Jeopardy! By the Numbers

Jeopardy! appears to be about trivia; apply some math, however, and you’ll reveal the secrets underlying the game.

In By the Numbers, I use statistics to reveal the show’s hidden patterns. Some are mundane; others, fascinating.

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Everything you see here would be impossible without J! Archive. A very special thanks to founder Robert K S and all of the volunteer archivists for the countless hours they’ve spent on that project, and for providing me with data.

	No more drought
	Lock-tie wagers
	College wild cards
	Bet it all! (Sometimes)
	Daily Double hunting
	Wild-card probabilities
	'Close' games
	All-time leaderboard From Brad Rutter on down. Sortable!
	Come-from-behind wins Kerry Greene defied the odds.
	Biggest one-day totals When gutsy bets work out.
	Modeling the next ToC What might the field look like?
	Streaks of Futility When things don't go right… for weeks.
	No good, very bad weeks Why wager everything from the lead?
	Finals comebacks, pt. 2 Coming back from second on Day 2.
	Finals comebacks, pt. 1 Distant third can still win!
	Underperforming wild cards Why do they do so poorly in later rounds?
	Wild-card alternatives I think the tournament system sucks.
	Pre-Final ties Breaking down the math.
	Champs by number Counting winners in the A.K.J. era.
	Visualizing streaks What do streaks look like?
	Juuuuuust right in Final Not too easy, not too hard.
	Carousels of champs Round and round we go…
	True barnburners Now these are some scores!
	Teen ToCers Why'd they get the axe?
	Tiebreaker clues Now available to everyone!