Final Jeopardy! Round statistics for Season 17
DJ! Finisher | All games | Regular play games | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | 117/230 | (50.87%) | 92/190 | (48.42%) |
2nd | 102/230 | (44.35%) | 85/190 | (44.74%) |
3rd | 85/212 | (40.09%) | 69/175 | (39.43%) |
All | 304/672 | (45.24%) | 246/555 | (44.32%) |
Number of regular play games in which two challengers played Final: 176
Out of those 176 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 176 games, number of games in which the challenger at the far right lectern gave the correct response: 76 (43.18%)
Out of those 76 games, number of games in which the challenger at the middle lectern also gave the correct response: 39 (51.32%)
Out of the 176 regular play games in which two challengers played Final, number of games in which the challenger at the middle lectern gave the correct response: 71 (40.34%)
Out of those 71 games, number of games in which the challenger at the far right lectern also gave the correct response: 39 (54.93%)
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: 30 (17.24%)
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: 146 (41.95%)
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: 47 (27.01%)
304 correct Final responses have been supplied out of 672 possible responses in the 230 archived games analyzed. This represents a 45.24% chance of supplying the correct Final response.
Out of the 131 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 109 times (83.21%).
Distribution of Final responses by score position out of the 212 games in which all three players played Final:
WWW = 54
RRR = 39
WRW = 27
RWW = 25
RWR = 24
RRW = 21
WWR = 12
WRR = 10
Distribution of Final responses by score position out of the 18 games in which two players played Final:
RW = 7
WW = 6
WR = 4
RR = 1
Distribution of Final responses by lectern position out of the 212 games in which all three players played Final:
WWW = 54
RRR = 39
RWR = 25
RWW = 24
RRW = 21
WRW = 21
WWR = 19
WRR = 9
The average winner's score amongst 230 archived games was $9,968.
Highest Final Jeopardy! wagers of Season 17
Wager | Player name | Game | Category | Score | Lead | Response | Win | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | $10,401 | Chris Soth | #3895, aired 2001-07-06 | HISTORIC MONARCHS | $10,800 | $200 | W | |
2. | $10,000 | Nathan Lane | #3786, aired 2001-02-05 | FAMOUS SHIPS | $11,100 | $2,800 | W | |
3. | $9,500 | Yuri Bershidski | #3791, aired 2001-02-12 | MOUNTAINS | $9,600 | -$1,000 | R | |
4. | $9,100 | Babu Srinivasan | #3861, aired 2001-05-21 | COINS | $9,200 | $700 | R | Y |
5. | $9,000 | Carsten Wiedemann | #3791, aired 2001-02-12 | MOUNTAINS | $10,600 | $1,000 | R | Y |
6. | $8,900 | Jason Block | #3875, aired 2001-06-08 | HEALTH & MEDICINE | $8,900 | $0 | W | |
$8,900 | Mark Eckard | #3875, aired 2001-06-08 | HEALTH & MEDICINE | $8,900 | $0 | R | Y | |
8. | $8,699 | Michael Arnone | #3769, aired 2001-01-11 | WOMEN IN SPORTS | $16,300 | $12,500 | R | Y |
9. | $8,401 | Carolyn Saxon | #3737, aired 2000-11-28 | ARCHITECTS | $8,800 | $200 | W | |
10. | $8,400 | Jason Blankenship | #3878, aired 2001-06-13 | DIRECTORS | $8,500 | -$700 | W | |
11. | $8,300 | Jodie Foster | #3786, aired 2001-02-05 | FAMOUS SHIPS | $8,300 | -$2,800 | R | Y |
12. | $8,100 | Scott Rogers | #3737, aired 2000-11-28 | ARCHITECTS | $8,600 | -$200 | R | Y |
13. | $8,000 | Brad Rutter | #3720, aired 2000-11-03 | RICH & FAMOUS | $13,100 | $10,600 | W | Y |
$8,000 | Adam Taxin | #3766, aired 2001-01-08 | 1999 ART NEWS | $8,000 | $0 | R | Y | |
$8,000 | Mark Eckard | #3878, aired 2001-06-13 | DIRECTORS | $9,200 | $700 | R | Y | |
$8,000 | Alan Bailey | #3903, aired 2001-07-18 | INTERNATIONAL LANDMARKS | $8,000 | $200 | R | Y | |
17. | $7,899 | Chris Dawson | #3708, aired 2000-10-18 | ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS | $7,900 | -$1,500 | R | Y |
18. | $7,801 | Jonah Knobler | #3730, aired 2000-11-17 | POLITICAL NAMES | $9,600 | $900 | R | Y |
$7,801 | Ron Shinkman | #3779, aired 2001-01-25 | SCIENTISTS | $8,600 | $400 | R | Y | |
20. | $7,600 | Bonnie Zaben | #3890, aired 2001-06-29 | ARTISTS | $7,600 | -$1,500 | R |