tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13846214.post4762955928494967444..comments2023-11-25T07:04:09.218-08:00Comments on The Wonderful Blog of Oz: Oz Not In Jeopardy!Teganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12625983869465172976noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13846214.post-62101315672102132082021-05-01T08:25:55.259-07:002021-05-01T08:25:55.259-07:00All J! contestants make their wagers before they s...All J! contestants make their wagers before they see the clue, so it's based more on what they have and how much they need to either catch up or get ahead of other players. There are all kinds of strategies and schools of thought on Jeopardy! wagering. But even if she'd gotten it wrong, Emily would have won this game. Had Sheila made a more aggressive wager and gotten it right, however, she could have won if Emily had been wrong.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02328723961556156210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13846214.post-64710601796170952422021-05-01T07:08:23.285-07:002021-05-01T07:08:23.285-07:00Based on her wager, I'd guess she did not know...Based on her wager, I'd guess she did not know that at all, and much like the guess of Dahl and Anderson, she was simply naming a children's author whose style could encompass that phrasing rather than knowing it for sure.Robert Flachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796026540552666797noreply@blogger.com