'Jeopardy!' contestant Arthur Chu defends controversial strategy
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Arthur Chu, who’s shaken up the competition on the game show “Jeopardy!” using some unconventional methods, said on “The Kelly File” Tuesday that “strategy plays a big role” in how he views what’s successful – and fair – when it comes to competing.
“Like any game, strategy plays a big role,” Chu told Trace Gallagher.
Chu calls his approach the “Forrest bounce,” after Chuck Forrest, one of the most successful “Jeopardy!” contestants during his heyday in the mid-1980s. The strategy involves game theory, in which Chu jumps across the board in search of the coveted Daily Doubles, often bypassing easy questions.
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The strategy has received some brushback across Twitter, from users who believe the method is unfair, but Chu says he’s undeterred and that his approach is legal.
“Between $10,000 and getting haters on Twitter, the $10,000 is more important to me,” he said.
Host Megyn Kelly sided with Chu.
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“It’s a competition, there’s supposed to be a winner,” she said. “Arthur appears to get that.”