Final Jeopardy! Round statistics for Season 13
| DJ! Finisher | All games | Regular play games | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 121/218 | (55.50%) | 90/173 | (52.02%) |
| 2nd | 115/217 | (53.00%) | 92/173 | (53.18%) |
| 3rd | 109/210 | (51.90%) | 87/169 | (51.48%) |
| All | 345/645 | (53.49%) | 269/515 | (52.23%) |
Number of regular play games in which two challengers played Final: 163
Out of those 163 games, number of games in which the returning champion at the far left lectern finished Double Jeopardy! with a zero or negative score: 1 (0.61%)
Out of those 163 games, number of games in which the challenger at the far right lectern gave the correct response: 85 (52.15%)
Out of those 85 games, number of games in which the challenger at the middle lectern also gave the correct response: 55 (64.71%)
Out of the 163 regular play games in which two challengers played Final, number of games in which the challenger at the middle lectern gave the correct response: 89 (54.60%)
Out of those 89 games, number of games in which the challenger at the far right lectern also gave the correct response: 55 (61.80%)
Out of the 162 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: 36 (22.22%)
Out of the 162 regular play games in which all three players (two of them challengers) played Final, number of correct Final responses given by challengers: 172 (53.09%)
Out of the 162 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: 27 (16.67%)
345 correct Final responses have been supplied out of 645 possible responses in the 218 archived games analyzed. This represents a 53.49% chance of supplying the correct Final response.
Out of the 133 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 115 times (86.47%).
Distribution of Final responses by score position out of the 210 games in which all three players played Final:
RRR = 48
WWW = 33
RWR = 28
WRW = 27
RRW = 22
WWR = 19
RWW = 19
WRR = 14
Distribution of Final responses by score position out of the 7 games in which two players played Final:
RR = 4
WW = 3
Distribution of Final responses by score position out of the 1 game in which one player played Final:
W = 1
Distribution of Final responses by lectern position out of the 210 games in which all three players played Final:
RRR = 48
WWW = 33
WRW = 29
RWR = 26
WRR = 25
RWW = 21
WWR = 15
RRW = 13
The average winner's score amongst 218 archived games was $10,797.
Highest Final Jeopardy! wagers of Season 13
| Wager | Player name | Game | Category | Score | Lead | Response | Win | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | $11,999 | Michael Berman | #2947, aired 1997-05-27 | MUSICIANS | $12,000 | -$800 | W | |
| 2. | $11,000 | Andy McKay | #2791, aired 1996-10-21 | FAMOUS FAMILIES | $11,600 | $1,000 | W | |
| $11,000 | Shane Whitlock | #2818, aired 1996-11-27 | RIVERS | $11,500 | $400 | W | ||
| 4. | $10,498 | Justin Powell | #2871, aired 1997-02-10 | THE SOLAR SYSTEM | $10,500 | -$1,600 | R | Y |
| 5. | $10,000 | Mark McEwen | #2926, aired 1997-04-28 | MOUNTAINS | $11,700 | $5,200 | R | Y |
| $10,000 | Per Gunnar Hillesoy | #2934, aired 1997-05-08 | ROYAL COUPLES | $12,000 | -$3,100 | R | Y | |
| 7. | $9,701 | Nancy Baron | #2981, aired 1997-07-14 | WORLD CAPITALS | $10,100 | $400 | W | |
| 8. | $9,700 | Jeff Pilgreen | #2981, aired 1997-07-14 | WORLD CAPITALS | $9,700 | -$400 | W | |
| 9. | $9,400 | Sam Waterston | #2929, aired 1997-05-01 | QUOTATIONS ABOUT LAWYERS | $9,400 | $3,300 | R | Y |
| 10. | $9,101 | Peter Braxton | #2975, aired 1997-07-04 | COMPOSERS | $10,500 | $700 | R | Y |
| 11. | $9,000 | Tanis O'Connor | #2871, aired 1997-02-10 | THE SOLAR SYSTEM | $12,100 | $1,600 | W | |
| $9,000 | Alex Oleksij | #2966, aired 1997-06-23 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | $9,000 | -$700 | R | ||
| $9,000 | Ellen Kolb | #2970, aired 1997-06-27 | RELIGIOUS LEADERS | $9,000 | -$800 | R | ||
| $9,000 | Kim Worth | #2970, aired 1997-06-27 | RELIGIOUS LEADERS | $9,800 | $800 | R | Y | |
| 15. | $8,999 | Kevin McDermott | #2969, aired 1997-06-26 | POETS | $10,800 | -$100 | W | |
| 16. | $8,899 | Amanda Goad | #2816, aired 1996-11-25 | NOTORIOUS | $8,900 | -$300 | R | |
| 17. | $8,800 | Jon Woodman | #2838, aired 1996-12-25 | OSCAR NOMINEES | $8,800 | $0 | R | Y |
| 18. | $8,700 | Kathy Robbins | #2786, aired 1996-10-14 | NAMES IN THE NEWS | $9,700 | $1,000 | R | Y |
| 19. | $8,699 | Michael Willoughby | #2786, aired 1996-10-14 | NAMES IN THE NEWS | $8,700 | -$1,000 | R | |
| 20. | $8,601 | Bob Scarpone | #2816, aired 1996-11-25 | NOTORIOUS | $9,200 | $300 | R | Y |