Final Jeopardy! Round statistics for Season 16
| DJ! Finisher | All games | Regular play games | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 118/230 | (51.30%) | 101/190 | (53.16%) |
| 2nd | 104/230 | (45.22%) | 84/190 | (44.21%) |
| 3rd | 86/211 | (40.76%) | 72/172 | (41.86%) |
| All | 308/671 | (45.90%) | 257/552 | (46.56%) |
Number of regular play games in which two challengers played Final: 172
Out of those 172 games, number of games in which the returning champion at the far left lectern finished Double Jeopardy! with a zero or negative score: 3 (1.74%)
Out of those 172 games, number of games in which the challenger at the far right lectern gave the correct response: 78 (45.35%)
Out of those 78 games, number of games in which the challenger at the middle lectern also gave the correct response: 38 (48.72%)
Out of the 172 regular play games in which two challengers played Final, number of games in which the challenger at the middle lectern gave the correct response: 69 (40.12%)
Out of those 69 games, number of games in which the challenger at the far right lectern also gave the correct response: 38 (55.07%)
Out of the 169 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: 30 (17.75%)
Out of the 169 regular play games in which all three players (two of them challengers) played Final, number of correct Final responses given by challengers: 144 (42.60%)
Out of the 169 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: 36 (21.30%)
308 correct Final responses have been supplied out of 671 possible responses in the 230 archived games analyzed. This represents a 45.90% chance of supplying the correct Final response.
Out of the 122 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 106 times (86.89%).
Distribution of Final responses by score position out of the 211 games in which all three players played Final:
WWW = 47
RRR = 37
RWW = 34
WRW = 23
WWR = 23
RRW = 21
RWR = 13
WRR = 13
Distribution of Final responses by score position out of the 19 games in which two players played Final:
RR = 10
WW = 6
RW = 3
Distribution of Final responses by lectern position out of the 211 games in which all three players played Final:
WWW = 47
RRR = 37
RWW = 30
WWR = 27
RWR = 23
WRW = 23
RRW = 16
WRR = 8
The average winner's score amongst 230 archived games was $9,588.
Highest Final Jeopardy! wagers of Season 16
| Wager | Player name | Game | Category | Score | Lead | Response | Win | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | $12,200 | Andy Richter | #3497, aired 1999-11-16 | DIRECTORS | $12,200 | $7,200 | R | Y |
| 2. | $11,500 | Jon Stewart | #3498, aired 1999-11-17 | MODERN MARRIAGE | $11,500 | $7,400 | R | Y |
| $11,500 | Doug Lach | #3665, aired 2000-07-07 | CURRENT TELEVISION | $21,100 | $16,500 | R | Y | |
| 4. | $10,300 | Cindy Olson | #3663, aired 2000-07-05 | INVENTIONS | $11,000 | $400 | W | |
| 5. | $10,000 | Tom Bartanen | #3533, aired 2000-01-05 | ECOLOGY | $10,400 | $1,100 | W | |
| $10,000 | Robin Zorthian | #3641, aired 2000-06-05 | U.S. COLLEGES | $10,500 | $400 | R | Y | |
| 7. | $9,701 | Joseph Crippen | #3637, aired 2000-05-30 | ACTORS | $9,900 | $100 | R | Y |
| 8. | $8,894 | Janet Wong | #3562, aired 2000-02-15 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | $8,900 | -$6,400 | R | Y |
| 9. | $8,801 | Michael Rooney | #3628, aired 2000-05-17 | WORD ORIGINS | $9,000 | $100 | W | |
| 10. | $8,700 | Janet Wong | #3565, aired 2000-02-18 | GEOGRAPHIC EXTREMES | $9,800 | $2,300 | R | Y |
| 11. | $8,500 | Peter Krause | #3500, aired 1999-11-19 | THE PLANETS | $8,500 | $7,500 | R | Y |
| $8,500 | Marc Hirsh | #3533, aired 2000-01-05 | ECOLOGY | $9,300 | -$1,100 | W | Y | |
| 13. | $8,400 | Lee Lassiter | #3549, aired 2000-01-27 | MEDIEVAL FIRSTS | $8,600 | $1,000 | R | Y |
| $8,400 | Irwin Shires | #3669, aired 2000-07-13 | THE MARS PATHFINDER MISSION | $8,400 | -$9,500 | R | ||
| 15. | $8,300 | Ron Landers | #3662, aired 2000-07-04 | U.S. HISTORY | $8,300 | $0 | W | |
| $8,300 | Glen Savory | #3662, aired 2000-07-04 | U.S. HISTORY | $8,300 | $0 | R | Y | |
| 17. | $8,201 | Alan Taber | #3613, aired 2000-04-26 | U.S. CITIES | $11,600 | $1,700 | R | Y |
| 18. | $8,000 | Judith Martin Straw | #3528, aired 1999-12-29 | THE 1970s | $8,800 | -$2,100 | R | |
| $8,000 | Jerry Crowley | #3537, aired 2000-01-11 | TELEVISION HISTORY | $8,500 | $3,700 | W | ||
| $8,000 | Jason Parker | #3646, aired 2000-06-12 | MAGAZINES | $20,000 | $15,500 | R | Y |