“Jeopardy! Greatest of All Time” champion Ken Jennings explained his winning strategy, just one day after taking home the top prize. Jennings beat highest single-game earnings record holder James Holzhauer and highest all-time earnings-holder Brad Rutter.
Jennings won the $1 million prize by betting $0 for his final wager and told “Good Morning America” on Wednesday that it was all part of the plan.
“There’s a little bit of math that goes into wagering on ‘Jeopardy!’ and generally what happens is the person in second should often make a very small wager,” he said. “You’re counting on the person in first to make a big wager so it doesn’t matter at that point. If they get it wrong they’re out, so it doesn’t matter what you wager.”
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Jennings — who still...
Jennings won the $1 million prize by betting $0 for his final wager and told “Good Morning America” on Wednesday that it was all part of the plan.
“There’s a little bit of math that goes into wagering on ‘Jeopardy!’ and generally what happens is the person in second should often make a very small wager,” he said. “You’re counting on the person in first to make a big wager so it doesn’t matter at that point. If they get it wrong they’re out, so it doesn’t matter what you wager.”
Also Read: 'Jeopardy! Goat' Finale Is Tuesday's Top Show, But ABC Settles for Second Place in Primetime
Jennings — who still...
- 1/15/2020
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
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