Final Jeopardy! Round statistics for Season 1
| DJ! Finisher | All games | Regular play games | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 23/48 | (47.92%) | 23/48 | (47.92%) |
| 2nd | 27/48 | (56.25%) | 27/48 | (56.25%) |
| 3rd | 14/31 | (45.16%) | 14/31 | (45.16%) |
| All | 64/127 | (50.39%) | 64/127 | (50.39%) |
Number of regular play games in which two challengers played Final: 20
Out of those 20 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 20 games, number of games in which the challenger at the far right podium gave the correct response: 10 (50.00%)
Out of those 10 games, number of games in which the challenger at the middle podium also gave the correct response: 8 (80.00%)
Out of the 20 regular play games in which two challengers played Final, number of games in which the challenger at the middle podium gave the correct response: 10 (50.00%)
Out of those 10 games, number of games in which the challenger at the far right podium also gave the correct response: 8 (80.00%)
Out of the 20 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: 6 (30.00%)
Out of the 20 regular play games in which all three players (two of them challengers) played Final, number of correct Final responses given by challengers: 20 (50.00%)
Out of the 20 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: 6 (30.00%)
64 correct Final responses have been supplied out of 127 possible responses in the 48 archived games analyzed. This represents a 50.39% chance of supplying the correct Final response.
Out of the 24 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 21 times (87.50%).
Distribution of Final responses by score position out of the 31 games in which all three players played Final:
RRR = 9
WWW = 9
RRW = 4
WRW = 3
WRR = 3
WWR = 2
RWW = 1
Distribution of Final responses by score position out of the 17 games in which two players played Final:
WW = 5
RR = 5
RW = 4
WR = 3
Distribution of Final responses by podium position out of the 31 games in which all three players played Final:
WWW = 9
RRR = 9
RRW = 3
RWW = 3
WRW = 3
RWR = 2
WRR = 2
The average winner's score amongst 48 archived games was $8,412.
Highest Final Jeopardy! wagers of Season 1
| Wager | Player name | Game | Category | Score | Lead | Response | Win | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | $10,000 | Lynn Strather | #9, aired 1984-09-20 | SCIENCE | $10,900 | $1,200 | W | Y |
| $10,000 | Elise Beraru | #17, aired 1984-10-02 | TRAVEL & TOURISM | $15,500 | $14,100 | W | Y | |
| $10,000 | Elise Beraru | #18, aired 1984-10-03 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | $13,800 | $13,000 | R | Y | |
| 4. | $9,650 | Richard Willing | #9, aired 1984-09-20 | SCIENCE | $9,700 | -$1,200 | W | |
| 5. | $9,500 | Greg Hopkins | #2, aired 1984-09-11 | THE CALENDAR | $9,500 | $4,500 | W | |
| $9,500 | Ed Osawa | #12, aired 1984-09-25 | RIVERS | $9,500 | -$100 | R | Y | |
| 7. | $8,900 | Ed Osawa | #13, aired 1984-09-26 | THE SOLAR SYSTEM | $8,900 | -$1,600 | R | Y |
| 8. | $7,500 | Ben Camack | #13, aired 1984-09-26 | THE SOLAR SYSTEM | $10,500 | $1,600 | W | |
| 9. | $7,000 | Denise Stewart | #4, aired 1984-09-13 | AMERICAN GOVERNMENT | $7,200 | -$2,800 | W | |
| $7,000 | Larry Silverman | #4, aired 1984-09-13 | AMERICAN GOVERNMENT | $10,000 | $2,800 | W | Y | |
| $7,000 | Alice Strauss | #58, aired 1984-11-28 | TRAVEL & TOURISM | $7,100 | $550 | W | ||
| 12. | $6,795 | Ed Osawa | #14, aired 1984-09-27 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | $6,800 | -$1,900 | W | |
| 13. | $6,600 | Elise Beraru | #20, aired 1984-10-05 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | $9,600 | $8,700 | W | Y |
| 14. | $6,500 | Mark Loundy | #58, aired 1984-11-28 | TRAVEL & TOURISM | $6,550 | -$550 | R | Y |
| 15. | $6,100 | Richard Landon | #62, aired 1984-12-04 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | $6,100 | -$700 | W | |
| 16. | $6,050 | Clare Delaman | #10, aired 1984-09-21 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | $6,600 | $300 | W | |
| 17. | $5,800 | Elise Beraru | #19, aired 1984-10-04 | THE CALENDAR | $14,100 | $10,400 | W | Y |
| $5,800 | Daniel Elias | #62, aired 1984-12-04 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | $6,800 | $700 | W | Y | |
| 19. | $5,500 | Ric Moser | #66, aired 1984-12-10 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY | $5,500 | $0 | R | Y |
| 20. | $5,400 | Linda Rogers | #66, aired 1984-12-10 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY | $5,500 | $0 | W |