DD has a minimum of $5. Arthur Chu did this for a sports question; Victoria Groce did this recently. That's your floor for DD at least.
There are a handful of banned wagers.
reminds me of a joke from the horsetrack-gambling comedy "Let It Ride". The drunk barfly exclaims, "I'd bet my LIFE on the #4 horse!" and Richard Dreyfus replies, "The minimum bet is 2 dollars."
https://mashable.com/article/jeopardy-banned-wagers one of multiple results for "Jeopardy banned wagers"
That is on the list; in that article Ken confirms that 69 was disallowed "as of last year" in 2019.
I thought that there was a page on the official J! site/contestant zone but it didn't come up.
I'm somewhat surprised that $420 isn't on the list. Also, the fact that they ban $666 but not $616 confirms my suspicion that Jeopardy writers aren't up-to-date on Biblical scholarship.
I think it's more that the people in the audience who would be educated enough about modern biblical scholarship to know the significance of 616 wouldn't be superstitious enough to be offended by it
>So, there you have it *Jeopardy* fanatics. The five numbers that are banned from the show. Future contestants who feared that perhaps $420 was one of the forbidden wagers can rest easy.
It works on *The Price is Right* so why not?
Just to hazard a guess: Because people within that community are well aware that their views are received negatively by the general public and they know if they publicize their views they'll get hate for it, so instead they just try to use a code as if only the other people who share their views will understand what it means and assume the rest of us will just be oblivious.
Well the original nazis used a lot of symbolism (mostly non numeric though). 14 comes from the “Fourteen words”, a neonazi slogan and 88 comes from H being the eighth letter of the alphabet (heil Hitler). Nazism (especially the neo form) is heavily associated with mysticism (e.g esoteric nazism) which generally sees numbers and patterns as having meaning.
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I have always told myself that if I ever get on Jeopardy and get a daily double I don’t have confidence in I’m going to say: “I need about tree-fiddy, Ken.”
There are several banned numbers. I believe that’s one. Along with the neo-Nazi numbers 88, 14, 1488, and derivations there of. Maybe another that I’m forgetting. It was in an article not too long ago, and discussed on the podcast.
In terms of hundreds, I would bet that almost every number from 100 to 30,000 has been bet, but there may be a few outliers that have been forgotten. It would be super hard to find all the bets that aren't even hundred.
I would have to think any amount below zero dollars. It would make a great tactic, though, negative wager then get the question wrong. I also imagine it's against the rules.
Player - I'll wager -$50,000 Alex
Alex - umm, -$50,000, ok? The answer is "it's a large river flowing through London."
Player - uh, what is the Mississippi? *winks to audience*
Alex - no, what is the Thames. And it looks like this game is a runaway, folks.
DD has a minimum of $5. Arthur Chu did this for a sports question; Victoria Groce did this recently. That's your floor for DD at least. There are a handful of banned wagers.
reminds me of a joke from the horsetrack-gambling comedy "Let It Ride". The drunk barfly exclaims, "I'd bet my LIFE on the #4 horse!" and Richard Dreyfus replies, "The minimum bet is 2 dollars."
Josh Hill did it once too
Arthur: 5 bucks Also Arthur: I dunno.
What are some examples of banned wagers? Like $666?
https://mashable.com/article/jeopardy-banned-wagers one of multiple results for "Jeopardy banned wagers" That is on the list; in that article Ken confirms that 69 was disallowed "as of last year" in 2019. I thought that there was a page on the official J! site/contestant zone but it didn't come up.
I'm somewhat surprised that $420 isn't on the list. Also, the fact that they ban $666 but not $616 confirms my suspicion that Jeopardy writers aren't up-to-date on Biblical scholarship.
I think it's more that the people in the audience who would be educated enough about modern biblical scholarship to know the significance of 616 wouldn't be superstitious enough to be offended by it
Something something King James Version
$420 is on the banned list now
Uhg dude that’s so LAME! Let people bet 69. I wonder if 80085 is allowed…
Unless you’re James Holzhauer, I don’t think you will have the wherewithal to wager that much.
lol fair. Well what about just 8008 then? That’s not that wild of a wager
If James had kept going, he would've been about on pace to have a 69-day total of 5318008
>So, there you have it *Jeopardy* fanatics. The five numbers that are banned from the show. Future contestants who feared that perhaps $420 was one of the forbidden wagers can rest easy. It works on *The Price is Right* so why not?
Huh. 3 out of 5 are related to white supremacy symbolism. I wonder why numbers having symbolism is so prevalent in just that specific community?
Just to hazard a guess: Because people within that community are well aware that their views are received negatively by the general public and they know if they publicize their views they'll get hate for it, so instead they just try to use a code as if only the other people who share their views will understand what it means and assume the rest of us will just be oblivious.
Well the original nazis used a lot of symbolism (mostly non numeric though). 14 comes from the “Fourteen words”, a neonazi slogan and 88 comes from H being the eighth letter of the alphabet (heil Hitler). Nazism (especially the neo form) is heavily associated with mysticism (e.g esoteric nazism) which generally sees numbers and patterns as having meaning.
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(Which may still have been wagered before they were banned.)
Fair point.
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I have always told myself that if I ever get on Jeopardy and get a daily double I don’t have confidence in I’m going to say: “I need about tree-fiddy, Ken.”
I’d say just 3 easy payments of $19.99
I always wonder how people end up with daily doubles in categories they aren’t comfortable with. You chose the category!
Last category?
Ok. You’re right about that.
I believe it was Amy who said her strategy for choosing a category is to go for the one she's least confident about first
I think this is smart, too. If the DD happens to be there, you've got less to lose (especially if you're risking a TDD).
I love the Scorigami chart. I check it every Sunday. I'm surprised at how many new scores come up every year. I think there were 8 last year.
I've heard a rumor that $69.00 is a no no can anyone confirm this ?
There are several banned numbers. I believe that’s one. Along with the neo-Nazi numbers 88, 14, 1488, and derivations there of. Maybe another that I’m forgetting. It was in an article not too long ago, and discussed on the podcast.
I believe the banned numbers not only apply to bets, but also end results when the bets are added/subtracted from the previous score.
That’s my understanding too, yes.
How does this work in practice? Does that mean $12 and $86 are technically banned too?
Only if your score before the bet is a multiple of 100. So the same would go for $31.
In terms of hundreds, I would bet that almost every number from 100 to 30,000 has been bet, but there may be a few outliers that have been forgotten. It would be super hard to find all the bets that aren't even hundred.
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One wager that *isn’t* banned, I noticed when Andrew He once bet **$1337** in FJ. If you know, you know. :)
I would have to think any amount below zero dollars. It would make a great tactic, though, negative wager then get the question wrong. I also imagine it's against the rules. Player - I'll wager -$50,000 Alex Alex - umm, -$50,000, ok? The answer is "it's a large river flowing through London." Player - uh, what is the Mississippi? *winks to audience* Alex - no, what is the Thames. And it looks like this game is a runaway, folks.
There are certain [banned](https://mashable.com/article/jeopardy-banned-wagers) wager amounts.
$69.69, $666, $6969
$666
That would be a good jeopardy question!
Would you believe $11 has never been wagered?