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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]What is his strategy?
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Works the board from the bottom up, answering the highest value questions first.  Bets big when he gets a daily double, often doubilng up.  And he's super fast & almost always right, he barely lets his opponents answer any questions.

Maybe they should let him take over Alex Trebek's job when Trebek gets too sick to work. [/quote]

I've been waiting for someone to use this strategy for years!  It's exciting to see it happening and to see my hypothesis on its effectiveness playing out.  It just makes sense: start in the categories with which you feel most comfortable and get the big $$.  The daily double is most often found in the middle of the board to upper area.  That way when you find it, you have a good bit of money to wager AND you're able to double your money on an easy-ish question.

So many times people find the first round DD early on, maybe 3-5 questions in, and have just over $1,000 or under $1,000 to wager.  Even with making it a true daily double, the max you'll win is $2k.   [/quote]

+1
I've asked my husband so many times why contestants don't START with the high-value questions on the bottom row and work their way up, thus maximizing their winnings before time runs out (the way James does).  It's never made sense to me when they start at the top with the low-value questions.  I want to say, hurry up and get the big ones!!  [/quote]
+100
I never understood starting with the low dollar values; especially when you know the category. But I've seen people do it and they flame out on the bottom two questions because they're so much harder. He is the rare individual who is knowledgeable about many, many, many things.[/quote]

Because then you get daily doubles and you have nothing to bet.  That's how this guy is making so much, he's building up with all of the easier answers and going all in for daily doubles.[/quote]

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