Final Jeopardy! Round statistics for Season 20
DJ! Finisher | All games | Regular play games | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | 125/230 | (54.35%) | 109/195 | (55.90%) |
2nd | 103/230 | (44.78%) | 83/195 | (42.56%) |
3rd | 99/209 | (47.37%) | 85/181 | (46.96%) |
All | 327/669 | (48.88%) | 277/571 | (48.51%) |
Number of regular play games in which two challengers played Final: 179
Out of those 179 games, number of games in which the returning champion at the far left lectern finished Double Jeopardy! with a zero or negative score: 0 (0.00%)
Out of those 179 games, number of games in which the challenger at the far right lectern gave the correct response: 74 (41.34%)
Out of those 74 games, number of games in which the challenger at the middle lectern also gave the correct response: 51 (68.92%)
Out of the 179 regular play games in which two challengers played Final, number of games in which the challenger at the middle lectern gave the correct response: 92 (51.40%)
Out of those 92 games, number of games in which the challenger at the far right lectern also gave the correct response: 51 (55.43%)
Out of the 179 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: 37 (20.67%)
Out of the 179 regular play games in which all three players (two of them challengers) played Final, number of correct Final responses given by challengers: 166 (46.37%)
Out of the 179 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: 37 (20.67%)
327 correct Final responses have been supplied out of 669 possible responses in the 230 archived games analyzed. This represents a 48.88% chance of supplying the correct Final response.
Out of the 121 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 93 times (76.86%).
Distribution of Final responses by score position out of the 209 games in which all three players played Final:
RRR = 43
WWW = 41
RWW = 34
RWR = 23
WRW = 21
WWR = 17
WRR = 16
RRW = 14
Distribution of Final responses by score position out of the 21 games in which two players played Final:
WW = 9
RR = 8
RW = 3
WR = 1
Distribution of Final responses by lectern position out of the 209 games in which all three players played Final:
RRR = 43
WWW = 41
RWW = 33
RRW = 25
WRW = 20
WWR = 19
WRR = 17
RWR = 11
The average winner's score amongst 230 archived games was $22,106.
Highest Final Jeopardy! wagers of Season 20
Wager | Player name | Game | Category | Score | Lead | Response | Win | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | $23,600 | Ken Jennings | #4595, aired 2004-07-23 | SHAKESPEARE | $51,400 | $45,800 | R | Y |
2. | $20,601 | Ken Jennings | #4575, aired 2004-06-25 | MEDICINE | $28,200 | $3,800 | R | Y |
3. | $20,000 | Michael Cudahy | #4575, aired 2004-06-25 | MEDICINE | $24,400 | -$3,800 | R | |
4. | $19,700 | John Maloy | #4475, aired 2004-02-06 | 19th CENTURY PHILOSOPHY | $19,700 | -$100 | W | |
$19,700 | Arthur Gandolfi | #4475, aired 2004-02-06 | 19th CENTURY PHILOSOPHY | $19,800 | $100 | R | Y | |
6. | $19,400 | Kate Charron | #4463, aired 2004-01-21 | SPORTS | $19,400 | -$800 | R | |
7. | $18,901 | Patrick Macaraeg | #4491, aired 2004-03-01 | SPORTS SUPERLATIVES | $19,100 | $100 | R | Y |
8. | $18,800 | Clinton Reese | #4463, aired 2004-01-21 | SPORTS | $20,200 | $800 | R | Y |
9. | $18,000 | Arthur Gandolfi | #4488, aired 2004-02-25 | ASTRONOMY | $18,000 | $0 | R | Y |
$18,000 | Janice Dooner Lynch | #4488, aired 2004-02-25 | ASTRONOMY | $18,000 | $0 | W | ||
$18,000 | Tom Baker | #4528, aired 2004-04-21 | 19th CENTURY ART & HISTORY | $19,800 | -$2,400 | R | Y | |
12. | $17,600 | Ken Jennings | #4586, aired 2004-07-12 | NAMES IN THE BIBLE | $34,400 | $31,100 | R | Y |
13. | $17,500 | Paula Filson | #4562, aired 2004-06-08 | EUROPEAN ISLANDS | $17,500 | -$14,900 | W | |
14. | $17,400 | David Abolafia | #4528, aired 2004-04-21 | 19th CENTURY ART & HISTORY | $22,200 | $2,400 | W | |
15. | $17,201 | Ken Jennings | #4558, aired 2004-06-02 | THE 2000 OLYMPICS | $20,000 | $1,400 | R | Y |
16. | $17,000 | Courtney Bennis | #4483, aired 2004-02-18 | U.S. POLITICS | $17,600 | $4,200 | R | Y |
17. | $16,000 | Dave Fuller | #4457, aired 2004-01-13 | DEADLY FIRSTS | $16,000 | -$1,300 | R | Y |
$16,000 | Tom Baker | #4529, aired 2004-04-22 | TIME MAGAZINE'S MAN OF THE YEAR | $16,200 | $200 | R | Y | |
19. | $15,801 | Jerry Harvey | #4557, aired 2004-06-01 | AMERICAN LITERATURE | $19,000 | $1,600 | R | Y |
20. | $15,600 | Josh Perkins | #4418, aired 2003-11-19 | VOYAGERS | $15,600 | -$4,300 | R | Y |