Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 16

Out of 230 Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:

Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #16.89, on average (standard deviation: 8.24).

Number of times each player found the J! Round DD:
Left lectern: 95; middle lectern: 61; right lectern: 73.

Average scores for each player when J! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $1,274 (standard deviation: $1,034); middle lectern: $931 (standard deviation: $830); right lectern: $931 (standard deviation: $897).

In the Jeopardy! Round, players on average risked 62% of their score on the Daily Double (standard deviation: 28%).

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
27/1070%4%$750$344$500$1,500$3500/00/0
333/5165%22%$612$337$200$2,000$2636/81/3
463/10759%47%$677$344$300$2,000$14414/223/7
540/6166%27%$711$283$200$1,500$2435/73/7
All143/22962%100%$675$327$200$2,000$20625/377/17

On average, the J! Round DD was located 3.96 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 0.82).

Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 16

Out of 230 Double Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:

First Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #11.29, on average (standard deviation: 6.21).

Number of times each player found the first DJ! Round DD:
Left lectern: 88; middle lectern: 60; right lectern: 71.

Average DJ! Round first DD wager: $1,222 (standard deviation: $721); wager range: $200 to $4,000; average gain/loss: $514

Average scores for each player when first DJ! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $3,822 (standard deviation: $2,132); middle lectern: $2,868 (standard deviation: $1,718); right lectern: $2,824 (standard deviation: $1,828).

Second Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #23.32, on average (standard deviation: 5.33).

Number of times each player found the second DJ! Round DD:
Left lectern: 94; middle lectern: 61; right lectern: 64.

Average DJ! Round second DD wager: $1,365 (standard deviation: $931); wager range: $100 to $5,000; average gain/loss: $271

Average scores for each player when second DJ! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $5,719 (standard deviation: $2,814); middle lectern: $4,129 (standard deviation: $2,697); right lectern: $4,141 (standard deviation: $2,429).

In the Double Jeopardy! Round, players on average risked 40% of their score on the first Daily Double (standard deviation: 25%) and 32% 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
10/00%0%0/00/0
221/2875%6%$1,679$957$300$4,000$8432/21/1
393/14465%32%$1,248$848$100$4,300$5517/84/18
4106/17162%38%$1,228$829$100$5,000$3854/614/46
550/10647%24%$1,320$741$100$4,000$840/45/28
All270/44960%98%$1,294$835$100$5,000$39613/2024/93

On average, the DJ! Round DDs were located 3.8 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 0.88).

Highest Daily Double wagers for Season 16

WagerTDDPlayer nameGameDDClue #CategoryScoreLeadResponse
1.$5,000Charles Hubert#3581, aired 2000-03-13DJ!219ACTORS & MOVIE ROLES$5,700-$4,400W
$5,000Jason Parker#3646, aired 2000-06-12DJ!222THE AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE$16,000$13,700R
$5,000Doug Lach#3665, aired 2000-07-07DJ!229DUTCH TREATIES$17,100$12,500R
4.$4,300YMichael Rooney#3628, aired 2000-05-17DJ!220SOUTHERN LIT$4,300-$3,000R
5.$4,200YBryan Marcus#3592, aired 2000-03-28DJ!224WHILE HENRY VIII WAS KING$4,200-$3,800W
6.$4,000Ted Hawks#3482, aired 1999-10-26DJ!213THE 20th CENTURY$4,600-$1,600R
$4,000Michael LaMasse#3562, aired 2000-02-15DJ!116OOH, A WISE GUY$6,200$1,500R
$4,000Gigi Lehman#3613, aired 2000-04-26DJ!224THE PLAY'S THE THING$4,500-$5,300R
$4,000Robin Zorthian#3641, aired 2000-06-05DJ!123OH, MY ACHING BACK!$5,300-$3,800R
$4,000Gregg Fanselau#3652, aired 2000-06-20DJ!125KEY WORDS$9,000$5,200W
$4,000Ryan Grant#3657, aired 2000-06-27DJ!228AROUND THE BLOC$4,700-$3,000R
$4,000Catherine Young#3669, aired 2000-07-13DJ!120SCIENCE CLASS$8,500$3,700R
$4,000Catherine Young#3669, aired 2000-07-13DJ!228REVOLUTIONARIES$13,700$5,700R
14.$3,700Eddie Timanus#3481, aired 1999-10-25DJ!110GREEK MYTHOLOGY$6,300$4,400R
15.$3,500Gary Lucy#3508, aired 1999-12-01DJ!110CINEMA MANIA$3,600-$1,200R
16.$3,499Yancy Naughton#3523, aired 1999-12-22DJ!219DEAR JEAN LETTERS$3,500-$5,600W
17.$3,400YMeredith Vieira#3499, aired 1999-11-18DJ!223HOMETOWN HOWDIES$3,400-$3,700R
18.$3,300Jason Karpf#3609, aired 2000-04-20DJ!227THE CRAB$6,300$1,500W
19.$3,000Steve Fried#3464, aired 1999-09-30DJ!229KHAN GAMES$9,100$3,700R
$3,000Pat Tortorello#3469, aired 1999-10-07DJ!16THE BODY HUMAN$6,200$4,000R

Season 16 games in which the Jeopardy! Round Daily Double was not uncovered

#3593, aired 2000-03-29 Jennifer Yuan vs. Jeff Wohl vs. Cris Christopher

Season 16 games in which one Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double was not uncovered

#3670, aired 2000-07-14 Catherine Young vs. Tad Carithers vs. Meredith Finnin Tad Carithers game 1.
#3631, aired 2000-05-22 Jeff Horn vs. Neil Tesser vs. Wesley Eddings
#3620, aired 2000-05-05 Jeff Horn vs. Kevin Larkin vs. Ann Hannon
#3610, aired 2000-04-21 Darren Millam vs. Vernon Martin vs. Kate Lowe
#3598, aired 2000-04-05 Saran Fox vs. Bernadette Hanson vs. Russell Walks
#3586, aired 2000-03-20 Melissa Gaul vs. Tony Burrell vs. Dave Fisher
#3554, aired 2000-02-03 Angela Toussaint vs. Tim Barley vs. Kathy Holden
#3542, aired 2000-01-18 Kara McDermott vs. Debbie Mamber vs. Jeff Melcher
#3541, aired 2000-01-17 Lewis Targownik vs. Wes Borucki vs. Kara McDermott
#3496, aired 1999-11-15 Rosie O'Donnell vs. Noah Wyle vs. Carol Burnett 1999-B Celebrity Jeopardy! game 1. From the Theater at Madison...
#3485, aired 1999-10-29 Janet Leach vs. Brenda Shafer vs. Mike Sharkey

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