2014 Teen Tournament Wild Card Standings (SPOILERS)

[Lumosityfan]

Bumping to announce the elimination of Nikki and Kevin from wild-card contention and the clinching of the first two wildcards: Jeff and Kat.

[Austin Powers]

Spoiling Teen Tourney results, from the same folks who spoiled the length of Arthur Chu's run? I am astonished.

[nightreign]

At least they removed the spoilers (although it still says who won each game, just not the wildcards).

[GoodStrategy]

I think you have a mistake with Ananya Nrusimha's score - she wagered $8,699, not $8,601 (the final total is correct though).

[A drop of golden sun]

Anyone who plays in any tournament would do well to take a couple of minutes to acquaint themselves with the probability curve: experimental probability of getting a wild card spot in the semifinals as a function of final score, based on historical data from previous tournaments. Having seen the 1st four quarterfinal matches, it now appears it would have been prudent for both Alan and Ananya to bet $0 in their Final Jeopardy! on Thursday's game because the wild card cutoff will be no higher than $9000 (anybody who can beat $9000 will get a wild card spot).

[tjconn728]

Are the players in the tournament allowed to see the games before theirs, so that the ones later in the week have an advantage in knowing what they need to do to get a wildcard? Or are they kept backstage and in the dark until all the preliminary round games are finished?

[Lumosityfan]

Are the players in the tournament allowed to see the games before theirs, so that the ones later in the week have an advantage in knowing what they need to do to get a wildcard? Or are they kept backstage and in the dark until all the preliminary round games are finished?

The contestants who haven't played are kept in the green room and are not allowed to see or hear anything that happens before they play.

[MarkBarrett]

Are the players in the tournament allowed to see the games before theirs, so that the ones later in the week have an advantage in knowing what they need to do to get a wildcard? Or are they kept backstage and in the dark until all the preliminary round games are finished?

The contestants who haven't played are kept in the green room and are not allowed to see or hear anything that happens before they play.

They turned the green room into a deprivation chamber? That could be better than some of the movie selections I've read about over the years. You were lucky to get out early.

[BobF]

Are the players in the tournament allowed to see the games before theirs, so that the ones later in the week have an advantage in knowing what they need to do to get a wildcard? Or are they kept backstage and in the dark until all the preliminary round games are finished?

The contestants who haven't played are kept in the green room and are not allowed to see or hear anything that happens before they play.

That fact should be quite obvious judging by last night's wagers.
One of those leading two should have "pulled a Jeff Xie"

[Bamaman]

That fact should be quite obvious judging by last night's wagers.
One of those leading two should have "pulled a Jeff Xie"

Read only if you have seen Thursday's game.

Spoiler

So they should have said mugge for their response?

[Lumosityfan]

Bumping to announce the official wild-cards, and clinching of wild-card for Sam and Joe. Congrats!

[CrunchyTaco]

Good job Jeopardy! website for ruining any suspense when it comes to the wild cards.

[Category 13]

Like I was saying in the Thursday QF thread, Kevin getting the last $2000 DJ clue would not have guaranteed him a wildcard spot. Nor Ananya if she one-upped his hypothetical improved Final Score.

In case you're wondering, I never visited the Tournament website.

[Bamaman]

If he gets that last clue and doubles up in FJ, he wins the last wild card by $400. Or she gets it by betting to stay above his maximum score.

[whatisbishkek]

Like I was saying in the Thursday QF thread, Kevin getting the last $2000 DJ clue would not have guaranteed him a wildcard spot. Nor Ananya if she one-upped his hypothetical improved Final Score.

In case you're wondering, I never visited the Tournament website.

Hmm? Getting that clue would have given him $14,800 with an all-in FJ wager. The fourth wildcard was $14,400, so if Ananya had still bet to stay above Kevin on a miss, she would have been guaranteed a spot in that scenario (not that she would have known it, of course).

[Bamaman]

Spoiling Teen Tourney results, from the same folks who spoiled the length of Arthur Chu's run? I am astonished.

They spoil games every week in the commercial they show, which I think is also on the web site. I never go to the site because of things like that.

[BobF]

Bumping to announce the official wild-cards, and clinching of wild-card for Sam and Joe. Congrats!

The names of my two teenage sons! Alas, I'm related to neither of those contestants.