ziggy29
Moderator Emeritus
Frankly, I've lost interest during his run. It's not because of his streak -- Ken Jennings had a much longer one -- but because most of the games are blowouts and are over well before the final, and because it's painful to watch people fish for Daily Doubles all over the place, and it's a mental exercise just remembering which category we're in each time.
Frankly I think the show should completely randomize the DD placement. Let them be on the top row. Let both of them in the second round be in the same category! Remove all incentives to "fish" for them early in the round, because there would be a 1/25 chance (or 2/25 chance in the second round) that the DD is in any box.
Holzhauer seems to me what Dr. Reid of "Criminal Minds" would be if he played Jeopardy. And I believe the professional gambler angle helps him as well because he has conditioned himself not to be overly emotional in his decisions, and not too emotional if he bets big and loses.
Frankly I think the show should completely randomize the DD placement. Let them be on the top row. Let both of them in the second round be in the same category! Remove all incentives to "fish" for them early in the round, because there would be a 1/25 chance (or 2/25 chance in the second round) that the DD is in any box.
Holzhauer seems to me what Dr. Reid of "Criminal Minds" would be if he played Jeopardy. And I believe the professional gambler angle helps him as well because he has conditioned himself not to be overly emotional in his decisions, and not too emotional if he bets big and loses.