Final Jeopardy! Round statistics for Season 10
| DJ! Finisher | All games | Regular play games | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 40/75 | (53.33%) | 19/39 | (48.72%) |
| 2nd | 38/75 | (50.67%) | 19/39 | (48.72%) |
| 3rd | 38/75 | (50.67%) | 18/39 | (46.15%) |
| All | 116/225 | (51.56%) | 56/117 | (47.86%) |
Number of regular play games in which two challengers played Final: 21
Out of those 21 games, number of games in which the returning champion at the far left podium finished Double Jeopardy! with a zero or negative score: 0 (0.00%)
Out of those 21 games, number of games in which the challenger at the far right podium gave the correct response: 7 (33.33%)
Out of those 7 games, number of games in which the challenger at the middle podium also gave the correct response: 5 (71.43%)
Out of the 21 regular play games in which two challengers played Final, number of games in which the challenger at the middle podium gave the correct response: 11 (52.38%)
Out of those 11 games, number of games in which the challenger at the far right podium also gave the correct response: 5 (45.45%)
Out of the 21 regular play games in which all three players (two of them challengers) played Final, number of games in which all three players gave the correct response: 3 (14.29%)
Out of the 21 regular play games in which all three players (two of them challengers) played Final, number of correct Final responses given by challengers: 18 (42.86%)
Out of the 21 regular play games in which all three players (two of them challengers) played Final, number of games in which none of the three players gave the correct response: 4 (19.05%)
116 correct Final responses have been supplied out of 225 possible responses in the 75 archived games analyzed. This represents a 51.56% chance of supplying the correct Final response.
Out of the 31 regular play games in which the leader going into Final Jeopardy! did not have a lock and was not tied with another player, he or she wagered to cover the second-place player 27 times (87.10%).
Distribution of Final responses by score position out of the 75 games in which all three players played Final:
RRR = 17
WRW = 13
WWR = 10
RWW = 10
WWW = 9
RWR = 8
RRW = 5
WRR = 3
Distribution of Final responses by podium position out of the 75 games in which all three players played Final:
RRR = 17
WRW = 13
RWW = 11
WWR = 9
WWW = 9
WRR = 6
RRW = 6
RWR = 4
The average winner's score amongst 75 archived games was $11,947.
Highest Final Jeopardy! wagers of Season 10
| Wager | Player name | Game | Category | Score | Lead | Response | Win | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | $12,201 | Matt Morris | #2185, aired 1994-02-18 | FAMOUS NAMES | $13,800 | $1,300 | R | Y |
| 2. | $10,000 | Steve Ashworth | #2157, aired 1994-01-11 | FAMOUS WOMEN | $11,200 | $700 | R | Y |
| $10,000 | Keri Ellis | #2241, aired 1994-05-09 | THE SUPREME COURT | $11,200 | $2,100 | R | Y | |
| 4. | $9,600 | Tom Nosek | #2124, aired 1993-11-25 | 20th CENTURY LEADERS | $9,600 | $200 | R | Y |
| 5. | $9,399 | Walter Kramer | #2207, aired 1994-03-22 | PLAYWRIGHTS | $9,400 | -$1,000 | W | |
| 6. | $9,100 | Amy Fine | #2203, aired 1994-03-16 | LITERARY LANDMARKS | $9,100 | -$600 | R | Y |
| 7. | $9,000 | Tom Rack | #2081, aired 1993-09-27 | THE GREAT LAKES | $9,300 | $400 | R | Y |
| $9,000 | Mike Shearn | #2160, aired 1994-01-14 | LEGENDS | $9,000 | $1,100 | W | ||
| 9. | $8,900 | Ferris Fletcher | #2081, aired 1993-09-27 | THE GREAT LAKES | $8,900 | -$400 | W | |
| 10. | $8,601 | Leslie Frates | #2130, aired 1993-12-03 | WOMEN PLAYWRIGHTS | $13,000 | $4,900 | W | |
| 11. | $8,500 | Gary Walters | #2083, aired 1993-09-29 | FLOWERS | $8,600 | $100 | W | |
| $8,500 | Damon Darlin | #2203, aired 1994-03-16 | LITERARY LANDMARKS | $9,700 | $600 | W | ||
| 13. | $8,401 | Tom Lakeman | #2207, aired 1994-03-22 | PLAYWRIGHTS | $10,400 | $1,000 | R | Y |
| 14. | $8,400 | Roberta Hyman | #2083, aired 1993-09-29 | FLOWERS | $8,500 | -$100 | W | |
| 15. | $8,399 | Blaise Messinger | #2156, aired 1994-01-10 | MONARCHS | $8,400 | -$600 | W | |
| 16. | $8,102 | Sarah Jane Whitten | #2241, aired 1994-05-09 | THE SUPREME COURT | $9,100 | -$2,100 | R | |
| 17. | $8,101 | Ed Schiffer | #2117, aired 1993-11-16 | LITERARY TERMS | $8,500 | $200 | R | Y |
| 18. | $8,100 | Frank Spangenberg | #2130, aired 1993-12-03 | WOMEN PLAYWRIGHTS | $8,100 | -$4,900 | R | Y |
| 19. | $8,000 | Graydon Hazenberg | #2156, aired 1994-01-10 | MONARCHS | $9,000 | $600 | R | Y |
| $8,000 | Steve Nickerson | #2205, aired 1994-03-18 | MASCULINE NAMES | $8,600 | $300 | W |