[quote name=\'mbclev\' post=\'172796\' date=\'Dec 22 2007, 02:28 PM\']I can add to that what happened in the 1995 ToC, when David Siegel forgot to phrase a Daily Double response correctly in game one of that tournament's final, and it ultimately cost him, because he wagered $800 on that DD, and he lost to Ryan Holznagel by $1301, less than the $1600 turnaround that would have happened had he phrased that response properly. (Someone on the J! message board finally agreed with me on this, essentially.)[/quote]
And who was it who agreed with him? Drumroll, please . . .
Ta-da! (Also note the opinion of Holznagel himself, a little further down the page.)
But remember, it doesn't matter that there was more than an entire game of Jeopardy! between that missed Daily Double and the end of the final. 1600 > 1301, and if you don't see that that makes the missed Daily Double the one and only factor in the outcome of the tournament, you will eventually GET YELLED AT.
====
Chris: From what I've gathered, that's essentially right, except that I don't think Alex is supposed to prompt on the first round's Daily Double, either. How long Alex gives a contestant to correct themselves can vary widely, as well.