Dumbest Wager in Jeopardy History

[Vince P]

I Tivo the show and I'm a few days behind so I watch in arrears if that makes any sense.

One day last week (Dec 28), some broad (returning winner, nice lady and very smart) ended up Double Jeopardy with $17,200 while one of her opponents had $8,600 - exactly half of her bankroll. The other person, I think, was negative and couldn't play in Final Jeopardy.

So all the leading lady had to do was simply sit quiet, relax and NOT wager and she would win $17,200 and return the next night. The $8,600 lady had to go ALL IN just to tie.

The 2nd lady does go ALL IN , hits Final Jeopardy and wins $8,600 and now has $17,200.

The leader unloveingbelievably WAGERS $5,000, misses Final Jeopardy, and ends up with only $12,200 and goes home.

http://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=4044

Anyone see that?

Now I know I've harped on a lot of times when wimmins love up in wagering on Daily Doubles or Final Jeopardy, but this one takes the all-time cake.

Vince P

[PrivateSmiles]

I Tivo the show and I'm a few days behind so I watch in arrears if that makes any sense.

One day last week (Dec 28), some broad (returning winner, nice lady and very smart) ended up Double Jeopardy with $17,200 while one of her opponents had $8,600 - exactly half of her bankroll. The other person, I think, was negative and couldn't play in Final Jeopardy.

So all the leading lady had to do was simply sit quiet, relax and NOT wager and she would win $17,200 and return the next night. The $8,600 lady had to go ALL IN just to tie.

The 2nd lady does go ALL IN , hits Final Jeopardy and wins $8,600 and now has $17,200.

The leader unloveingbelievably WAGERS $5,000, misses Final Jeopardy, and ends up with only $12,200 and goes home.

http://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=4044

Anyone see that?


I'm sure I saw it because I DVR all the episodes but from the link I can't tell which one you mean.



Now I know I've harped on a lot of times when wimmins love up in wagering on Daily Doubles or Final Jeopardy, but this one takes the all-time cake.

Vince P

[Vince P]

I'm sure I saw it because I DVR all the episodes but from the link I can't tell which one you mean.

PM,

Link goes to that game where she flubbed up. Scroll down a bit and you can see her scores before and after.

Vince P

[Thinkinproblem]

I think she was just overconfident. She thought she had it in the bag.

[Vince P]

I think she was just overconfident. She thought she had it in the bag.

Yeah, she could have been extremely confident. I guess if they asked a baseball or horse racing question I may have done the same, but still........I'm thinking she simply miscalculated as smart as she was.

Vince P

[MaryS]

I think she was just overconfident. She thought she had it in the bag.

Pride goeth before the fall?

[Thinkinproblem]

Yes that's it exactly.

After she missed the question and they unveiled her wager my eyes figuratively popped out.