User:RJaguar3/Jeopardy! strategy

Strategies for contestants on the game show Jeopardy! have been developed during the show's decades-long run.

Clue selection

 * Forrest bounce
 * Selecting bottom-row clues first

Daily double betting

 * Trebek criticizing small wagers, especially in favorite categories (p. 69)

Basic strategy

 * If A > 2B, leader should bet small to win
 * Otherwise, leaders generally bet to win
 * If 2B > A > 3B/2, B should bet (nearly) everything, since he must be right to have a chance

Advanced wagering

 * Mixed strategies from Gilbert and Hatcher
 * Maybe Trebek and Barsocchini p. 69 advice in close games?

Wagering to tie

 * Note the rule change
 * Trebek's advice against wagering to tie (Trebek and Barsocchini p. 70 "the player you tie today might beat you tomorrow")
 * Williams's argument in favor (Chu media accounts)