Final Jeopardy! Round statistics for Season 22
| DJ! Finisher | All games | Regular play games | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 108/230 | (46.96%) | 85/195 | (43.59%) |
| 2nd | 102/230 | (44.35%) | 84/195 | (43.08%) |
| 3rd | 98/214 | (45.79%) | 82/183 | (44.81%) |
| All | 308/674 | (45.70%) | 251/573 | (43.80%) |
Number of regular play games in which two challengers played Final: 185
Out of those 185 games, number of games in which the returning champion at the far left lectern finished Double Jeopardy! with a zero or negative score: 3 (1.62%)
Out of those 185 games, number of games in which the challenger at the far right lectern gave the correct response: 72 (38.92%)
Out of those 72 games, number of games in which the challenger at the middle lectern also gave the correct response: 46 (63.89%)
Out of the 185 regular play games in which two challengers played Final, number of games in which the challenger at the middle lectern gave the correct response: 85 (45.95%)
Out of those 85 games, number of games in which the challenger at the far right lectern also gave the correct response: 46 (54.12%)
Out of the 182 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: 27 (14.84%)
Out of the 182 regular play games in which all three players (two of them challengers) played Final, number of correct Final responses given by challengers: 156 (42.86%)
Out of the 182 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: 45 (24.73%)
308 correct Final responses have been supplied out of 674 possible responses in the 230 archived games analyzed. This represents a 45.70% chance of supplying the correct Final response.
Out of the 136 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 (86.03%).
Distribution of Final responses by score position out of the 214 games in which all three players played Final:
WWW = 50
RRR = 33
RWR = 24
WRW = 23
WWR = 23
RRW = 22
RWW = 21
WRR = 18
Distribution of Final responses by score position out of the 16 games in which two players played Final:
WW = 7
RR = 5
RW = 3
WR = 1
Distribution of Final responses by lectern position out of the 214 games in which all three players played Final:
WWW = 50
RRR = 33
RWW = 29
RRW = 25
WRR = 24
WRW = 23
WWR = 15
RWR = 15
The average winner's score amongst 230 archived games was $17,929.
Highest Final Jeopardy! wagers of Season 22
| Wager | Player name | Game | Category | Score | Lead | Response | Win | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | $21,801 | Willy Jay | #4826, aired 2005-09-12 | BROADWAY MUSICALS | $24,600 | $1,400 | W | |
| 2. | $17,200 | Doug O'Brien | #5024, aired 2006-06-15 | THE OSCARS | $17,700 | $300 | W | |
| 3. | $17,000 | Bruce Brown | #4952, aired 2006-03-07 | GEOGRAPHIC NICKNAMES | $17,789 | $789 | W | |
| 4. | $16,200 | Van Tarpley | #4976, aired 2006-04-10 | MEMORIALS | $16,200 | -$1,000 | R | |
| 5. | $15,801 | Bruce Lin | #5046, aired 2006-07-17 | VARIETY HEADLINES | $16,000 | $100 | R | Y |
| 6. | $15,799 | Scott Ahearn | #5046, aired 2006-07-17 | VARIETY HEADLINES | $15,900 | -$100 | R | |
| 7. | $15,300 | William Lee | #4976, aired 2006-04-10 | MEMORIALS | $17,200 | $1,000 | R | Y |
| 8. | $15,199 | Amanda Walker | #4871, aired 2005-11-14 | AMERICAN DESIGN | $15,200 | -$5,400 | R | |
| 9. | $15,000 | Maria Wenglinsky | #4862, aired 2005-11-01 | THE OLD WEST | $31,600 | $24,000 | R | Y |
| $15,000 | Jeff Knorr | #5035, aired 2006-06-30 | CHILDREN'S AUTHORS | $18,600 | -$10,600 | R | ||
| 11. | $14,600 | Kevin Marshall | #4914, aired 2006-01-12 | CLASSIC MOVIE CHARACTERS | $14,600 | -$8,400 | R | Y |
| 12. | $14,401 | Mike Leger | #4833, aired 2005-09-21 | NOVELISTS | $16,400 | $1,000 | R | Y |
| 13. | $14,200 | Jeff Cuffee | #4876, aired 2005-11-21 | NAME THE POEM | $14,200 | -$400 | W | |
| 14. | $14,100 | Joey Bland | #4861, aired 2005-10-31 | 20th CENTURY REPUBLICANS | $14,100 | -$3,900 | W | |
| 15. | $14,001 | Tim Logue | #4946, aired 2006-02-27 | AMERICAN WOMEN | $14,400 | $200 | W | |
| 16. | $14,000 | Vik Vaz | #4882, aired 2005-11-29 | SPORTS HISTORY | $14,000 | $0 | R | Y |
| 17. | $13,801 | Bonnie Clair | #4946, aired 2006-02-27 | AMERICAN WOMEN | $14,200 | -$200 | W | |
| 18. | $13,601 | Candy Murphy | #4926, aired 2006-01-30 | WORLD MONEY 2005 | $16,000 | $1,200 | W | |
| 19. | $13,400 | Bob Collins | #4995, aired 2006-05-05 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | $13,400 | -$2,400 | R | |
| $13,400 | Vik Vaz | #5004, aired 2006-05-18 | LEGAL TERMS | $17,400 | $2,000 | R | Y |