The smallest Final Jeopardy! bet that wins for a leader who answers right

Name: The smallest Final Jeopardy! bet that wins for a leader who answers right
Creator: Unlabeled
License: Original computation by Unlabeled; nothing copied from the source

Leading $20,000 to $12,000, the leader must bet $4,001 to be sure of winning with a right answer. With exactly double the runner-up's score, $1 is enough to avoid a tie.

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y ↑: Runner-up's score ($ thousands)
x →: Leader's score ($ thousands)
Given: Wager to win if correct ($ thousands)

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The data: 780 points

Leader's score ($ thousands)	Runner-up's score ($ thousands)	Wager to win if correct ($ thousands)
2	1	0.001
3	1	0
4	1	0
5	1	0
6	1	0
7	1	0
8	1	0
9	1	0
10	1	0
11	1	0
12	1	0
13	1	0
14	1	0
15	1	0
16	1	0
17	1	0
18	1	0
19	1	0
20	1	0
21	1	0
22	1	0
23	1	0
24	1	0
25	1	0
26	1	0
27	1	0
28	1	0
29	1	0
30	1	0
31	1	0
32	1	0
33	1	0
34	1	0
35	1	0
36	1	0
37	1	0
38	1	0
39	1	0
40	1	0
3	2	1.001
4	2	0.001
5	2	0
6	2	0
7	2	0
8	2	0
9	2	0
10	2	0
11	2	0
12	2	0
13	2	0
14	2	0
15	2	0
16	2	0
17	2	0
18	2	0
19	2	0
20	2	0
21	2	0
22	2	0
23	2	0
24	2	0
25	2	0
26	2	0
27	2	0
28	2	0
29	2	0
30	2	0
31	2	0
32	2	0
33	2	0
34	2	0
35	2	0
36	2	0
37	2	0
38	2	0
39	2	0
40	2	0
4	3	2.001
5	3	1.001
6	3	0.001
7	3	0
8	3	0
9	3	0
10	3	0
11	3	0
12	3	0
13	3	0
14	3	0
15	3	0
16	3	0
17	3	0
18	3	0
19	3	0
20	3	0
21	3	0
22	3	0
23	3	0
24	3	0
25	3	0
26	3	0
27	3	0
28	3	0
29	3	0
30	3	0
31	3	0
32	3	0
33	3	0
34	3	0
35	3	0
36	3	0
37	3	0
38	3	0
39	3	0
40	3	0
5	4	3.001
6	4	2.001
7	4	1.001
8	4	0.001
9	4	0
10	4	0
11	4	0
12	4	0
13	4	0
14	4	0
15	4	0
16	4	0
17	4	0
18	4	0
19	4	0
20	4	0
21	4	0
22	4	0
23	4	0
24	4	0
25	4	0
26	4	0
27	4	0
28	4	0
29	4	0
30	4	0
31	4	0
32	4	0
33	4	0
34	4	0
35	4	0
36	4	0
37	4	0
38	4	0
39	4	0
40	4	0
6	5	4.001
7	5	3.001
8	5	2.001
9	5	1.001
10	5	0.001
11	5	0
12	5	0
13	5	0
14	5	0
15	5	0
16	5	0
17	5	0
18	5	0
19	5	0
20	5	0
21	5	0
22	5	0
23	5	0
24	5	0
25	5	0
26	5	0
27	5	0
28	5	0
29	5	0
30	5	0
31	5	0
32	5	0
33	5	0
34	5	0
35	5	0
36	5	0
37	5	0
38	5	0
39	5	0
40	5	0
7	6	5.001
8	6	4.001
9	6	3.001
10	6	2.001
11	6	1.001
12	6	0.001
13	6	0
14	6	0
15	6	0
16	6	0
17	6	0
18	6	0
19	6	0
20	6	0
21	6	0
22	6	0
23	6	0
24	6	0
25	6	0
26	6	0
27	6	0
28	6	0
29	6	0
30	6	0
31	6	0
32	6	0
33	6	0
34	6	0
35	6	0
36	6	0
37	6	0
38	6	0
39	6	0
40	6	0
8	7	6.001
9	7	5.001
10	7	4.001
11	7	3.001
12	7	2.001
13	7	1.001
14	7	0.001
15	7	0
16	7	0
17	7	0
18	7	0
19	7	0
20	7	0
21	7	0
22	7	0
23	7	0
24	7	0
25	7	0
26	7	0
27	7	0
28	7	0
29	7	0
30	7	0
31	7	0
32	7	0
33	7	0
34	7	0
35	7	0
36	7	0
37	7	0
38	7	0
39	7	0
40	7	0
9	8	7.001
10	8	6.001
11	8	5.001
12	8	4.001
13	8	3.001
14	8	2.001
15	8	1.001
16	8	0.001
17	8	0
18	8	0
19	8	0
20	8	0
21	8	0
22	8	0
23	8	0
24	8	0
25	8	0
26	8	0
27	8	0
28	8	0
29	8	0
30	8	0
31	8	0
32	8	0
33	8	0
34	8	0
35	8	0
36	8	0
37	8	0
38	8	0
39	8	0
40	8	0
10	9	8.001
11	9	7.001
12	9	6.001
13	9	5.001
14	9	4.001
15	9	3.001
16	9	2.001
17	9	1.001
18	9	0.001
19	9	0
20	9	0
21	9	0
22	9	0
23	9	0
24	9	0
25	9	0
26	9	0
27	9	0
28	9	0
29	9	0
30	9	0
31	9	0
32	9	0
33	9	0
34	9	0
35	9	0
36	9	0
37	9	0
38	9	0
39	9	0
40	9	0
11	10	9.001
12	10	8.001
13	10	7.001
14	10	6.001
15	10	5.001
16	10	4.001
17	10	3.001
18	10	2.001
19	10	1.001
20	10	0.001
21	10	0
22	10	0
23	10	0
24	10	0
25	10	0
26	10	0
27	10	0
28	10	0
29	10	0
30	10	0
31	10	0
32	10	0
33	10	0
34	10	0
35	10	0
36	10	0
37	10	0
38	10	0
39	10	0
40	10	0
12	11	10.001
13	11	9.001
14	11	8.001
15	11	7.001
16	11	6.001
17	11	5.001
18	11	4.001
19	11	3.001
20	11	2.001
21	11	1.001
22	11	0.001
23	11	0
24	11	0
25	11	0
26	11	0
27	11	0
28	11	0
29	11	0
30	11	0
31	11	0
32	11	0
33	11	0
34	11	0
35	11	0
36	11	0
37	11	0
38	11	0
39	11	0
40	11	0
13	12	11.001
14	12	10.001
15	12	9.001
16	12	8.001
17	12	7.001
18	12	6.001
19	12	5.001
20	12	4.001
21	12	3.001
22	12	2.001
23	12	1.001
24	12	0.001
25	12	0
26	12	0
27	12	0
28	12	0
29	12	0
30	12	0
31	12	0
32	12	0
33	12	0
34	12	0
35	12	0
36	12	0
37	12	0
38	12	0
39	12	0
40	12	0
14	13	12.001
15	13	11.001
16	13	10.001
17	13	9.001
18	13	8.001
19	13	7.001
20	13	6.001
21	13	5.001
22	13	4.001
23	13	3.001
24	13	2.001
25	13	1.001
26	13	0.001
27	13	0
28	13	0
29	13	0
30	13	0
31	13	0
32	13	0
33	13	0
34	13	0
35	13	0
36	13	0
37	13	0
38	13	0
39	13	0
40	13	0
15	14	13.001
16	14	12.001
17	14	11.001
18	14	10.001
19	14	9.001
20	14	8.001
21	14	7.001
22	14	6.001
23	14	5.001
24	14	4.001
25	14	3.001
26	14	2.001
27	14	1.001
28	14	0.001
29	14	0
30	14	0
31	14	0
32	14	0
33	14	0
34	14	0
35	14	0
36	14	0
37	14	0
38	14	0
39	14	0
40	14	0
16	15	14.001
17	15	13.001
18	15	12.001
19	15	11.001
20	15	10.001
21	15	9.001
22	15	8.001
23	15	7.001
24	15	6.001
25	15	5.001
26	15	4.001
27	15	3.001
28	15	2.001
29	15	1.001
30	15	0.001
31	15	0
32	15	0
33	15	0
34	15	0
35	15	0
36	15	0
37	15	0
38	15	0
39	15	0
40	15	0
17	16	15.001
18	16	14.001
19	16	13.001
20	16	12.001
21	16	11.001
22	16	10.001
23	16	9.001
24	16	8.001
25	16	7.001
26	16	6.001
27	16	5.001
28	16	4.001
29	16	3.001
30	16	2.001
31	16	1.001
32	16	0.001
33	16	0
34	16	0
35	16	0
36	16	0
37	16	0
38	16	0
39	16	0
40	16	0
18	17	16.001
19	17	15.001
20	17	14.001
21	17	13.001
22	17	12.001
23	17	11.001
24	17	10.001
25	17	9.001
26	17	8.001
27	17	7.001
28	17	6.001
29	17	5.001
30	17	4.001
31	17	3.001
32	17	2.001
33	17	1.001
34	17	0.001
35	17	0
36	17	0
37	17	0
38	17	0
39	17	0
40	17	0
19	18	17.001
20	18	16.001
21	18	15.001
22	18	14.001
23	18	13.001
24	18	12.001
25	18	11.001
26	18	10.001
27	18	9.001
28	18	8.001
29	18	7.001
30	18	6.001
31	18	5.001
32	18	4.001
33	18	3.001
34	18	2.001
35	18	1.001
36	18	0.001
37	18	0
38	18	0
39	18	0
40	18	0
20	19	18.001
21	19	17.001
22	19	16.001
23	19	15.001
24	19	14.001
25	19	13.001
26	19	12.001
27	19	11.001
28	19	10.001
29	19	9.001
30	19	8.001
31	19	7.001
32	19	6.001
33	19	5.001
34	19	4.001
35	19	3.001
36	19	2.001
37	19	1.001
38	19	0.001
39	19	0
40	19	0
21	20	19.001
22	20	18.001
23	20	17.001
24	20	16.001
25	20	15.001
26	20	14.001
27	20	13.001
28	20	12.001
29	20	11.001
30	20	10.001
31	20	9.001
32	20	8.001
33	20	7.001
34	20	6.001
35	20	5.001
36	20	4.001
37	20	3.001
38	20	2.001
39	20	1.001
40	20	0.001
22	21	20.001
23	21	19.001
24	21	18.001
25	21	17.001
26	21	16.001
27	21	15.001
28	21	14.001
29	21	13.001
30	21	12.001
31	21	11.001
32	21	10.001
33	21	9.001
34	21	8.001
35	21	7.001
36	21	6.001
37	21	5.001
38	21	4.001
39	21	3.001
40	21	2.001
23	22	21.001
24	22	20.001
25	22	19.001
26	22	18.001
27	22	17.001
28	22	16.001
29	22	15.001
30	22	14.001
31	22	13.001
32	22	12.001
33	22	11.001
34	22	10.001
35	22	9.001
36	22	8.001
37	22	7.001
38	22	6.001
39	22	5.001
40	22	4.001
24	23	22.001
25	23	21.001
26	23	20.001
27	23	19.001
28	23	18.001
29	23	17.001
30	23	16.001
31	23	15.001
32	23	14.001
33	23	13.001
34	23	12.001
35	23	11.001
36	23	10.001
37	23	9.001
38	23	8.001
39	23	7.001
40	23	6.001
25	24	23.001
26	24	22.001
27	24	21.001
28	24	20.001
29	24	19.001
30	24	18.001
31	24	17.001
32	24	16.001
33	24	15.001
34	24	14.001
35	24	13.001
36	24	12.001
37	24	11.001
38	24	10.001
39	24	9.001
40	24	8.001
26	25	24.001
27	25	23.001
28	25	22.001
29	25	21.001
30	25	20.001
31	25	19.001
32	25	18.001
33	25	17.001
34	25	16.001
35	25	15.001
36	25	14.001
37	25	13.001
38	25	12.001
39	25	11.001
40	25	10.001
27	26	25.001
28	26	24.001
29	26	23.001
30	26	22.001
31	26	21.001
32	26	20.001
33	26	19.001
34	26	18.001
35	26	17.001
36	26	16.001
37	26	15.001
38	26	14.001
39	26	13.001
40	26	12.001
28	27	26.001
29	27	25.001
30	27	24.001
31	27	23.001
32	27	22.001
33	27	21.001
34	27	20.001
35	27	19.001
36	27	18.001
37	27	17.001
38	27	16.001
39	27	15.001
40	27	14.001
29	28	27.001
30	28	26.001
31	28	25.001
32	28	24.001
33	28	23.001
34	28	22.001
35	28	21.001
36	28	20.001
37	28	19.001
38	28	18.001
39	28	17.001
40	28	16.001
30	29	28.001
31	29	27.001
32	29	26.001
33	29	25.001
34	29	24.001
35	29	23.001
36	29	22.001
37	29	21.001
38	29	20.001
39	29	19.001
40	29	18.001
31	30	29.001
32	30	28.001
33	30	27.001
34	30	26.001
35	30	25.001
36	30	24.001
37	30	23.001
38	30	22.001
39	30	21.001
40	30	20.001
32	31	30.001
33	31	29.001
34	31	28.001
35	31	27.001
36	31	26.001
37	31	25.001
38	31	24.001
39	31	23.001
40	31	22.001
33	32	31.001
34	32	30.001
35	32	29.001
36	32	28.001
37	32	27.001
38	32	26.001
39	32	25.001
40	32	24.001
34	33	32.001
35	33	31.001
36	33	30.001
37	33	29.001
38	33	28.001
39	33	27.001
40	33	26.001
35	34	33.001
36	34	32.001
37	34	31.001
38	34	30.001
39	34	29.001
40	34	28.001
36	35	34.001
37	35	33.001
38	35	32.001
39	35	31.001
40	35	30.001
37	36	35.001
38	36	34.001
39	36	33.001
40	36	32.001
38	37	36.001
39	37	35.001
40	37	34.001
39	38	37.001
40	38	36.001
40	39	38.001

Source: Computed: the smallest Final Jeopardy! wager that wins, by Unlabeled from the wagering rules (Jeopardy.com; Wikipedia, Jeopardy!)
Licence: Original computation by Unlabeled; nothing copied from the source
Read: 2026-10-27
Drawn: 780 points as the puzzle showed them · scatter

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