Final Jeopardy! Round statistics for Season 4
| DJ! Finisher | All games | Regular play games | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 129/220 | (58.64%) | 112/190 | (58.95%) |
| 2nd | 122/220 | (55.45%) | 103/190 | (54.21%) |
| 3rd | 85/198 | (42.93%) | 70/170 | (41.18%) |
| All | 336/638 | (52.66%) | 285/550 | (51.82%) |
Number of regular play games in which two challengers played Final: 159
Out of those 159 games, number of games in which the returning champion at the far left lectern finished Double Jeopardy! with a zero or negative score: 1 (0.63%)
Out of those 159 games, number of games in which the challenger at the far right lectern gave the correct response: 78 (49.06%)
Out of those 78 games, number of games in which the challenger at the middle lectern also gave the correct response: 41 (52.56%)
Out of the 159 regular play games in which two challengers played Final, number of games in which the challenger at the middle lectern gave the correct response: 75 (47.17%)
Out of those 75 games, number of games in which the challenger at the far right lectern also gave the correct response: 41 (54.67%)
Out of the 158 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: 29 (18.35%)
Out of the 158 regular play games in which all three players (two of them challengers) played Final, number of correct Final responses given by challengers: 151 (47.78%)
Out of the 158 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: 24 (15.19%)
336 correct Final responses have been supplied out of 638 possible responses in the 220 archived games analyzed. This represents a 52.66% chance of supplying the correct Final response.
Out of the 132 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 (85.61%).
Distribution of Final responses by score position out of the 198 games in which all three players played Final:
RRR = 38
RRW = 34
WWW = 28
WRW = 27
RWW = 24
RWR = 20
WWR = 14
WRR = 13
Distribution of Final responses by score position out of the 22 games in which two players played Final:
RW = 8
RR = 5
WR = 5
WW = 4
Distribution of Final responses by lectern position out of the 198 games in which all three players played Final:
RRR = 38
RWR = 28
RWW = 28
WWW = 28
RRW = 25
WWR = 19
WRW = 18
WRR = 14
The average winner's score amongst 220 archived games was $10,330.
Highest Final Jeopardy! wagers of Season 4
| Wager | Player name | Game | Category | Score | Lead | Response | Win | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | $10,600 | Bruce Seymour | #773, aired 1988-01-06 | ASTRONOMY | $10,700 | -$100 | W | |
| 2. | $10,100 | Cheryl Stein | #831, aired 1988-03-28 | TELEVISION HISTORY | $10,100 | -$100 | W | |
| 3. | $10,000 | Richard Miller | #724, aired 1987-10-29 | 100 YEARS AGO | $12,600 | $4,100 | W | |
| $10,000 | Kevin Frear | #902, aired 1988-07-05 | CIVIL WAR | $17,800 | $16,600 | R | Y | |
| 5. | $9,800 | Bruce Naegeli | #913, aired 1988-07-20 | THE 50 STATES | $16,800 | $13,400 | R | Y |
| 6. | $9,400 | Lennie Edwards | #787, aired 1988-01-26 | 20th CENTURY POLITICIANS | $9,400 | -$1,000 | R | |
| 7. | $9,201 | Rich Kenney | #725, aired 1987-10-30 | THEATER | $11,400 | $1,100 | R | Y |
| 8. | $9,198 | Norman Sidebottom | #895, aired 1988-06-24 | 20th CENTURY PERSONALITIES | $9,200 | -$4,400 | W | |
| 9. | $9,100 | Phil Marti | #813, aired 1988-03-02 | TRAVEL & TOURISM | $9,100 | -$100 | W | |
| 10. | $9,001 | Michael Shutterly | #813, aired 1988-03-02 | TRAVEL & TOURISM | $9,200 | $100 | W | |
| 11. | $9,000 | Stephen Lebowitz | #887, aired 1988-06-14 | THE OLYMPICS | $9,200 | -$500 | R | Y |
| 12. | $8,500 | Mark Holmes | #724, aired 1987-10-29 | 100 YEARS AGO | $8,500 | -$4,100 | R | Y |
| $8,500 | Steve Kravitz | #787, aired 1988-01-26 | 20th CENTURY POLITICIANS | $10,400 | $1,000 | R | Y | |
| 14. | $8,000 | Pat O'Connor | #829, aired 1988-03-24 | EDUCATION | $8,800 | -$800 | R | Y |
| 15. | $7,900 | Steve Morris | #780, aired 1988-01-15 | PRESIDENTS | $8,000 | -$2,400 | R | |
| 16. | $7,602 | Sandra Gore | #753, aired 1987-12-09 | THE 7 WONDERS | $8,200 | $600 | R | Y |
| 17. | $7,600 | Russ Donnelly | #753, aired 1987-12-09 | THE 7 WONDERS | $7,600 | -$600 | R | |
| 18. | $7,590 | Bruce Seymour | #769, aired 1987-12-31 | ELECTIONS | $7,600 | $200 | R | Y |
| 19. | $7,500 | Joanne Campbell | #694, aired 1987-09-17 | U.S. STATES | $7,500 | -$4,900 | R | |
| $7,500 | Judith Seeger | #716, aired 1987-10-19 | MYTHOLOGY | $10,000 | -$1,200 | R | Y |