@Johnny Barham I agree... But at least he has a chance..

@Johnny Barham hey Johnny I feel u on that too !!! Basically, he was kinda playing in-between both players. For instance, if the last place contestant had doubled up and he guessed incorrectly he would’ve been in third place. I just think maybe he could’ve risked more in my opinion, hoping that they were both incorrect. Easier said that done tho !!!

Looking at it from the 2nd place player's perspective: it doesn't matter if he wagers $0 or $13,000, if the first place player gets it right, he loses. His only chance to win is for first place to miss. He wagered small because it gave himself a chance to win the game regardless of whether or not he knew the answer. If you do the math, 13000*2 = 26000, so first place wants to end up with at least 26001, which means first place is going to wager at least $7401. Once again, 2nd place's only chance to win is if first place misses, so, if you subtract this wager from first place's score, 18600 - 7401 = 11199. Therefore, 2nd place needs to wager small enough so that he still has at least $11,199, even if he gets it wrong. That way he would still finish ahead of first if both of them missed it. Let's face it, if it's a question hard enough that first place misses it, your odds of getting it right probably aren't very good. So, when you have over 2/3rds of the leader's score, it's best to wager small and not force yourself to answer correctly, especially if it's a category you aren't very confident about.

@Daniel Peterson exactly!!! IMO, I would be basically all in at that point

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Not even a little bit

@Courtney LaPlante Better tone in his voice, more confident and authoritative. Less stiff and rigid, more at ease. Considering it was his first day, he's only going to get even better. Given the fact that he's on CNN almost every day though, he may not be interested in being a permanent host.

How so?

Because they hate us

Hard agree. Aaron Rodgers did a fine job overall but the energy level was never quite there.

I think Anderson Cooper did a wonderful job he's very comfortable at what he does