Final Jeopardy! Round statistics for Season 14
| DJ! Finisher | All games | Regular play games | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 127/230 | (55.22%) | 100/187 | (53.48%) |
| 2nd | 123/230 | (53.48%) | 99/187 | (52.94%) |
| 3rd | 121/219 | (55.25%) | 99/176 | (56.25%) |
| All | 371/679 | (54.64%) | 298/550 | (54.18%) |
Number of regular play games in which two challengers played Final: 175
Out of those 175 games, number of games in which the returning champion at the far left lectern finished Double Jeopardy! with a zero or negative score: 1 (0.57%)
Out of those 175 games, number of games in which the challenger at the far right lectern gave the correct response: 99 (56.57%)
Out of those 99 games, number of games in which the challenger at the middle lectern also gave the correct response: 65 (65.66%)
Out of the 175 regular play games in which two challengers played Final, number of games in which the challenger at the middle lectern gave the correct response: 96 (54.86%)
Out of those 96 games, number of games in which the challenger at the far right lectern also gave the correct response: 65 (67.71%)
Out of the 174 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: 41 (23.56%)
Out of the 174 regular play games in which all three players (two of them challengers) played Final, number of correct Final responses given by challengers: 194 (55.75%)
Out of the 174 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 (15.52%)
371 correct Final responses have been supplied out of 679 possible responses in the 230 archived games analyzed. This represents a 54.64% 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 117 times (87.97%).
Distribution of Final responses by score position out of the 219 games in which all three players played Final:
RRR = 54
WWW = 34
RWR = 28
WRW = 27
WWR = 21
RRW = 19
RWW = 18
WRR = 18
Distribution of Final responses by score position out of the 11 games in which two players played Final:
RR = 5
WW = 3
RW = 3
Distribution of Final responses by lectern position out of the 219 games in which all three players played Final:
RRR = 54
WWW = 34
WRR = 30
WRW = 23
RWW = 23
RWR = 22
WWR = 20
RRW = 13
The average winner's score amongst 230 archived games was $10,812.
Highest Final Jeopardy! wagers of Season 14
| Wager | Player name | Game | Category | Score | Lead | Response | Win | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | $11,700 | Eric Prosser | #3122, aired 1998-03-10 | EPITAPHS | $11,800 | $100 | R | Y |
| 2. | $11,600 | Tom Clancy | #3042, aired 1997-11-18 | FLAGS | $11,600 | $5,100 | W | |
| 3. | $11,300 | Steve Hettinger | #3122, aired 1998-03-10 | EPITAPHS | $11,700 | -$100 | R | |
| 4. | $11,000 | Pam Mifflin | #2996, aired 1997-09-15 | COMPOSERS | $11,600 | $5,700 | R | Y |
| $11,000 | Andrew Hoenig | #3124, aired 1998-03-12 | MEDIEVAL DRAMA | $11,000 | -$700 | R | ||
| 6. | $10,899 | Bob Cameron | #3174, aired 1998-05-21 | AROUND THE WORLD | $10,900 | -$400 | W | |
| 7. | $10,501 | Louis Cohen | #3174, aired 1998-05-21 | AROUND THE WORLD | $11,300 | $400 | R | Y |
| 8. | $10,301 | Bob Ryffel | #3124, aired 1998-03-12 | MEDIEVAL DRAMA | $11,700 | $700 | R | Y |
| $10,301 | Lew Taylor | #3191, aired 1998-06-15 | MACBETH | $11,300 | $500 | W | ||
| 10. | $10,200 | John Skelton | #3203, aired 1998-07-01 | WORLD CAPITALS | $20,800 | $16,800 | R | Y |
| 11. | $10,000 | Lyn Payne | #3102, aired 1998-02-10 | ENGLISH LITERATURE | $10,000 | -$2,400 | R | |
| $10,000 | Jason Alexander | #3156, aired 1998-04-27 | WEIGHTS & MEASURES | $11,400 | $3,200 | W | ||
| $10,000 | William Toren | #3213, aired 1998-07-15 | U.S. RETAILING | $14,400 | $2,800 | W | Y | |
| 14. | $9,800 | Michael Collin | #3134, aired 1998-03-26 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | $9,800 | $1,400 | R | Y |
| 15. | $9,400 | Pete Vodola | #3005, aired 1997-09-26 | U.S. GOVERNMENT | $9,400 | -$3,600 | R | Y |
| 16. | $9,301 | Ed Lee | #3178, aired 1998-05-27 | COMPOSERS | $10,500 | $600 | W | |
| 17. | $9,200 | James Fraleigh | #3012, aired 1997-10-07 | THE BIBLE | $9,200 | $3,000 | W | |
| 18. | $9,000 | Dan Girard | #3207, aired 1998-07-07 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS | $15,400 | $12,500 | W | Y |
| 19. | $8,901 | Susan Fritsch-Cohen | #3113, aired 1998-02-25 | ASIA | $11,900 | $1,500 | W | |
| 20. | $8,600 | Pam Mifflin | #2995, aired 1997-09-12 | LAW ENFORCEMENT | $8,700 | $600 | R | Y |