I thought the tournament was quite entertaining. Those three guys have an amazing breadth of knowledge. Very impressive to see them together reeling off answer after answer. They are really good. It was pretty humbling for anyone who has ever thought "I could play this game."
Jennings and Holzhauer were pretty evenly matched. I was happy to see Jennings win. He earned it with a really strong overall performance. And he seems like a decent guy.
I admire Holzhauer's ability, but I've never been a fan and I wasn't rooting for him. You have to give Holzhauer credit for changing the game -- the other players felt they could beat Holzhauer only by adopting Holzhauer's super-aggressive betting tactics.
Rutter didn't manage to buzz in enough to win. (He buzzed in first on only 17% of the clues, compared to 37.5% for Jennings and 41.5% for Holzhauer.) Rutter also had difficulty on the Daily Doubles, although in fairness he was given some pretty tough clues IMO.
Jennings and Holzhauer were pretty evenly matched. I was happy to see Jennings win. He earned it with a really strong overall performance. And he seems like a decent guy.
I admire Holzhauer's ability, but I've never been a fan and I wasn't rooting for him. You have to give Holzhauer credit for changing the game -- the other players felt they could beat Holzhauer only by adopting Holzhauer's super-aggressive betting tactics.
Rutter didn't manage to buzz in enough to win. (He buzzed in first on only 17% of the clues, compared to 37.5% for Jennings and 41.5% for Holzhauer.) Rutter also had difficulty on the Daily Doubles, although in fairness he was given some pretty tough clues IMO.