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Who watches Jeopardy?
06-06-2019, 07:47 PM
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An answer to James Holzhauer's "strange" bet, "straight from the horse's mouth":

Here’s how the final episode went down:

Holzhauer went into Final Jeopardy with $23,400, which was $3,200 behind leader Emma Boettcher. Holzhauer got the question right, at first glance, strangely wagering just $1,399. That would have taken him to $24,799, which was $1,801 behind Boettcher.

But Holzhauer explained to The Action Network that he first was concerned with the contestant in third place, who had $11,000 heading into a Final Jeopardy. Doubling down would have gotten that contestant to $22,000, which would have been $1 less than if James would have missed. If James doubled down, he would have been at $46,800, but Boettcher seemed to have done the math perfectly as well. She got the question right and wagered $20,201, which gave her $46,801, a dollar more than what Holzhauer would’ve earned with a double-down bet.

“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,” Holzhauer told The Action Network. “So my only concern was getting overtaken by third place, and I bet just enough to make sure of locking him out. 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).”

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Who watches Jeopardy? - David Lockmiller - 04-23-2019, 10:41 PM
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RE: Who watches Jeopardy? - L Verge - 05-07-2019, 07:45 PM
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RE: Who watches Jeopardy? - Gene C - 05-23-2019, 07:35 AM
RE: Who watches Jeopardy? - Anita - 05-23-2019, 11:03 AM
RE: Who watches Jeopardy? - Thomas Kearney - 05-23-2019, 12:10 PM
RE: Who watches Jeopardy? - Anita - 05-23-2019, 01:39 PM
RE: Who watches Jeopardy? - Steve - 06-03-2019, 01:19 AM
RE: Who watches Jeopardy? - Thomas Kearney - 06-03-2019, 04:07 PM
RE: Who watches Jeopardy? - RJNorton - 06-03-2019, 04:48 PM
RE: Who watches Jeopardy? - Steve - 06-04-2019, 02:30 AM
RE: Who watches Jeopardy? - L Verge - 06-03-2019, 08:37 PM
RE: Who watches Jeopardy? - Gene C - 06-04-2019, 06:42 AM
RE: Who watches Jeopardy? - RJNorton - 06-04-2019, 09:03 AM
RE: Who watches Jeopardy? - L Verge - 06-04-2019, 11:20 AM
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