Jeopardy! -James Holzhauer

applecruncher said:
Apparently there's been a leak.

If accurate, James will be defeated today. I can't understand him making a (relatively) low wager on Final Jeopardy.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/see-it-viral-clip-shows-jeopardy-star-james-holzhauers-defeat
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After reading your post AC, I started looking around and saw that leak on other news sources. Bummer.
The show is aired in our area at 1PM Central Time, so will have the answer in a few hours.
 

The leaked footage looks 100% real to me. James loses and then walks over to Emma and gives her a high five. But James' final bet was the first time he had bet that low...only 1,399 of his total when his total was 23,400. It's very strange that he did that. Jeopardy isn't stepping forward to say the clip isn't real. Emma's final total beat James by a margin that was double to James' beginning total. The win was not even close.

Spoiler: Here's the leaked clip for those who want to see it. You have to scroll almost all the way down to see it and then enlarge it...

[video]https://deadline.com/2019/06/jeopardy-james-holzhauer-leaked-footage-winning-streak-spoiler-1202625879/[/video]
 

Wow, what a game! Good players.

I still don't understand James' low wager. Would have liked for him to stay a couple more days until he broke Ken's record, which he almost did. He had a GREAT run.

Bye, James. :( I'm sure he'll do the talk shows.

Go, Emma!
 
What I don't want to see happen now, is Emma go out in one or two shows. That would taint her beating James.:2cents:
 
Camper6 said:
I think he threw it. That wager was not his style.
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He just wasn't at a point to beat her in final jeopardy. If he had taken his total and doubled it, it would still fall short of what she could wager. And she bet just enough to overtake him if he had thought about doing that. She was in control at the final question.
 
Bonnie said:
He just wasn't at a point to beat her in final jeopardy. If he had taken his total and doubled it, it would still fall short of what she could wager. And she bet just enough to overtake him if he had thought about doing that. She was in control at the final question.
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Bonnie, you are exactly right. Now I finally understand it. Emma was in control, so James focused on eliminating the other player.

Jeopardy requires:
Knowing the correct answers
Having skill with the buzzer
Quickly calculating the best wager
 
applecruncher said:
Bonnie, you are exactly right. Now I finally understand it. Emma was in control, so James focused on eliminating the other player.

Jeopardy requires:
Knowing the correct answers
Having skill with the buzzer
Quickly calculating the best wager
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Yes, we know that was what the $1399 was about, to ensure not falling to 3rd place. Takes so much quick thinking all around trying to second guess the competition.

A side note .. He said that on the first day on the show he wore a sports coat ... big mistake! ... slower to the buzzer wearing that. :D
 
Bonnie said:
He just wasn't at a point to beat her in final jeopardy. If he had taken his total and doubled it, it would still fall short of what she could wager. And she bet just enough to overtake him if he had thought about doing that. She was in control at the final question.
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James absolutely could have beat Emma in final jeopardy by a landslide depending on what they both wagered...and if Emma answered the final question wrong and James had answered correctly.

Emma had at 26,600 total to wager with going into the final Jeopardy question

James had 23,400 total to wager with going into the final Jeopardy question

Neither knew whether or not the opponent would answer the question correctly or not when they made their wager.

For instance:

If James had wagered 23,000 (but he only wagered 1,399) and answered correctly he would have had a FINAL total of 46,400 (23,400 + 23,000)

If Emma had wagered 20,201(which she did) BUT got the question wrong, she would have had a FINAL total of 6,399 (26,600 - 20,201)

James would have won by a landslide.

With this said, however, James also had to consider the 3rd player's total. I don't remember that guy's total but I don't think it was much of anything to factor into James' or Emma's wager.

 
Lara said:
James absolutely could have beat Emma in final jeopardy by a landslide depending on what they both wagered...and if Emma answered the final question wrong and James had answered correctly.
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Did you watch the show Lara? ...Not impossible, but not probable, with the question asked and her background.

I understand what you are saying, and that has happened on many previous shows. However, this show was not like other shows ...
.. all three of them were hitting bulleyes the entire time! (Third player had $11,000 going to final.)
They all got the final question right.

Since she didn't miss any questions going into final jeopardy, and with that assumption, James did the only thing he could do.
It all played out like James assumed it would. And his $1399 wager was to ensure 2nd place.
 
Bonnie said:
Did you watch the show Lara? ...Not impossible, but not probable, with the question asked and her background.

I understand what you are saying, and that has happened on many previous shows. However, this show was not like other shows ...
.. all three of them were hitting bulleyes the entire time! (Third player had $11,000 going to final.)
They all got the final question right.

Since she didn't miss any questions going into final jeopardy, and with that assumption, James did the only thing he could do.
It all played out like James assumed it would. And his $1399 wager was to ensure 2nd place.
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1. Not all of them "were hitting bullseyes the entire time". Just because Emma didn't miss any questions that she attempted to answer during the game show doesn't mean she knew all the answers to all the questions. There were obviously many that she either didn't click the buzzer quickly enough or just didn't know the answer.

2. Jeopardy contestants are required to write their wagers down BEFORE the final Jeopardy question is shown. They don't know ahead of time if their opponents will answer correctly or not. They are given the Topic (not the question) to make their wager ahead of time during the commercial break. Then, after returning from the commercial break, they only have the time during the music to write down the answer the question.

3. I didn't comment on James' strategy because I'm not inside his mind. I posted the facts of the show. I stand by my post. I'm sure James has told the press by now what he was thinking regarding his strategy.

 
...and 4. If James is saying he "wanted to ensure 2nd place", then he's pulling everyone's leg...there's more to that story. First, he'd won over $2Million for keeps so money was not the issue. Don't you think he'd be willing to go all-or-nothing and risk all of his $23,400 at a chance to return and beat Ken Jenning's record of all time?! There are no perks for 2nd place. You go home with no more chances to win more money nor win a legacy of being the Jeopardy champ of all time.
 
"[FONT=&quot]Don't you think he'd be willing to go all-or-nothing and risk all of his $23,400 at a chance to return and beat Ken Jenning's record of all time?"

​It's possible his ego doesn't require that. Another reason why he is so charming.
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Another reason why he is so charming.
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James will be back for the Tournament of Champions, although I don't know when that airs.

I found this article interesting: (btw, it takes months for contestants to get paid)

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/06/james-holzhauer-jeopardy-legacy/591022/

"It took Jennings 74 wins to make $2.52 million, while Holzhauer made $2.46 million after only 32 victories. If Jeopardy were a job, Holzhauer was more than twice as productive as Jennings."

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