Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Why in general are contestants on Jeopardy! discouraged from creating co-champions?

I notice a lot on the game show that contesants make Final Jeopardy wagers to ensure that they would win by one dollar. However, if they tie with another contestant, co-champions are created were both players will return for the subsequent match with their earnings intact. Is this out of natural human competitiveness where the drive for a sole winner is at play, or is this something that is pushed on the players by the producers for their own reasons? Thanks in advance.Why in general are contestants on Jeopardy! discouraged from creating co-champions?
It is strategy. If the mess up on the final question, they don't wat to lose and more than they have to to win so that if everyone messes up they still win.



In short they are playing to be wrong, being as you bet first and then hear the question.
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