Game Recaps:
Monday, January 2 (INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS)
Tuesday, January 3 (WORLD CITIES)
Wednesday, January 4 (CLASSIC MOVIE ROLES)
Thursday, January 5 (MEN OF SCIENCE)
Friday, January 6 (NAME THE 19TH CENTURY WORK)
This Week’s Winners:
Gavin Mulligan (1 day, $15,800)
Amanda Berofsky (2 days, $15,998)
Joe Bartolomeo (2 days, $36,500)
Unplayed Clues (14):
Monday (5): NFL QUARTERBACKS $200, HISTORIC AMERICAN QUOTES $200, $400 & $600; FLAGS OF THE AMERICAS $2000
Tuesday (2): AFTER THE CABERNET $1200 & $2000
Wednesday (5): HISTORIC OBJECTS $400; EARLY HUMANOIDS $800, $1200, $1600 & $2000
Thursday (2): AT THE BALLET $1600 & $2000
Friday: None!
Daily Doubles & Final Jeopardy:
Monday: 1/3 on Daily Doubles, 1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Tuesday: 2/3 on Daily Doubles, 0/3 in Final Jeopardy
Wednesday: 0/2 on Daily Doubles, 0/3 in Final Jeopardy
Thursday: 2/3 on Daily Doubles, 1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Friday: 2/3 on Daily Doubles, 2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Weekly Total: 7/14 on Daily Doubles, 4/15 in Final Jeopardy
Season To Date (regular play): 134/223 (60.09%) on Daily Doubles, 98/220 (44.55%) in Final Jeopardy
Average Win To Date, Season 33: $17,902.59
Stat of the Week:
Jeopardy! Games by Closeness (Regular Play, October 4, 2004 through January 6, 2017)
Lock Game: 24%
Lock-Tie: 1%
Crush Game: 21%
2/3 Even: 1%
2/3 to 3/4: 12%
3/4 Even: 1%
3/4 or Closer: 40%
Tie Game: 1%
Statistics:
Mukund Marathe, final stats:
51 correct
9 incorrect
1/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $-2,000)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
31.90% in first on buzzer (52/163)
Average Coryat: $14,000
Gavin Mulligan, final stats:
34 correct
8 incorrect
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
33.64% in first on buzzer (36/107)
Average Coryat: $10,700
Amanda Berofsky, final stats:
61 correct
10 incorrect
2/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$200)
0/3 in Final Jeopardy
37.42% in first on buzzer (61/163)
Average Coryat: $15,133
Joe Bartolomeo, current stats:
39 correct
4 incorrect
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$400)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
31.25% in first on buzzer (35/112)
Average Coryat: $15,200
Joe Bartolomeo, to win:
3 games: 51.86%
4: 26.90%
5: 13.95%
6: 7.23%
7: 3.75%
Avg. streak: 3.077 games.
Joe Bartolomeo’s next game: January 9
Next Week: Season 33, Week 18 (Regular Play)
Andy, what’s the difference between a lock game and a crush game?
A “lock” game is what Alex refers to often as a runaway, when the leader has more than twice second place’s score.
A “crush” game is when second place is between 50% and two-thirds of the leader’s score (Here, in order for the leader to lose, second place must get Final correct and first place must get Final incorrect, assuming rational wagering.)
Thanks!
Interesting nomenclature. Is there a special term for a game where second place has more than 2/3 of the leader’s score going into FJ?
The leader may have to cover a doubling of second place. If second place bets big and both miss FJ, leader wins. However, if second place bets small and both miss FJ, second place wins. Second place can force leader to get JF correct in that instance.
Any special name for the circumstance?
The community for as long as I remember has used the terms “lock”, “lock-tie”, “crush”, “two-thirds”, “three-quarters”, and even “four-fifths” for a really close game. Nothing else has really taken hold.
A few specific wagering scenarios have been given names (they’re all in the J! Archive help/glossary) like Shore’s Conjecture, the Faith Love scenario and Stratton’s Dilemma.
Thanks — I guess my scenario is already covered under the “two-thirds” strategy. Didn’t know it had a name. Appreciate the response (and am very much enjoying the site.)