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August 07, 2008
In jeopardy
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The Jeopardy "Tournament of Champions" has been on this week, and it features some of the best Jeopardy players from the past year. However, there are a few particular contestants who do the most annoying thing in the whole world: I'm talking about when a category has all the clues left in it, picking the middle or bottom clue instead of starting at the top of the board. So, when you have $200, $400, $600, $800 and $1000 clues on the board, these people start with the $600 or $1000 clue, and not $200.
I don't know what irritates me so much about this, but it does. I mean, picking the bottom clue lets you get more value for your clues, especially when time is running out. You can take advantage of clues you know more about, and you are more likely to find the precious Daily Double in those middle clues.
Yet... It annoys me so much. It makes the board look ugly and disjointed. Furthermore, it also leaves those easy clues for the end, and by that time, you're so worked up for the hard clues you miss them because you are expecting some kind of trick answer.
I promise you this: should I ever find myself on Jeopardy, I will not pick the $1000 clue for starters, ever. I don't care how advantageous it is for me.
entry no. 1193
Posted at August 7, 2008 03:06 PM