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Re: OT: James Holzhauer
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2019 6:17 pm
by chunkyfrog
It does look like he did it on purpose.
Giving others a chance, letting Jeopardy off the hook, bored, who knows?
I read he is getting a lot of online crap.
His choice, or error, etc.
I wish him well--nice bankroll.
Re: OT: James Holzhauer
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2019 6:30 pm
by ChicagoGranny
Here is how James explained his bet:
" Holzhauer explained 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)"