Film Theory: How One Man BROKE Jeopardy! (Jeopardy is Rigged Part 1)

James plays real Jeopardy like the rest of us played History Jeopardy in 8th grade

Weird question: Did anyone else have teachers who would make their own “Jeopardy” to help study with tests?

While his strategy is clever, it's not really that complicated. At the end of the day this strategy only works if you are more knowledgeable than your opponent. His breadth and depth of knowledge is really what is impressive to me.

He would've went on an undefeated streak for years if he wanted to, that's how good James was at Jeopardy. Rest In Peace, Alex.

James is literally that dude who came straight out of a gambling manga

Opponent: presses buzzer James: im already 5 parallel universes ahead of you

If Matpat actually gets the jeopardy job, he’s probably gonna have to private these two videos, to not expose his employers.

I'm just glad that Alex was able to witness the greatest Jeopardy player in history before his passing. He probably thought he would never live to see someone break Ken Jennings record.

I can’t tell if this belongs on Game Theory or Film Theory. It’s a game that is filmed

"Hey, Brad's score is still on there!" Is the best thing to come out of jeopardy. This guy is a legend If you haven't seen it you have to its so good

Re: Daily Doubles. There seems to be a difficult time separating the dollars of the show from the dollars of real life. The score a player has is not a dollar amount. It is a total of points with a dollar sign in front of it. Why is this? Because you ONLY get that money if you win, meaning that the goal is to win the game, not preserve or maximize one's dollar total. James was very good at understanding that, that money on his podium is not real until the game is over.

How did James win so much in Jeopardy? Psychological Warfare.

Other contestants: steps up to stage James: so...you have chosen death

I found it strange how you mentioned his year-long, in-depth preparation routine prior to being on Jeopardy, and even his buzzer accuracy, but not how he trained for the buzzer. He has stated that he studied from a book written by a former Jeopardy contestant called “The Art of The Buzzer,” or something like that. What he learned from it was how to anticipate Alex’s speech pattern/ cadence at the end of a question reading to know exactly when to buzz in. He was also very careful to remain still and quick and not lose time by being over-animated or harsh when pressing the button.

I think the going quickly and using abbreviations was more about making sure the time clock didn't run out before all of the clues were revealed than it was about trying to overrun his opponents. he would also sometimes cut off Trebek when he was quipping about something in between the clues to make sure to get to the next one as fast as possible.

Let's be honest, he played like we would play when we played Jeopardy in school.

James plays using a kid's strategy and destroys everyone

Jeopardy: If you win this whole season you win $100,000! James: Wins $100,000 + in one round!

Another important aspect you might have looked over when it comes to speed is that I think James wanted to be sure that every question was answered. Jeopardy has strict time limits and even if the contestants don't get through every question or category, they automatically move onto a commercial break, then Double Jeopardy. I've seen nearly entire categories go untouched because of this. Though, with James playing there's low likelihood that he's not going to know the answer and he's probably not concerned if there's a $200 question left. It could still be something he kept in mind.

The real theory should be: how does someone earn one million dollars off of reading children’s books?