Jeopardy! Question

[cyclone45]

How do they determine who goes first in DJ if their's a tie for second?

[clemon79]

How do they determine who goes first in DJ if their's a tie for second?

By height.

(Presumably, least-recent correct answer.)

[Fedya]

I thought it was the person closest to Alex.

[clemon79]

It might be. I was assuming that since there is a tiebreaker procedure for the end of the game now, that the same rough tiebreaker procedure would be implemented to determine ranking at the end of the first round as well.

[trainman]

I thought it was the person closest to Alex.

This is correct. (Alex used to note this on the air, but it's been quite a while since I've heard him officially acknowledge it.)

[Jay Temple]

The one time I can remember it happening, the player who gave the most recent correct response made the first choice.