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Wagering calculator

Enter three post-DJ! Round scores below to see wagering suggestions for each player.

Victoria: $
Yogesh: $
James: $

Four-fifths for first place

Stratton's Dilemma

James: You ought to try wagering between $401 and $13,200. This will top a $0 wager by Yogesh while still beating Victoria and Yogesh on the Triple Stumper (should Victoria wager to cover Yogesh's doubled score and Yogesh wager to cover your doubled score).

Yogesh: You ought to wager to cover James, but since you cannot win on a Triple Stumper if you do so, you ought to choose between wagering $0 or maximizing your winnings with a bet of all $18,400. You are in Stratton's Dilemma, calling for a wager of more than $17,600 (to shut out James) or less than $13,600 (risking the possibility of being passed from behind by James). Go with the smaller bet if you believe a Triple Stumper is more likely than a singleton miss by Victoria.

Victoria: Wager $16,001 to cover Yogesh.

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