Final Jeopardy! Round statistics for Season 6
| DJ! Finisher | All games | Regular play games | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 120/201 | (59.70%) | 96/161 | (59.63%) |
| 2nd | 104/201 | (51.74%) | 81/161 | (50.31%) |
| 3rd | 86/192 | (44.79%) | 73/152 | (48.03%) |
| All | 310/594 | (52.19%) | 250/474 | (52.74%) |
Number of regular play games in which two challengers played Final: 135
Out of those 135 games, number of games in which the returning champion at the far left lectern finished Double Jeopardy! with a zero or negative score: 1 (0.74%)
Out of those 135 games, number of games in which the challenger at the far right lectern gave the correct response: 67 (49.63%)
Out of those 67 games, number of games in which the challenger at the middle lectern also gave the correct response: 45 (67.16%)
Out of the 135 regular play games in which two challengers played Final, number of games in which the challenger at the middle lectern gave the correct response: 72 (53.33%)
Out of those 72 games, number of games in which the challenger at the far right lectern also gave the correct response: 45 (62.50%)
Out of the 134 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: 30 (22.39%)
Out of the 134 regular play games in which all three players (two of them challengers) played Final, number of correct Final responses given by challengers: 138 (51.49%)
Out of the 134 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 (19.40%)
310 correct Final responses have been supplied out of 594 possible responses in the 201 archived games analyzed. This represents a 52.19% chance of supplying the correct Final response.
Out of the 118 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 101 times (85.59%).
Distribution of Final responses by score position out of the 192 games in which all three players played Final:
RRR = 45
WWW = 34
RRW = 29
RWW = 27
WRW = 16
RWR = 16
WWR = 14
WRR = 11
Distribution of Final responses by score position out of the 9 games in which two players played Final:
WR = 3
WW = 3
RW = 3
Distribution of Final responses by lectern position out of the 192 games in which all three players played Final:
RRR = 45
WWW = 34
RWW = 26
RRW = 20
WRR = 19
RWR = 17
WRW = 17
WWR = 14
The average winner's score amongst 201 archived games was $10,476.
Highest Final Jeopardy! wagers of Season 6
| Wager | Player name | Game | Category | Score | Lead | Response | Win | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | $10,900 | David Nixon | #1346, aired 1990-06-11 | MINERALS | $10,900 | $400 | R | Y |
| 2. | $10,498 | Russ Harris | #1346, aired 1990-06-11 | MINERALS | $10,500 | -$400 | R | |
| 3. | $10,100 | Frank Spangenberg | #1241, aired 1990-01-15 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | $20,500 | $15,300 | R | Y |
| 4. | $9,899 | Frank Spangenberg | #1238, aired 1990-01-10 | PLAYS | $12,900 | $11,400 | R | Y |
| 5. | $9,100 | Margaret McLoughlin | #1218, aired 1989-12-13 | CONGRESS | $9,200 | -$2,200 | R | |
| 6. | $8,850 | Paul Thomas | #1343, aired 1990-06-06 | LANDMARKS | $8,900 | $700 | W | |
| 7. | $8,601 | Amy Zucker | #1326, aired 1990-05-14 | THE BIBLE | $9,200 | $300 | R | Y |
| 8. | $8,600 | Martin Gostanian | #1279, aired 1990-03-08 | FAMOUS NAMES | $8,600 | -$2,300 | R | Y |
| 9. | $8,300 | Matthew Miller | #1326, aired 1990-05-14 | THE BIBLE | $8,900 | -$300 | R | |
| $8,300 | Dan Sadoff | #1336, aired 1990-05-28 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | $8,300 | -$2,900 | W | ||
| 11. | $8,200 | Richard Neale | #1336, aired 1990-05-28 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | $8,200 | -$3,000 | W | |
| $8,200 | Anne Kanter | #1343, aired 1990-06-06 | LANDMARKS | $8,200 | -$700 | R | Y | |
| 13. | $7,900 | Jeff Richmond | #1193, aired 1989-11-08 | THE OSCARS | $8,900 | $500 | W | |
| 14. | $7,800 | Ed Borasky | #1303, aired 1990-04-11 | THE ROARING '20s | $7,800 | -$2,100 | W | |
| 15. | $7,700 | Jim Vichench | #1337, aired 1990-05-29 | WORD ORIGINS | $7,700 | -$4,000 | R | |
| 16. | $7,600 | Bugs Twocock | #1166, aired 1989-10-02 | VOCABULARY | $7,600 | -$6,000 | W | |
| $7,600 | Candy Martinez | #1212, aired 1989-12-05 | FINAL RESTING PLACES | $7,600 | $600 | W | ||
| 18. | $7,500 | Harry Cortez | #1188, aired 1989-11-01 | IN THE NEWS | $8,000 | $1,700 | R | Y |
| $7,500 | Patti Van Benthuysen | #1207, aired 1989-11-28 | SHAKESPEARE | $7,500 | -$1,400 | R | ||
| $7,500 | Sam Longoria | #1210, aired 1989-12-01 | LANGUAGES | $7,500 | -$1,000 | R |