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clemon79

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« Reply #15 on: January 20, 2011, 03:04:45 PM »
[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'255127\' date=\'Jan 20 2011, 12:03 PM\']Not that I'd ever do something that goofy, but if I did, I'm comfortable enough with my above-average math skills that I wouldn't consider there to be an "equal possibility" that I'd make a wagering mistake later because of a weird score.  I mean, I don't know for certain that the guy beside me isn't a whiz himself, but I'd be comfortable thinking that I'm not going to screw it up, and he might.[/quote]
Fair enough, but I think you're showing a lack of respect for your opponents when you say that.
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« Reply #16 on: January 20, 2011, 09:34:17 PM »
[quote name=\'Thunder\' post=\'255094\' date=\'Jan 19 2011, 09:32 PM\']Jeopardy! mental trickery can be a quite profitable strategy.[/quote] Well done, you found a picture of Chuck Forrest. So what?

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Cut "had". Replace with "made". Ta-da.
But he didn't, and instead you had to explain that. What does that say about him?

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'255128\' date=\'Jan 20 2011, 12:04 PM\']Fair enough, but I think you're showing a lack of respect for your opponents when you say that.[/quote]I wouldn't go that far. There are plenty of people I know who are gobsmacked that I can calculate a tip in my head. And when I demonstrate that you just move the decimal point one integer to the left, and then add half of that, they scratch their head. I am called upon in the office to check on calculations because I have a head for that sort of thing, and for many of those people (who are terribly intelligent and talented in other areas) they're just not good at math.
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« Reply #17 on: January 20, 2011, 09:42:57 PM »
[quote name=\'Thunder\' post=\'255094\' date=\'Jan 19 2011, 11:32 PM\']Cut "had". Replace with "made". Ta-da.[/quote]
I see you're still fighting other people's "battles" uninvited.

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« Reply #18 on: January 20, 2011, 09:54:03 PM »
[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'255176\' date=\'Jan 20 2011, 09:34 PM\'][quote name=\'Thunder\' post=\'255094\' date=\'Jan 19 2011, 09:32 PM\']Jeopardy! mental trickery can be a quite profitable strategy.[/quote] Well done, you found a picture of Chuck Forrest. So what?[/quote]
Didn't Chuck say that it was a deliberate strategy to jump around the board to keep his opponents from knowing where he was going to go next?
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« Reply #19 on: January 20, 2011, 10:17:13 PM »
[quote name=\'Fedya\' post=\'255182\' date=\'Jan 20 2011, 06:54 PM\']Didn't Chuck say that it was a deliberate strategy to jump around the board to keep his opponents from knowing where he was going to go next?[/quote]Yes he did. And since he won $72,800 in regular play, I'd say it worked out well for him. (He could have reached the $75,000 limit, except he was 2x his nearer competitor going into final, and stayed on $12,800.)
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