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My parents were both very frugal, and I think they're responsible for my attitude of always looking for good value, especially in my work. In a way, sports betting is like a big game of 'The Price Is Right:' just like I'd pay $3 for a Coke Zero but not $4, I'd lay three points on the Bears-Packers point spread but not four.
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I am in awe of Ken Jennings's accomplishments, as all 'Jeopardy!' fans are. Simply being compared to him is an honor.
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Even though I'm used to losing bets every day, I am not calm when I sweat a game.
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My daughter learned to say, 'They're not even trying to cover!' before her second birthday.
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I get mad at football coaches who are afraid to call for a big play early in the game, you know, because they want to still be in the game at the end, and then it turns out they have no chance but a Hail Mary or something similar to that at the end.
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I honestly don't think I can hack it in the 9-to-5 world, though I've never actually tried.
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You need to pick your spots and bet big when you identify them. That's basically my 'Jeopardy!' strategy in a nutshell.
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If I can really work in any sport, I wonder if the Golden Knights have an opening in their analytics department?
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I always dreamed of working in an MLB front office and ruining baseball, but I have to settle for ruining 'Jeopardy' instead.
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My family and I were already living our best lives before 'Jeopardy!' called, so we mostly want to continue that while also giving back to the children of the Las Vegas community.
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I stopped playing online poker due to a combination of the UIGEA legislation and realizing that I could make more money with less effort by betting sports.
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I first got into gambling because it was a way for me to leverage my love of baseball statistics. For the first few years, that's all I would focus on.
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I think if you're talking about 'Jeopardy' style, I'm not afraid to throw the deep ball, even if it might get picked off, so Deshaun Watson I think would be the best comparison.
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There's a lot of attention on me which can be good, it can be bad. Sometimes my daughter's acting up in public and I really wish I could become anonymous for a few minutes.
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I figured, maybe one in five, one in 10 people would recognize me. But no, it's everywhere, especially in Las Vegas. I think the city's kind of embraced me which is good.
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I really underestimated how many people are paying attention to 'Jeopardy' and what's out there.
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I don't involve personal biases in my handicapping or wagering. I bet against the Cubs in the 2016 World Series, which tainted the victory a little. It was still incredible to watch.
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In Chicagoland, they had afternoon 'Jeopardy!' and afternoon Cubs games when they were at home, so that was basically what I would watch and it's what got me interested in Jeopardy! and sports statistics at an early age.
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It's really funny seeing all these media depictions of me as an intellectual because I'm a connoisseur of low culture.
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My parents read me some typical children's books: 'Green Eggs and Ham,' 'The Little Engine That Could,' 'Peter Rabbit.' But I quickly developed a preference for nonfiction books about baseball and math, by the likes of Bill James and Martin Gardner.
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The 'Classics Illustrated' series was an excellent primer in literature, and I also really enjoyed Zachary Hamby's mythology books for teens.
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I've learned more about animals just by reading to my kid than I ever did studying.
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There's times in a football game where a team goes for a big TD pass. If you don't take a risk like that, you're not going to win.
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I hope that my 'Jeopardy' run helps destigmatize sports betting because I have certainly dealt with some stigmas.
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I did want to lock each game up before Final Jeopardy, to avoid losing to a bad bounce in that round.
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I often see sports teams playing to force overtime instead of trying to win in regulation, and it makes me shake my head.
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I think most people who bother to study 'Jeopardy!' game theory are going to arrive at similar conclusions about how to best play the game. Not everyone is going to take that step, of course.
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The best bet I made that won was on the Tampa Bay Rays - who had never had a winning season in franchise history - to advance to the 2008 World Series.
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It was always my plan to go big on 'Jeopardy!,' and I'm glad I was able to stick to the plan under pressure.
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Getting onto 'Jeopardy!' was a pet project my whole life, so it was something I was willing to work really hard on.
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In gambling, you usually start to go wrong when you deviate from your pregame strategy.
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I was always good at video games like 'Guitar Hero,' which require the player to press buttons at precise times.
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The last real job I had I was 16-years-old slinging fried chicken in my hometown of Naperville, Ill.
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As a general rule, the less time a bookmaker has to set his odds the softer the odds are going to be.
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The fact that I win and lose money all the time helps desensitize me, so I can write down $60,000 as the Final Jeopardy wager and not be trembling at the thought of losing that money.
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I sketched out what I believed to be my optimal strategy for 'Jeopardy:' Play fast, build a stack, bet big, and hope for the best. In my mind, playing a seemingly risky game actually minimizes my chances of losing.
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Baseball was my goal from a young age, but gambling had significantly fewer barriers to entry.
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I've found that in an adult reference book, if it's not a subject I'm interested in, I just can't get into it. I was thinking, what is the place in the library I can go to to get books tailored to make things interesting for uninterested readers? Boom. The children's section.
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