“Running categories in order is more fun to watch,” said someone else. And finally, some viewers would do away with the most well-known Jeopardy! rule: answering in the form of a question.

Luck had $11,800. Berry was in third with $6,400. A wonky wager would jeopardize everything heading into Final Jeopardy!. The category for Final Jeopardy was “Bestsellers.” The clue read ...