An Odd Ending to a Game of Jeopardy
Via Reddit, where there’s a bit of debate about the gamesmanship (or lack there of) of the guy in the red shirt:
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Odd? I think it’s cool! He did it on purpose after all, and I guess it depends on your definition of gamemanship – all out to win at all costs, or live to fight another day against opponents you know you can beat (and some priceless publicity)?
Yeah I don’t see any lack of gamesmanship here. He did nothing wrong by making sure he would still be in the running with his lead.
I guess it would be only fair that all three of them get the $16k then, wouldn’t it? In a sense, the champ was being nice.
By the way your post suggests, I thought he would go onto a rampage if he lost or something. =D He made himself memorable and *look* like the nice guy by arranging that his opponents would (1) take home some money and (2) get to come back. In fact, he can take some time – it’s pre-taped so it’s not like he had this past weekend – to recall their weaknesses and be confident he has a decent chance of champing over them entirely.