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Originally Posted by domda
Very surprised by him betting zero on Final Jeopardy on both days so far , he had the game won and could have earned bonus money but he decided to play it safe . He is obviously very smart and is not afraid to take big risks so I'm surprised by his caution here.
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Originally Posted by domda
It turned out to be a fairly tough question but he may have known the answer but since he bet nothing there was no reason to come up with anything .
My point is though he is on the show to win free money so why did he nit it up when he has the game won and not try to win a little extra , It seems an overly cautious approach from someone who boldly went all in on the daily double both days so far.
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Originally Posted by RAHZero
Haven't watched either episode yet, but if you have a runaway, then Final Jeopardy strategy is straightforward: Bet the maximum amount that still guarantees a victory if you believe you have a better than 50% chance of getting the clue correct, and wager $0 if not.
If he wagered $0, then it's because he believed he had a less than 50% chance of getting the clue correct given the Final Jeopardy category.
Yes. In a lock situation the proper wager is either $0 or the max that still guarantees victory. Hardly any contestant understands this, but I would expect poker players to.
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Originally Posted by domda
He'd give Ken Jennings a good run , both are very bright , quick on the buzzer and rarely answer incorrectly . Jennings used a much safer Daily Double wagering strategy where if he had a good lead he'd bet enough to put the game almost out of sight but if he missed he'd still be in fairly good shape and knew his game was good enough to overcome most opponents , Alex in the two games we've seen has simply shoved all in on the Daily Double and destroyed the opponents then and there, however if he were to miss one time doing this he'll be in serious trouble. He is fun to watch and i hope his run continues for a long time , but he plays with such an aggro approach he's seems bound to self destruct before too long.
You don't seem to understand much here. KJ is one of the top 2 Jeopardy players ever. His knowledge base and buzzer dominance is unbelievable. From what we've seen so far, while Alex has played awesomely, KJ would still destroy him.
He doesn't play with an aggro approach, he plays the closest to GTO of almost any contestant.
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Originally Posted by EmpireMaker2
Love watching Alex but seems like he got paired with a bunch of dolts on the first 3 epis.
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Originally Posted by Dima2000123
It's not as easy as it looks. The rarely spoken about dark secret of Jeopardy is that timing the buzzer correctly is a skill that is far too important for a show like this. There are a lot of questions that all three players can answer, in which case the one most skilled with the buzzer gets it. Eventually those who always get beaten on the buzzer then get frustrated and start trying to buzz in every time, and then trying to think of an answer, which often just digs you deeper into the hole.
This. Combined with near perfect strategy it's easy to make good players look bad.