Below are some statistics about the players who appeared on Jeopardy! in its 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, and 2019-20 seasons. Some notes:
SEASON 36 (2019-20) | SEASON 35 (2018-19) | SEASON 34 (2017-18) | SEASON 33 (2016-17) | |||||||||
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All | Regular | All | Regular | All | Regular | All | Regular | |||||
Total contestants | 350 | 320 | 424 | 379 | 428 | 398 | 445 | 400 | ||||
U.S. contestants | 338 | 308 | 409 | 364 | 418 | 388 | 437 | 392 | ||||
U.S. media markets | 82 | 77 | 93 | 85 | 97 | 92 | 91 | 86 | ||||
U.S. states | 42 + DC | 39 + DC | 46 + DC | 44 + DC | 45 + DC | 44 + DC | 43 + DC | |||||
10 largest media markets | 188 | 174 | 216 | 199 | 206 | 192 | 221 | 201 | ||||
Media centers (NYC + LA + DC) | 113 | 107 | 116 | 107 | 125 | 120 | 136 | 126 | ||||
Smallest market represented | Greenwood - Greenville, MS (194) | Missoula, MT (163) | Ottumwa, IA-Kirksville, MO (200) | Casper, WY (198) | Casper, WY (197) | |||||||
Largest market not represented | Houston (8) | San Antonio (31) | Charlotte (23) | Miami (16) | Tampa (13) | Kansas City (33) | Tampa (11) | |||||
Canadian contestants | 12 | 15 | 10 | 8 | ||||||||
Canadian media markets | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
Canadian provinces | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
Teen Tournament markets | (Not played in Season 36) | 26 | (Not played in Season 34) | 11 | ||||||||
Teen Tournament states | 19 | 12 | ||||||||||
Smallest market represented in the Teen Tournament | Joplin, MO-Pittsburg, KS (153) | Huntsville, AL (79) | ||||||||||
College Championship markets | 14 | (Not played in Season 35) | 13 | 12 | ||||||||
College Championship states | 12 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||
Smallest market represented in the College Championship | Paducah, KY - Cape Girardeau, MO - Harrisburg, IL (84) | Baton Rouge, LA (94) | Lexington, KY (63) | |||||||||
Teachers Tournament markets | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | ||||||||
Teachers Tournament states | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | ||||||||
Smallest market represented in the Teachers Tournament | Greenwood - Greenville, MS (194) | Cheyenne, WY-Scottsbluff, NE (197) | Medford, OR (136) | Fort Smith, AR (99) |
(Credits: Zap2it & TitanTV for TV schedules for each market; John Coryat (yes, that's actually the last name) for ZIP code maps; ThinkTV for a listing of Canadian market sizes, enabling me to rank them properly with the U.S. markets; and Ads for Carts - Nielsen DMA lookup tool.)