-2019 , 12:18 AM

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madlex

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Originally Posted by housenuts

You're B. Do you shove so you can get the win, or bet 0 to lock up the wildcard? (in before it depends on the category)

Shoving is definitely not ideal because it doesn’t matter if you win with 24002 or 25000. If you miss, a total of 5499 gives you a slightly better chance of making it as the third wildcard than 5000.

I would go for the win because our two game performance so far doesn’t leave me very optimistic that we have a good shot at winning the wildcard round.

Unless we really hate the category, our chances to get FJ right have to be significantly higher than our chances to advance from the wild card round which is only 33% even if we think we’re even money there.

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02-26-2019 , 09:36 PM

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RMT29

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Shocked Julia missed that FJ that was in her wheelhouse.

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02-27-2019 , 02:40 AM

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Gaddy

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Roger back to his issues on the buzzer, then trying to compensate by ringing in before he knows the answer and hoping to come up with it. I remember he used to have that issue against elite buzzer players, but then somehow managed to hold his own against Ken and Brad in second game of last tourney final.

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02-28-2019 , 10:32 PM

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King~of~Diamonds

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Some great performances flushed by FJ

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03-01-2019 , 04:42 AM

#9397

Gaddy

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Maybe putting the weakest links in FJ is not the best strategy. Teams Alex and Roger are really hampered by their weak links.

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03-01-2019 , 06:35 AM

#9398

Yeti

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there's no good alternative

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03-01-2019 , 06:53 AM

#9399

Rmbxr9

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Alan looked like he was gonna cry, what a weirdo.
That’s saying a lot

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03-01-2019 , 07:18 AM

#9400

Yeti

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yeah, how strange that a dude would get upset in a high pressure situation with potentially $1m on the line. what a ****ing loser!

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