Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 4

Out of 221 Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:

Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #17.07, on average (standard deviation: 8).

Number of times each player found the J! Round DD:
Left lectern: 81; middle lectern: 61; right lectern: 71.

Average scores for each player when J! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $1,357 (standard deviation: $1,114); middle lectern: $947 (standard deviation: $890); right lectern: $1,009 (standard deviation: $895).

In the Jeopardy! Round, players on average risked 56% of their score on the Daily Double (standard deviation: 32%).

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%$500$0$500$500$5000/00/0
222/22100%10%$550$342$100$1,500$5501/11/1
333/6055%28%$568$224$200$1,300$884/80/2
448/7663%36%$611$317$5$2,000$16810/126/11
544/5481%25%$609$373$5$2,000$46710/119/15
All148/21369%96%$592$311$5$2,000$26225/3216/29

On average, the J! Round DD was located 3.75 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 0.97).

Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 4

Out of 220 Double Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:

First Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #10.28, on average (standard deviation: 6.12).

Number of times each player found the first DJ! Round DD:
Left lectern: 84; middle lectern: 56; right lectern: 64.

Average DJ! Round first DD wager: $1,261 (standard deviation: $758); wager range: $100 to $6,000; average gain/loss: $591

Average scores for each player when first DJ! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $3,734 (standard deviation: $1,921); middle lectern: $2,667 (standard deviation: $2,007); right lectern: $2,902 (standard deviation: $2,064).

Second Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #21.25, on average (standard deviation: 5.98).

Number of times each player found the second DJ! Round DD:
Left lectern: 79; middle lectern: 64; right lectern: 61.

Average DJ! Round second DD wager: $1,472 (standard deviation: $1,146); wager range: $5 to $10,000; average gain/loss: $282

Average scores for each player when second DJ! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $5,563 (standard deviation: $2,679); middle lectern: $3,885 (standard deviation: $2,513); right lectern: $4,117 (standard deviation: $2,896).

In the Double Jeopardy! Round, players on average risked 43% of their score on the first Daily Double (standard deviation: 30%) and 37% of their score on the second Daily Double (standard deviation: 29%). Among all Daily Doubles, the average wager as a percentage of the player's score was 45% (standard deviation: 31%).

Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double location breakdown

Row# cor./# rev.% cor.% rev.Avg. wag.Std. dev.Min. wag.Max. wag.Avg. gain/lossTDDsFearfuls
16/875%2%$1,188$1,084$400$3,700$6881/10/0
254/7374%17%$1,422$1,047$100$6,000$6384/62/5
375/12660%30%$1,236$773$100$5,000$3102/43/15
495/14964%35%$1,373$1,023$5$10,000$5457/98/25
539/6857%16%$1,429$1,054$200$5,000$2242/510/20
All269/42463%96%$1,366$976$5$10,000$44216/2523/65

On average, the DJ! Round DDs were located 3.46 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 1.01).

Highest Daily Double wagers for Season 4

WagerTDDPlayer nameGameDDClue #CategoryScoreLeadResponse
1.$10,000Bob Beers#839, aired 1988-04-07DJ!217COLONIAL AMERICA$15,400$12,000R
2.$6,000Bob Beers#839, aired 1988-04-07DJ!111LITERATURE$8,400$5,600R
3.$5,000Tim Dicarlo#716, aired 1987-10-19DJ!227EARLY AMERICA$6,200-$3,800R
$5,000Steve Kravitz#787, aired 1988-01-26DJ!225OLD TESTAMENT$5,400-$3,800R
$5,000Kevin Frear#902, aired 1988-07-05DJ!225ASTRONOMY$12,800$11,600R
6.$4,800YStephen Lebowitz#889, aired 1988-06-16DJ!227BIOLOGY$4,800-$4,200W
7.$4,500Michael Shutterly#810, aired 1988-02-26DJ!212ART$9,000$6,400W
8.$4,300YLinda Mossman#893, aired 1988-06-22DJ!228DOWN EASTERS$4,300-$6,800W
9.$4,000Gail Upp#707, aired 1987-10-06DJ!224INVENTIONS$4,700-$3,600R
$4,000David Javerbaum#804, aired 1988-02-18DJ!111U.S. GEOGRAPHY$5,000-$100R
$4,000Ross Cameron#864, aired 1988-05-12DJ!228GOLDEN OLDIES$10,100$6,700W
12.$3,700YBob Verini#738, aired 1987-11-18DJ!114THEATRE$3,700$2,400R
$3,700YBob Verini#740, aired 1987-11-20DJ!16MIDDLE NAMES$3,700$900R
14.$3,500Kate Waits#730, aired 1987-11-06DJ!213MOVIES$4,000-$2,200R
$3,500Elizabeth Holloway#749, aired 1987-12-03DJ!225EPITAPHS$5,700-$6,100W
16.$3,400Bruce Naegeli#913, aired 1988-07-20DJ!228WOMEN$13,400$10,000R
17.$3,300YRichard Cordray#736, aired 1987-11-16DJ!225DEMOCRATS$3,300-$6,183R
18.$3,100YRobin Carter#895, aired 1988-06-24DJ!116"POOR"$3,100-$7,100R
19.$3,000Tom Bendycki#693, aired 1987-09-16DJ!225SHOES$7,400$500W
$3,000Ralph Biancalana#761, aired 1987-12-21DJ!227ALABAMA$4,600-$5,400R

Season 4 games in which the Jeopardy! Round Daily Double was not uncovered

#901, aired 1988-07-04 Carol Reeve vs. Rod Graf vs. Kevin Frear
#868, aired 1988-05-18 Louise Reyburn Dice vs. Ross Cameron vs. Tom Wickham 1988 Senior Tournament semifinal game 3.
#852, aired 1988-04-26 Blaze Newman vs. Scott Jameson vs. Liz Urban Introductions and first 17 clues entered from audiorecording.
#834, aired 1988-03-31 Steven Popper vs. Michael Kannellos vs. Daniel Lubin Steven Popper game 4.
#748, aired 1987-12-02 Jennifer Daniels vs. Jeff Siggins vs. Elizabeth Holloway
#733, aired 1987-11-11 Eugene Finerman vs. Keith Bell vs. Jonathan Fellows 1987 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 3.
#729, aired 1987-11-05 Kate Waits vs. Hallie Greenburg vs. Michael Moreno Kate Waits game 3. Clues from this game heard in...
#712, aired 1987-10-13 Richard Perez-Pena vs. Chloe Ross vs. Gerry Cook Richard Perez-Pena game 5.

Season 4 games in which one Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double was not uncovered

#915, aired 1988-07-22 Ted Tarson vs. Dave Prechtl vs. Chuck Bennett Last game of Season 4. Every clue was prepared by...
#892, aired 1988-06-21 Steve Herron vs. Linda Mossman vs. Tom Schmidt
#891, aired 1988-06-20 Steve Herron vs. Fred Lewis vs. Claude Muncey
#866, aired 1988-05-16 Peggy Kennedy vs. Ed Cohen vs. Franceline Czerner 1988 Senior Tournament semifinal game 1.
#788, aired 1988-01-27 Steve Kravitz vs. Cheryl Lieberman vs. Tom Nelson Final Jeopardy! logo flashes on the game board's monitors instead...
#784, aired 1988-01-21 Paul Tidwell vs. Pam Myers vs. Mike Procopio
#781, aired 1988-01-18 Bob Bearse vs. Jonathan Santore vs. Jake Edelman Game entered from audiorecording. Missing prizes.
#778, aired 1988-01-13 Leah Greenwald vs. Jim Stevenson vs. Todd Leopold Leah Greenwald game 3.
#757, aired 1987-12-15 Stephanie Johns vs. Winona Phillips vs. Robin Maisel
#719, aired 1987-10-22 Beth Phillips vs. Brian Nelson vs. Laura Glendinning
#717, aired 1987-10-20 Judith Seeger vs. Denise Rossi vs. J.P. Duffy
#713, aired 1987-10-14 Bob Imsande vs. Suzee Vlk vs. Judi Owens
#710, aired 1987-10-09 Richard Perez-Pena vs. John Gose vs. Mary Dupuis Richard Perez-Pena game 3.
#709, aired 1987-10-08 Richard Perez-Pena vs. Mary Sinning vs. Gregg Horne Richard Perez-Pena game 2.
#702, aired 1987-09-29 Judi Greenberg vs. Lance Williams vs. Cinthea Stahl
#689, aired 1987-09-10 Brenda Berstler vs. Ted Cooperstein vs. Stephanie Chastain

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