Final Jeopardy! Round statistics for Season 29
| DJ! Finisher | All games | Regular play games | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 119/230 | (51.74%) | 92/185 | (49.73%) |
| 2nd | 112/230 | (48.70%) | 92/185 | (49.73%) |
| 3rd | 96/223 | (43.05%) | 78/179 | (43.58%) |
| All | 327/683 | (47.88%) | 262/549 | (47.72%) |
Number of regular play games in which two challengers played Final: 177
Out of those 177 games, number of games in which the returning champion at the far left lectern finished Double Jeopardy! with a zero or negative score: 1 (0.56%)
Out of those 177 games, number of games in which the challenger at the far right lectern gave the correct response: 87 (49.15%)
Out of those 87 games, number of games in which the challenger at the middle lectern also gave the correct response: 50 (57.47%)
Out of the 177 regular play games in which two challengers played Final, number of games in which the challenger at the middle lectern gave the correct response: 82 (46.33%)
Out of those 82 games, number of games in which the challenger at the far right lectern also gave the correct response: 50 (60.98%)
Out of the 176 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: 38 (21.59%)
Out of the 176 regular play games in which all three players (two of them challengers) played Final, number of correct Final responses given by challengers: 168 (47.73%)
Out of the 176 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: 40 (22.73%)
327 correct Final responses have been supplied out of 683 possible responses in the 230 archived games analyzed. This represents a 47.88% 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 113 times (81.88%).
Distribution of Final responses by score position out of the 223 games in which all three players played Final:
WWW = 51
RRR = 47
RWW = 28
RRW = 27
WWR = 22
WRW = 21
WRR = 14
RWR = 13
Distribution of Final responses by score position out of the 7 games in which two players played Final:
RR = 2
WW = 2
RW = 2
WR = 1
Distribution of Final responses by lectern position out of the 223 games in which all three players played Final:
WWW = 51
RRR = 47
WWR = 27
RWW = 24
RRW = 20
WRW = 20
RWR = 20
WRR = 14
The average winner's score amongst 230 archived games was $20,079.
Highest Final Jeopardy! wagers of Season 29
| Wager | Player name | Game | Category | Score | Lead | Response | Win | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | $30,000 | Skyler Hornback | #6663, aired 2013-07-31 | THE CIVIL WAR | $36,600 | $27,000 | R | Y |
| 2. | $21,600 | Laurel Schultz | #6592, aired 2013-04-23 | GEOGRAPHIC MATH | $22,400 | $600 | W | |
| 3. | $20,000 | Joan Blinn | #6524, aired 2013-01-17 | 19th CENTURY LITERARY INTRODUCTIONS | $20,400 | -$600 | R | |
| 4. | $19,999 | J Tarter-Fox | #6622, aired 2013-06-04 | NOTABLE NAMES | $20,000 | -$1,600 | W | |
| 5. | $19,801 | Helen Juvonen | #6524, aired 2013-01-17 | 19th CENTURY LITERARY INTRODUCTIONS | $21,000 | $600 | R | Y |
| 6. | $19,598 | Michael Ellis | #6592, aired 2013-04-23 | GEOGRAPHIC MATH | $21,800 | -$600 | W | |
| 7. | $19,000 | Matt Ruprecht | #6517, aired 2013-01-08 | PRESIDENTIAL DISTINCTIONS | $19,000 | -$2,400 | W | |
| 8. | $18,401 | David Moore | #6622, aired 2013-06-04 | NOTABLE NAMES | $21,600 | $1,600 | W | |
| 9. | $18,000 | Ashok Poozhikunnel | #6517, aired 2013-01-08 | PRESIDENTIAL DISTINCTIONS | $21,400 | $2,400 | W | Y |
| 10. | $17,999 | Lee Ann Roberts | #6517, aired 2013-01-08 | PRESIDENTIAL DISTINCTIONS | $18,000 | -$3,400 | W | |
| 11. | $17,601 | Kristin Morgan | #6548, aired 2013-02-20 | CLASSIC JAZZ SONGS | $18,000 | $200 | R | Y |
| $17,601 | Scott Singer | #6613, aired 2013-05-22 | AMERICAN WOMEN | $22,800 | $2,600 | R | Y | |
| $17,601 | Les Chun | #6619, aired 2013-05-30 | AMERICAN SCIENTISTS | $20,400 | $1,400 | W | ||
| 14. | $17,400 | Beth Youngers | #6486, aired 2012-11-26 | PLACE NAMES | $17,400 | -$2,200 | W | |
| 15. | $16,794 | Joshua Brakhage | #6532, aired 2013-01-29 | METEOROLOGICAL TERMS | $16,800 | -$4,000 | R | Y |
| 16. | $16,401 | Colby Burnett | #6549, aired 2013-02-21 | RUSSIAN HISTORY | $22,000 | $2,800 | R | Y |
| $16,401 | Andrew Moore | #6637, aired 2013-06-25 | PLANTS | $26,400 | $5,000 | W | ||
| 18. | $16,400 | Kelton Ellis | #6539, aired 2013-02-07 | CAPITAL CITIES | $16,400 | $4,400 | W | |
| 19. | $15,800 | Nishanth Uli | #6608, aired 2013-05-15 | FAMOUS EUROPEANS | $15,800 | -$16,800 | R | |
| $15,800 | Hunter Sandison | #6644, aired 2013-07-04 | SAINTS ON THE MAP | $15,800 | -$200 | R |