Strategies for contestants on the game show Jeopardy! have been developed during the show's decades-long run.

Main game strategies

Clue selection

• Forrest bounce
• Selecting bottom-row clues first

Daily double betting

• Trebek criticizing small wagers, especially in favorite categories (p. 69)

Final Jeopardy! strategies

Basic strategy

• If A > 2B, leader should bet small to win
• Otherwise, leaders generally bet to win
• If 2B > A > 3B/2, B should bet (nearly) everything, since he must be right to have a chance

Advanced wagering

• Mixed strategies from Gilbert and Hatcher
• Maybe Trebek and Barsocchini p. 69 advice in close games?

Wagering to tie

• Note the rule change
• Trebek's advice against wagering to tie (Trebek and Barsocchini p. 70 "the player you tie today might beat you tomorrow")
• Williams's argument in favor (Chu media accounts)