“Jeopardy!” is a show I watch anytime it’s on a TV around me. Basically I watch to see how much I know absolutely NOTHING about…
Someone was interested enough to go through every episode between 1984 and 2012 to figure it out what the most common categories are.
Here are the 10 most common categories, which cover the first round, “Double Jeopardy,” and “Final Jeopardy,” along with the total times they appeared:
1. Before & After . . . 547 times
2. Science . . . 519 times
3. Literature . . . 496 times
4. American History . . . 418 times
5. Potpourri . . . 401 times
6. World History . . . 377 times
7. Word Origins . . . 371 times
8. Colleges & Universities . . . 351 times
9. History . . . 349 times
10. Sports . . . 342 times
For what it’s worth, “Word Origins” is the most common “Final Jeopardy” category. It has appeared 34 times.
