Final Jeopardy! Round statistics for Season 28
| DJ! Finisher | All games | Regular play games | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 111/230 | (48.26%) | 90/180 | (50.00%) |
| 2nd | 124/230 | (53.91%) | 97/180 | (53.89%) |
| 3rd | 104/224 | (46.43%) | 80/174 | (45.98%) |
| All | 339/684 | (49.56%) | 267/534 | (50.00%) |
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: 0 (0.00%)
Out of those 172 games, number of games in which the challenger at the far right lectern gave the correct response: 79 (45.93%)
Out of those 79 games, number of games in which the challenger at the middle lectern also gave the correct response: 47 (59.49%)
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: 86 (50.00%)
Out of those 86 games, number of games in which the challenger at the far right lectern also gave the correct response: 47 (54.65%)
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: 36 (20.93%)
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: 165 (47.97%)
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: 32 (18.60%)
339 correct Final responses have been supplied out of 684 possible responses in the 230 archived games analyzed. This represents a 49.56% chance of supplying the correct Final response.
Out of the 140 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 126 times (90.00%).
Distribution of Final responses by score position out of the 224 games in which all three players played Final:
WWW = 46
RRR = 46
WRW = 33
RRW = 23
WWR = 22
RWR = 19
RWW = 18
WRR = 17
Distribution of Final responses by score position out of the 6 games in which two players played Final:
RR = 4
WR = 1
RW = 1
Distribution of Final responses by lectern position out of the 224 games in which all three players played Final:
WWW = 46
RRR = 46
WRW = 26
RWW = 24
WWR = 23
RRW = 22
RWR = 21
WRR = 16
The average winner's score amongst 230 archived games was $21,074.
Highest Final Jeopardy! wagers of Season 28
| Wager | Player name | Game | Category | Score | Lead | Response | Win | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | $28,000 | Elyse Mancuso | #6375, aired 2012-05-11 | AMERICAN HISTORY | $28,400 | $13,000 | R | Y |
| 2. | $20,200 | Roger Craig | #6239, aired 2011-11-03 | COUNTRIES' HIGHEST PEAKS | $39,800 | $31,000 | W | Y |
| 3. | $20,000 | Elyse Mancuso | #6372, aired 2012-05-08 | ANCIENT LANDMARKS | $20,800 | $1,000 | R | Y |
| 4. | $19,800 | Evan Eschliman | #6372, aired 2012-05-08 | ANCIENT LANDMARKS | $19,800 | -$1,000 | R | |
| 5. | $19,511 | Matthew Cline | #6431, aired 2012-07-30 | NOTABLE AMERICANS | $21,290 | $890 | R | Y |
| 6. | $19,401 | Janemarie Cloutier | #6273, aired 2011-12-21 | THE NFL | $20,200 | $400 | W | |
| 7. | $19,200 | Liz Greenwood | #6228, aired 2011-10-19 | THE 20th CENTURY | $20,400 | $600 | W | |
| 8. | $19,000 | Steven Maio | #6253, aired 2011-11-23 | AMERICAN WOMEN | $19,200 | -$4,200 | R | |
| 9. | $18,600 | Boomie Aglietti | #6269, aired 2011-12-15 | AMERICAN AUTHORS | $18,600 | $0 | W | |
| $18,600 | Beth Watkins | #6269, aired 2011-12-15 | AMERICAN AUTHORS | $18,600 | $0 | R | Y | |
| 11. | $18,000 | Lukas Sherman | #6404, aired 2012-06-21 | UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES | $21,400 | $4,000 | W | |
| 12. | $17,601 | Catherine Briley | #6371, aired 2012-05-07 | ON THE PERIODIC TABLE | $18,000 | $400 | R | Y |
| 13. | $17,600 | Balaji Narain | #6230, aired 2011-10-21 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE | $17,800 | -$1,800 | R | Y |
| 14. | $17,398 | Kathy Wright | #6397, aired 2012-06-12 | AUTHORS | $21,000 | $1,800 | R | Y |
| 15. | $17,358 | David Menchaca | #6404, aired 2012-06-21 | UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES | $17,400 | -$4,000 | W | |
| 16. | $16,800 | Emily Gifford | #6237, aired 2011-11-01 | CHILDREN'S LIT | $17,000 | -$10,800 | R | Y |
| $16,800 | Kathy Wright | #6399, aired 2012-06-14 | U.S. TOP-SELLING ALBUMS | $20,000 | $1,600 | W | ||
| 18. | $16,500 | Joon Pahk | #6218, aired 2011-10-05 | LITERARY TITLE CHARACTERS | $16,600 | $200 | R | Y |
| 19. | $16,499 | Patrick Rostock | #6278, aired 2011-12-28 | BUSINESS HISTORY | $21,600 | $3,200 | W | |
| 20. | $16,401 | Bob Powell | #6296, aired 2012-01-23 | AMERICAN HISTORY | $17,200 | $800 | W |