Matt came out of the gate fine, but was beaten to the Clubhouse turn by Nicole Neulist. At one commercial break he was actually behind. Stay clam, Plan B. It's not a pure sprint. Nicole, the contestant on the right, was sinking the answers like a hustler's run in 9-Ball. Matt was being hooked by a very capable opponent. A match race was in the making.
And why wouldn't it be a match race? Nicole Neulist, (@rogueclown) trapped Matt in a speed duel. She is a race track chart writer for Equibase for Arlington Park, and a former lawyer. Detail is her middle name.
The breakaway point in the game came when Matt sunk the 9-ball with an all-in Daily Double bet that doubled his money and let him pull ahead of Nicole. Nicole on the other hand floundered on a Daily Double bet, but was staying at least ahead of Matt if her money were doubled on the final answer.
Alas, Nicole went into the final round in the also ran spot of having slightly less than half of Matt's total. Matt had pulled ahead into the cat bird position with a late rally of low money answers/questions. Nicole's fate was being sealed. She only could win if she bet it all in the final round, aced the answer/question, and Matt did something thoroughly foolish with his betting. Not to be.
Nicole couldn't beat Matt, but she had way more money than the poor fellow in the middle, who was pretty much forgotten about, Eric Shi. She could beat him easy, since she had several multiples more than his total.
Anyone who knows the show, knows that second place is $2,000 and third place is $1,000, not a huge difference, but still spending money. With Nicole's Hail Mary all-in and not knowing any part of the final clue, she was destined to finish third.
The final clue was: 19th-Century Women: 2 of the 3 women depicted on the first statue of real women in Central Park, unveiled in 2020.
I was certain of one, Susan B. Anthony, but couldn't think of Sojourner's last name, Truth; and I didn't remember Elizabeth's Cady Stanton's name at all. Poor Nicole was all in, and knew none of the names. Stumped. She finished third with $0. Sham to Secretariat.
Matt of course was cagey, and bet a $1, as I thought he would (or $0 would have worked as well), but did know two of the names: Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Matt prevails, and gets the blanket of flowers across the withers.
They write that Friday's show was the season finale. I know they tape a week's worth of shows in a day, but, the story goes they haven't started the new season's taping yet. It will be next month. So what shows up on Monday, a low-level maiden claiming race?
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