Final Jeopardy! Round statistics for Season 26
| DJ! Finisher | All games | Regular play games | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 120/230 | (52.17%) | 92/181 | (50.83%) |
| 2nd | 123/230 | (53.48%) | 95/181 | (52.49%) |
| 3rd | 108/219 | (49.32%) | 86/172 | (50.00%) |
| All | 351/679 | (51.69%) | 273/534 | (51.12%) |
Number of regular play games in which two challengers played Final: 174
Out of those 174 games, number of games in which the returning champion at the far left lectern finished Double Jeopardy! with a zero or negative score: 2 (1.15%)
Out of those 174 games, number of games in which the challenger at the far right lectern gave the correct response: 81 (46.55%)
Out of those 81 games, number of games in which the challenger at the middle lectern also gave the correct response: 47 (58.02%)
Out of the 174 regular play games in which two challengers played Final, number of games in which the challenger at the middle lectern gave the correct response: 91 (52.30%)
Out of those 91 games, number of games in which the challenger at the far right lectern also gave the correct response: 47 (51.65%)
Out of the 172 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: 32 (18.60%)
Out of the 172 regular play games in which all three players (two of them challengers) played Final, number of correct Final responses given by challengers: 171 (49.71%)
Out of the 172 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: 26 (15.12%)
351 correct Final responses have been supplied out of 679 possible responses in the 230 archived games analyzed. This represents a 51.69% chance of supplying the correct Final response.
Out of the 138 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 119 times (86.23%).
Distribution of Final responses by score position out of the 219 games in which all three players played Final:
RRR = 40
WWW = 32
WRW = 30
RWR = 25
RRW = 25
RWW = 24
WWR = 22
WRR = 21
Distribution of Final responses by score position out of the 11 games in which two players played Final:
RR = 5
WW = 3
WR = 2
RW = 1
Distribution of Final responses by lectern position out of the 219 games in which all three players played Final:
RRR = 40
WWW = 32
WRW = 32
RRW = 29
RWR = 25
RWW = 24
WWR = 20
WRR = 17
The average winner's score amongst 230 archived games was $21,582.
Highest Final Jeopardy! wagers of Season 26
| Wager | Player name | Game | Category | Score | Lead | Response | Win | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | $29,000 | Andy Richter | #5749, aired 2009-09-17 | FAMOUS ACTORS | $39,000 | $34,200 | R | Y |
| 2. | $27,600 | Elizabeth Perkins | #5839, aired 2010-01-21 | COMIC STRIP CHARACTERS | $27,600 | -$4,800 | W | |
| 3. | $22,900 | Pat Sajak | #5839, aired 2010-01-21 | COMIC STRIP CHARACTERS | $32,400 | $4,800 | R | Y |
| 4. | $20,800 | Ryan Chaffee | #5818, aired 2009-12-23 | -ISMS | $20,800 | -$800 | R | Y |
| 5. | $20,001 | Matt Green | #5818, aired 2009-12-23 | -ISMS | $21,600 | $800 | W | |
| 6. | $19,999 | Dave Belote | #5803, aired 2009-12-02 | PHRASE ORIGINS | $20,000 | $3,400 | R | Y |
| 7. | $19,199 | Zach Blumenfeld | #5782, aired 2009-11-03 | NUMBERS & LETTERS | $32,800 | $26,000 | R | Y |
| $19,199 | Kristian Zoerhoff | #5882, aired 2010-03-23 | THE 50 STATES | $19,200 | -$800 | R | ||
| 9. | $18,999 | Sita Yerramsetti | #5960, aired 2010-07-09 | BOOKS FOR KIDS | $19,000 | -$2,400 | W | |
| 10. | $18,500 | Regina Robbins | #5882, aired 2010-03-23 | THE 50 STATES | $20,000 | $800 | R | Y |
| 11. | $18,000 | Jane Curtin | #5900, aired 2010-04-16 | ACTORS | $19,900 | $9,500 | R | Y |
| 12. | $17,500 | Michael McKean | #5912, aired 2010-05-04 | OFFICIAL STATE SONGS | $19,600 | $1,600 | R | Y |
| 13. | $17,000 | Matt Drury | #5889, aired 2010-04-01 | LITERARY INFLUENCES | $17,200 | -$3,800 | W | |
| 14. | $16,601 | Aidan Mehigan | #5786, aired 2009-11-09 | THE OLD TESTAMENT | $23,000 | $3,200 | R | Y |
| $16,601 | Jove Graham | #5808, aired 2009-12-09 | HISTORIC AMERICANS | $17,800 | $600 | R | Y | |
| $16,601 | Jack Weisman | #5960, aired 2010-07-09 | BOOKS FOR KIDS | $21,400 | $2,400 | W | Y | |
| 17. | $16,543 | Lindsay Eanet | #5853, aired 2010-02-10 | AMERICAN HEROES | $18,700 | $3,200 | W | |
| 18. | $16,350 | Stephen Weingarten | #5917, aired 2010-05-11 | WORDS IN THE BIBLE | $16,400 | -$5,800 | W | |
| 19. | $16,301 | Terry Linwood | #5766, aired 2009-10-12 | ANNIVERSARIES & FAREWELLS | $17,600 | $1,300 | R | Y |
| 20. | $16,000 | Jeff Kirby | #5766, aired 2009-10-12 | ANNIVERSARIES & FAREWELLS | $16,300 | -$1,300 | W |