Final Jeopardy! Round statistics for Season 2

DJ! FinisherAll gamesRegular play games
1st98/177(55.37%)91/167(54.49%)
2nd94/175(53.71%)90/165(54.55%)
3rd57/153(37.25%)54/144(37.50%)
All249/505(49.31%)235/476(49.37%)

Number of regular play games in which two challengers played Final: 136

Out of those 136 games, number of games in which the returning champion at the far left lectern finished Double Jeopardy! with a zero or negative score: 1 (0.74%)

Out of those 136 games, number of games in which the challenger at the far right lectern gave the correct response: 54 (39.71%)

Out of those 54 games, number of games in which the challenger at the middle lectern also gave the correct response: 37 (68.52%)

Out of the 136 regular play games in which two challengers played Final, number of games in which the challenger at the middle lectern gave the correct response: 72 (52.94%)

Out of those 72 games, number of games in which the challenger at the far right lectern also gave the correct response: 37 (51.39%)

Out of the 135 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: 20 (14.81%)

Out of the 135 regular play games in which all three players (two of them challengers) played Final, number of correct Final responses given by challengers: 125 (46.30%)

Out of the 135 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 (20.00%)

249 correct Final responses have been supplied out of 505 possible responses in the 177 archived games analyzed. This represents a 49.31% chance of supplying the correct Final response.

Out of the 109 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 74 times (67.89%).

Distribution of Final responses by score position out of the 153 games in which all three players played Final:

WWW = 30
RRW = 23
WRW = 23
RRR = 22
RWW = 20
RWR = 17
WRR = 11
WWR = 7

Distribution of Final responses by score position out of the 22 games in which two players played Final:

RR = 11
RW = 4
WR = 4
WW = 3

Distribution of Final responses by score position out of the 2 games in which one player played Final:

W = 1
R = 1

Distribution of Final responses by lectern position out of the 153 games in which all three players played Final:

WWW = 30
RRW = 23
RRR = 22
RWW = 21
WRR = 17
WRW = 15
WWR = 14
RWR = 11

The average winner's score amongst 177 archived games was $8,007.

Highest Final Jeopardy! wagers of Season 2

WagerPlayer nameGameCategoryScoreLeadResponseWin
1.$8,700Harvey Becker#302, aired 1985-11-05TIME$9,300$900RY
2.$8,500Chris Golden#283, aired 1985-10-09LANGUAGES$8,500-$800R
3.$8,300Carol Prescott#289, aired 1985-10-17GENERALS$8,300-$500W
4.$8,000Karol Herbie#302, aired 1985-11-05TIME$8,400-$900R
5.$7,900John Gallogly#289, aired 1985-10-17GENERALS$8,800$500WY
$7,900Bob Danielson#361, aired 1986-01-27LANGUAGES$12,100$2,200W
7.$7,701Michael Marks#283, aired 1985-10-09LANGUAGES$9,300$800RY
8.$7,500Mark Leinwand#295, aired 1985-10-25SCIENCE$8,000$500RY
9.$7,499Wayne Cypen#265, aired 1985-09-13SCIENCE$7,500-$900R
$7,499Faye Ringel#295, aired 1985-10-25SCIENCE$7,500-$500R
$7,499Pamela Norris#340, aired 1985-12-27LANDMARKS$7,600-$5,100R
12.$7,100Harvey Becker#304, aired 1985-11-07MATHEMATICS$18,300$15,100RY
13.$7,000Jay Rosenberg#265, aired 1985-09-13SCIENCE$8,400$900RY
14.$6,799Robert Nashin#341, aired 1985-12-30WOMEN IN SPORTS$6,800-$800W
15.$6,605Jeff Carnes#285, aired 1985-10-11TELEVISION$11,800$2,600W
16.$6,600John Gallogly#288, aired 1985-10-16MONEY$6,600-$600RY
17.$6,500Dan Alves#341, aired 1985-12-30WOMEN IN SPORTS$7,600$800RY
$6,500Melody Keller#370, aired 1986-02-07ROYALTY$6,600-$4,800W
19.$6,400Al Lusher#295, aired 1985-10-25SCIENCE$6,400-$1,600W
$6,400Elise Beraru#306, aired 1985-11-11THE NOBEL PRIZE$6,400-$1,800W
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