Final Jeopardy! Round statistics for Season 9
| DJ! Finisher | All games | Regular play games | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 133/229 | (58.08%) | 104/184 | (56.52%) |
| 2nd | 143/229 | (62.45%) | 117/184 | (63.59%) |
| 3rd | 115/222 | (51.80%) | 94/178 | (52.81%) |
| All | 391/680 | (57.50%) | 315/546 | (57.69%) |
Number of regular play games in which two challengers played Final: 171
Out of those 171 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 171 games, number of games in which the challenger at the far right lectern gave the correct response: 97 (56.73%)
Out of those 97 games, number of games in which the challenger at the middle lectern also gave the correct response: 63 (64.95%)
Out of the 171 regular play games in which two challengers played Final, number of games in which the challenger at the middle lectern gave the correct response: 99 (57.89%)
Out of those 99 games, number of games in which the challenger at the far right lectern also gave the correct response: 63 (63.64%)
Out of the 171 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: 46 (26.90%)
Out of the 171 regular play games in which all three players (two of them challengers) played Final, number of correct Final responses given by challengers: 196 (57.31%)
Out of the 171 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 (15.20%)
391 correct Final responses have been supplied out of 680 possible responses in the 229 archived games analyzed. This represents a 57.50% chance of supplying the correct Final response.
Out of the 141 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 (89.36%).
Distribution of Final responses by score position out of the 222 games in which all three players played Final:
RRR = 60
WWW = 34
RRW = 33
WRR = 25
RWW = 20
WRW = 20
RWR = 16
WWR = 14
Distribution of Final responses by score position out of the 7 games in which two players played Final:
RR = 4
WW = 2
WR = 1
Distribution of Final responses by lectern position out of the 222 games in which all three players played Final:
RRR = 60
WWW = 34
RRW = 27
RWR = 26
WRR = 21
WRW = 20
RWW = 18
WWR = 16
The average winner's score amongst 229 archived games was $11,545.
Highest Final Jeopardy! wagers of Season 9
| Wager | Player name | Game | Category | Score | Lead | Response | Win | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | $13,000 | Phoebe Juel | #2013, aired 1993-05-12 | NAMES IN THE NEWS | $13,000 | $1,600 | R | Y |
| 2. | $11,400 | Harry Koga | #1909, aired 1992-12-17 | THE ELEMENTS | $18,600 | $15,900 | W | Y |
| $11,400 | Nelson Brooks | #2013, aired 1993-05-12 | NAMES IN THE NEWS | $11,400 | -$1,600 | R | ||
| 4. | $11,200 | H. Bhabra | #1992, aired 1993-04-13 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | $11,500 | $200 | W | |
| 5. | $11,000 | Marilyn Kneeland | #2063, aired 1993-07-21 | ARCHITECTURE | $11,200 | $300 | R | Y |
| 6. | $10,900 | Barbara Broerman | #2063, aired 1993-07-21 | ARCHITECTURE | $10,900 | -$300 | R | |
| 7. | $10,300 | Bernie Shearon | #2030, aired 1993-06-04 | U.S. HISTORY | $10,400 | $100 | R | Y |
| 8. | $10,000 | Walt Senterfitt | #1999, aired 1993-04-22 | FORMS OF ADDRESS | $10,100 | -$800 | W | |
| 9. | $9,800 | Mit Robertson | #1960, aired 1993-02-26 | NOTABLE NAMES | $9,800 | -$2,700 | W | |
| 10. | $9,700 | Garry Weischedel | #1836, aired 1992-09-07 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | $10,000 | $200 | R | Y |
| 11. | $9,400 | Carl Courant | #1999, aired 1993-04-22 | FORMS OF ADDRESS | $10,900 | $800 | R | Y |
| 12. | $9,300 | Christine Quinones | #2050, aired 1993-07-02 | LANGUAGES | $9,300 | -$600 | R | |
| 13. | $9,200 | Matt Fels | #1838, aired 1992-09-09 | FAMOUS WOMEN | $9,200 | -$800 | W | |
| $9,200 | Phil Somerset | #2048, aired 1993-06-30 | AMERICAN MUSICALS | $9,200 | -$1,100 | R | ||
| 15. | $9,199 | Jim Maher | #2046, aired 1993-06-28 | GODS & GODDESSES | $9,200 | $800 | W | |
| 16. | $9,001 | Karl Weber | #1942, aired 1993-02-02 | HISTORIC NAMES | $11,400 | $1,200 | W | |
| 17. | $9,000 | Geoff Chanin | #1902, aired 1992-12-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | $9,900 | $500 | W | |
| $9,000 | Ted Schwartz | #1935, aired 1993-01-22 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | $9,100 | -$371 | R | ||
| $9,000 | Michael Schill | #1945, aired 1993-02-05 | OPERA | $9,200 | -$800 | W | ||
| $9,000 | Walt Senterfitt | #1995, aired 1993-04-16 | ASSASSINATIONS | $9,100 | -$2,600 | R | Y |