Risky, but it's hard to say that it was wildly unnecessary. He was 2/3 in the category, and maybe he felt confident with the genre of Southwestern Native American History. With LTAMTG in the game, there wasn't a ton of game left, and also in his defense, he probably did know the answer - he just got hung up on "code breaker" vs "code talker". And there's always the blinding lights of J! argument for when logic and reason go out the window - even without a live studio audience.Bamaman wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2020 5:14 am The GOAT was a little different as they all had plenty of Jeopardy experience and they all knew each other. But it fit in with her flighty personality.
I thought his DD bet was risky as a miss puts the other two back in the game. I am betting small and taking my time coming up with a response.
Of course, if Cory gets the next adobe/hogan clue right instead of wrong, and FJ! wagering in a 2-player game is optimized, David loses in a heartbreaking manner, with the correct response crossed out on his screen. But Cory's comeback would have been predicated on her going 2/2 in the $2000 clues - not unheard of, but certainly not a gimmie, even for a 2-day champ.
There's also the argument that the $3000 bet would give him $15800 - if he picks the $400 clue after he gets the DD right, and Cory gets it and then answers the 3 highest valued clues correctly, she gets $6000. With $7400, she's still locked out unless they allow for another clue or two to be revealed. So, his wager was definitively locking Cory out. If Kelly had run the board though, she's not quite locked out.