tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19928059.post3549512165908334147..comments2024-01-15T03:34:12.235-05:00Comments on Popped Culture: Holy Trivia, Batman!poppedculturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12489589165185325301noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19928059.post-1804294503596577482011-06-14T20:00:18.663-04:002011-06-14T20:00:18.663-04:00528K is the amount you would get if the daily doub...528K is the amount you would get if the daily doubles were on $1000/$2000 spots. However, if the daily doubles were on the $200/$400 spots (which I know, they almost never are on those spots), the total would be $566400Minkishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12767476318299501756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19928059.post-83015346690460592052011-06-14T19:59:27.917-04:002011-06-14T19:59:27.917-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Minkishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12767476318299501756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19928059.post-25215049766712860572011-04-13T21:02:38.521-04:002011-04-13T21:02:38.521-04:00I am in awe of your geekery.I am in awe of your geekery.poppedculturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12489589165185325301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19928059.post-19877211946854788242011-04-13T17:45:30.989-04:002011-04-13T17:45:30.989-04:00D'oh! I forgot Final Jeopardy. Double the $2...D'oh! I forgot Final Jeopardy. Double the $264K to $528,000 and we're good.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16971974227513027970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19928059.post-39460660707957269812011-04-13T17:44:13.812-04:002011-04-13T17:44:13.812-04:00"never-before-seen perfect score of $566,400&..."never-before-seen perfect score of $566,400"<br /><br />Running the table in single Jeopardy is worth $18K, or $34K if you happen to get the Daily Double (and successfully answer after wagering your entire stake) as the very last question.<br /><br />In the second round, Double Jeopardy, you could add an additional $32K to your $34K, and then hit two successive Daily Doubles as your last two questions, for a total of $264,000.<br /><br />I'm not sure what's more interesting, my inability to prevent myself from checking the math/commenting on it, or how easy it was to use the internet to find out the theoretical maximum in a sweep of one day's worth of Jeopardy.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16971974227513027970noreply@blogger.com