Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 12

Out of 229 Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:

Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #16.12, on average (standard deviation: 8.29).

Number of times each player found the J! Round DD:
Left lectern: 96; middle lectern: 72; right lectern: 60.

Average scores for each player when J! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $1,342 (standard deviation: $1,035); middle lectern: $1,087 (standard deviation: $1,013); right lectern: $979 (standard deviation: $899).

In the Jeopardy! Round, players on average risked 60% of their score on the Daily Double (standard deviation: 29%).

Jeopardy! Round Daily Double location breakdown

Row# cor./# rev.% cor.% rev.Avg. wag.Std. dev.Min. wag.Max. wag.Avg. gain/lossTDDsFearfuls
10/00%0%0/00/0
25/5100%2%$560$261$300$1,000$5600/00/0
315/1883%8%$539$200$300$1,200$3722/20/0
455/7276%32%$697$309$200$1,500$33310/155/6
589/13367%58%$770$363$100$2,000$32813/209/12
All164/22872%100%$724$340$100$2,000$33825/3714/18

On average, the J! Round DD was located 4.46 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 0.74).

Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 12

Out of 229 Double Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:

First Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #11.49, on average (standard deviation: 6.08).

Number of times each player found the first DJ! Round DD:
Left lectern: 104; middle lectern: 60; right lectern: 64.

Average DJ! Round first DD wager: $1,509 (standard deviation: $696); wager range: $200 to $4,000; average gain/loss: $724

Average scores for each player when first DJ! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $4,606 (standard deviation: $2,068); middle lectern: $3,575 (standard deviation: $1,802); right lectern: $3,054 (standard deviation: $1,871).

Second Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #23.02, on average (standard deviation: 5.62).

Number of times each player found the second DJ! Round DD:
Left lectern: 89; middle lectern: 63; right lectern: 76.

Average DJ! Round second DD wager: $1,623 (standard deviation: $988); wager range: $100 to $6,000; average gain/loss: $417

Average scores for each player when second DJ! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $6,924 (standard deviation: $3,163); middle lectern: $5,096 (standard deviation: $2,580); right lectern: $4,628 (standard deviation: $2,603).

In the Double Jeopardy! Round, players on average risked 41% of their score on the first Daily Double (standard deviation: 25%) and 33% of their score on the second Daily Double (standard deviation: 26%). Among all Daily Doubles, the average wager as a percentage of the player's score was 45% (standard deviation: 29%).

Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double location breakdown

Row# cor./# rev.% cor.% rev.Avg. wag.Std. dev.Min. wag.Max. wag.Avg. gain/lossTDDsFearfuls
11/1100%0%$1,000$0$1,000$1,000$1,0000/00/0
212/1963%4%$1,479$801$300$3,000$2891/21/2
349/6575%14%$1,369$664$400$3,500$7081/13/7
4121/18067%39%$1,530$806$100$5,000$5155/54/15
5127/19266%42%$1,680$948$100$6,000$6035/811/25
All310/45768%100%$1,566$856$100$6,000$57112/1619/49

On average, the DJ! Round DDs were located 4.19 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 0.85).

Highest Daily Double wagers for Season 12

WagerTDDPlayer nameGameDDClue #CategoryScoreLeadResponse
1.$6,000Joe Carroll#2590, aired 1995-12-01DJ!230SUPREME COURT JUSTICES$6,400-$9,900R
2.$5,000Mimi Owens#2532, aired 1995-09-12DJ!230THE CIVIL WAR$5,600-$4,500W
$5,000Brian Flanagan#2712, aired 1996-05-21DJ!220BUSINESS & INDUSTRY$11,500$6,800W
4.$4,800Don Sloan#2737, aired 1996-06-25DJ!229FESTIVALS & CELEBRATIONS$5,200-$8,200R
5.$4,500Barbara Walker#2619, aired 1996-01-11DJ!230THE MISSISSIPPI$4,900-$5,700R
6.$4,300YDerek Bridges#2710, aired 1996-05-17DJ!218MATH PROBLEMS$4,300-$4,100R
7.$4,000David Siegel#2585, aired 1995-11-24DJ!223HEALTH & MEDICINE$4,700-$3,811R
$4,000Nick Lamelza#2621, aired 1996-01-15DJ!230ORGANIZATIONS$4,800-$5,600W
$4,000Tony Intorelli#2661, aired 1996-03-11DJ!230WATERFALLS$6,000-$3,000W
$4,000Mark Triesch#2696, aired 1996-04-29DJ!227THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION$4,600-$4,400W
$4,000Brian Flanagan#2712, aired 1996-05-21DJ!19WORLD HISTORY$5,900$3,800R
$4,000Karl Coryat#2736, aired 1996-06-24DJ!225COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES$14,900$9,500R
13.$3,800YTim Adams#2570, aired 1995-11-03DJ!112THE CIVIL WAR$3,800$1,100R
14.$3,600Brad Beaver#2570, aired 1995-11-03DJ!229WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT$3,700-$7,900W
$3,600YBrian Flanagan#2713, aired 1996-05-22DJ!121WORLD RELIGIONS$3,600-$5,200R
$3,600Karl Coryat#2737, aired 1996-06-25DJ!114WEIGHTS & MEASURES$8,400$6,000R
17.$3,500Judy Riley#2699, aired 1996-05-02DJ!228THEATRE$5,100-$3,200R
18.$3,400Marty Johns#2568, aired 1995-11-01DJ!229GOVERNMENT & POLITICS$3,500-$6,500R
19.$3,100YBryan Fagan#2649, aired 1996-02-22DJ!15BOOKS & AUTHORS$3,100-$1,800W
$3,100Andrew Burtle#2660, aired 1996-03-08DJ!225FIRST LADIES$3,200-$8,800W

Season 12 games in which the Jeopardy! Round Daily Double was not uncovered

#2751, aired 1996-07-15 Elena Kislenkova vs. Steinar Madsen vs. Jan Mertens 1996 Olympic Games Tournament semifinal game 1.

Season 12 games in which one Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double was not uncovered

#2573, aired 1995-11-08 Noah Wyle vs. Shawntel Smith vs. Charles Shaughnessy 1995 Celebrity Jeopardy! game 3.

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