Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 6

Out of 202 Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:

Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #17.83, on average (standard deviation: 7.94).

Number of times each player found the J! Round DD:
Left lectern: 79; middle lectern: 61; right lectern: 60.

Average scores for each player when J! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $1,496 (standard deviation: $1,067); middle lectern: $1,003 (standard deviation: $895); right lectern: $1,056 (standard deviation: $933).

In the Jeopardy! Round, players on average risked 65% 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
10/00%0%0/00/0
217/2568%13%$832$544$100$2,300$2085/70/1
333/4869%24%$698$368$300$2,300$2565/90/0
442/6466%32%$777$492$5$2,600$32411/183/6
538/6360%32%$789$458$100$3,100$23013/161/4
All130/20065%99%$769$460$5$3,100$26434/504/11

On average, the J! Round DD was located 3.83 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 1.01).

Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 6

Out of 201 Double Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:

First Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #10.24, on average (standard deviation: 6.25).

Number of times each player found the first DJ! Round DD:
Left lectern: 80; middle lectern: 63; right lectern: 50.

Average DJ! Round first DD wager: $1,515 (standard deviation: $863); wager range: $200 to $5,500; average gain/loss: $579

Average scores for each player when first DJ! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $3,918 (standard deviation: $2,007); middle lectern: $2,955 (standard deviation: $1,638); right lectern: $2,667 (standard deviation: $1,821).

Second Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #20.83, on average (standard deviation: 6.57).

Number of times each player found the second DJ! Round DD:
Left lectern: 74; middle lectern: 67; right lectern: 52.

Average DJ! Round second DD wager: $1,818 (standard deviation: $1,224); wager range: $200 to $7,500; average gain/loss: $353

Average scores for each player when second DJ! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $5,739 (standard deviation: $2,936); middle lectern: $4,128 (standard deviation: $2,194); right lectern: $4,000 (standard deviation: $2,475).

In the Double Jeopardy! Round, players on average risked 47% of their score on the first Daily Double (standard deviation: 27%) and 41% of their score on the second Daily Double (standard deviation: 28%). Among all Daily Doubles, the average wager as a percentage of the player's score was 51% (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
13/475%1%$1,250$500$1,000$2,000$7500/00/0
225/3669%9%$1,719$1,438$500$7,500$3253/40/0
368/10962%28%$1,494$912$200$5,500$2595/82/5
4113/16469%42%$1,794$1,123$200$7,000$7648/107/15
545/8156%21%$1,627$989$300$5,000$2006/87/16
All254/39464%98%$1,666$1,069$200$7,500$46822/3016/36

On average, the DJ! Round DDs were located 3.72 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 0.92).

Highest Daily Double wagers for Season 6

WagerTDDPlayer nameGameDDClue #CategoryScoreLeadResponse
1.$7,500Steve Berman#1184, aired 1989-10-26DJ!228CLASSICAL MUSIC$15,900$13,600W
2.$7,000Frank Spangenberg#1241, aired 1990-01-15DJ!224EDUCATION$13,300$10,100R
3.$6,000YBob Caruso#1217, aired 1989-12-12DJ!214THE '30s$6,000$1,400W
4.$5,500YKevin Glynn#1147, aired 1989-09-05DJ!110HISTORY$5,500$1,300W
5.$5,000Steve Berman#1184, aired 1989-10-26DJ!110HISTORY$10,100$8,400R
$5,000YJamie Weiss#1259, aired 1990-02-08DJ!223ISLANDS$5,000-$5,200R
$5,000Earl Taylor#1270, aired 1990-02-23DJ!229NEW JERSEYITES$6,800-$3,500W
$5,000Paula Massengale#1319, aired 1990-05-03DJ!110PLAYWRIGHTS$10,700$10,100W
$5,000Richard Neale#1332, aired 1990-05-22DJ!118BIOGRAPHIES$9,000$6,400W
10.$4,600Richard Neale#1333, aired 1990-05-23DJ!223CLASSICAL MUSIC$12,400$10,900W
11.$4,200Richard Neale#1335, aired 1990-05-25DJ!220=$15,800$13,500R
12.$4,000Nancy McGregor#1150, aired 1989-09-08DJ!225DANCE$5,100-$6,500W
$4,000Bill McCulla#1239, aired 1990-01-11DJ!228IN THE DICTIONARY$7,000-$3,500W
$4,000Frank Spangenberg#1240, aired 1990-01-12DJ!229COLD-BLOODED ANIMALS$9,800$4,200R
$4,000Frank Spangenberg#1241, aired 1990-01-15DJ!111THE OLD WEST$7,700$6,300R
$4,000John Mackall#1245, aired 1990-01-19DJ!2271889$5,700-$6,300W
$4,000Liz Barnea#1311, aired 1990-04-23DJ!224THE WHITE HOUSE$7,300-$4,100W
$4,000Michael Thayer#1330, aired 1990-05-18DJ!215THE 18th CENTURY$7,200$4,700W
$4,000Anne Kanter#1343, aired 1990-06-06DJ!229THE CABINET$4,200-$3,700R
20.$3,800Dale Ragus#1166, aired 1989-10-02DJ!224WOMEN$8,800$1,200R

Season 6 games in which the Jeopardy! Round Daily Double was not uncovered

#1296, aired 1990-04-02 Dan Ritey vs. Joel Goldberg vs. Mark Hinckley
#1180, aired 1989-10-20 Charley Horan vs. Ed Devin vs. Carol Ruggiero

Season 6 games in which one Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double was not uncovered

#1359, aired 1990-06-28 Dan Katz vs. Randy Pierce vs. Lesley Berger Dan Katz game 3.
#1332, aired 1990-05-22 Joe Esparza vs. Elaine Lavine vs. Richard Neale Richard Neale game 1.
#1294, aired 1990-03-29 Andrew Bernknopf vs. Ardwight Chamberlain vs. Myles Rossi Andrew Bernknopf game 5.
#1251, aired 1990-01-29 Rob Lasker vs. David Harris vs. Terry Ragazzini
#1229, aired 1989-12-28 Robert Baker vs. Nancy Miller vs. Mike Carter
#1213, aired 1989-12-06 Susan Gerofsky vs. Marge Burgess vs. Mary Martin Missing introductions
#1167, aired 1989-10-03 Dale Ragus vs. Gerry Sullivan vs. Tom Neven
#1161, aired 1989-09-25 Tom Smolich vs. John DeAngeli vs. Sarah Taxman

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