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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Arthur Chu is current reigning\u00A0&lt;em&gt;Jeopardy!&lt;/em&gt; champ, having survived the past three nights. I say \"survived,\" not \"won,\" because he actually tied last night -- and he did it intentionally.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;During Final Jeopardy, he wagered only so much as to tie the next-best player, assuming she would wager everything and get it right. And while there's a potentially altruistic angle, Chu's motives turn out to be purely strategic. Chu got the idea from game theory expert and former\u00A0&lt;em&gt;College Jeopardy!&lt;/em&gt;\u00A0winner Keith Williams. In the above video, Williams gleefully breaks down the reasons for Chu's play.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mental Floss also has a full breakdown of Chu's many strategies, beyond just the tie.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And hey, he's also a stand-up:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;[via Mental Floss]&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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