Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 17 regular play
Out of 190 Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:
Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #16.6, on average (standard deviation: 8.65).
Number of times each player found the J! Round DD:
Left lectern: 77; middle lectern: 56; right lectern: 57.
Average scores for each player when J! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $1,353 (standard deviation: $1,096); middle lectern: $963 (standard deviation: $896); right lectern: $928 (standard deviation: $926).
In the Jeopardy! Round, players on average risked 67% of their score on the Daily Double (standard deviation: 31%).
Jeopardy! Round Daily Double location breakdown
| Row | # cor./# rev. | % cor. | % rev. | Avg. wag. | Std. dev. | Min. wag. | Max. wag. | Avg. gain/loss | TDDs | Fearfuls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0/0 | 0% | 0% | 0/0 | 0/0 | |||||
| 2 | 5/5 | 100% | 3% | $640 | $219 | $500 | $1,000 | $640 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| 3 | 34/50 | 68% | 26% | $734 | $426 | $200 | $2,500 | $270 | 8/13 | 1/1 |
| 4 | 49/80 | 61% | 42% | $755 | $404 | $200 | $2,700 | $178 | 13/18 | 2/4 |
| 5 | 35/55 | 64% | 29% | $731 | $348 | $200 | $2,000 | $156 | 8/14 | 4/4 |
| All | 123/190 | 65% | 100% | $739 | $389 | $200 | $2,700 | $208 | 30/46 | 7/9 |
On average, the J! Round DD was located 3.97 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 0.81).
Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 17 regular play
Out of 190 Double Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:
First Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #11.52, on average (standard deviation: 6.46).
Number of times each player found the first DJ! Round DD:
Left lectern: 80; middle lectern: 56; right lectern: 51.
Average DJ! Round first DD wager: $1,365 (standard deviation: $804); wager range: $200 to $6,100; average gain/loss: $595
Average scores for each player when first DJ! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $3,969 (standard deviation: $2,068); middle lectern: $3,002 (standard deviation: $1,757); right lectern: $3,099 (standard deviation: $1,753).
Second Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #22.37, on average (standard deviation: 5.75).
Number of times each player found the second DJ! Round DD:
Left lectern: 74; middle lectern: 61; right lectern: 52.
Average DJ! Round second DD wager: $1,395 (standard deviation: $836); wager range: $100 to $5,000; average gain/loss: $264
Average scores for each player when second DJ! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $5,689 (standard deviation: $2,970); middle lectern: $4,176 (standard deviation: $2,445); right lectern: $4,270 (standard deviation: $2,454).
In the Double Jeopardy! Round, players on average risked 40% 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 47% (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/loss | TDDs | Fearfuls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0/0 | 0% | 0% | 0/0 | 0/0 | |||||
| 2 | 9/11 | 82% | 3% | $1,609 | $875 | $700 | $3,500 | $1,027 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 3 | 76/119 | 64% | 32% | $1,324 | $800 | $200 | $5,000 | $416 | 1/3 | 5/14 |
| 4 | 102/169 | 60% | 45% | $1,403 | $834 | $200 | $6,100 | $345 | 5/10 | 7/30 |
| 5 | 50/78 | 64% | 21% | $1,364 | $809 | $100 | $4,600 | $556 | 3/3 | 9/20 |
| All | 237/377 | 63% | 99% | $1,380 | $819 | $100 | $6,100 | $431 | 9/16 | 21/64 |
On average, the DJ! Round DDs were located 3.84 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 0.78).
Highest Daily Double wagers for Season 17 regular play
| Wager | TDD | Player name | Game | DD | Clue # | Category | Score | Lead | Response | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | $6,100 | Y | Eric Hillemann | #3701, aired 2000-10-09 | DJ!1 | 10 | AMERICAN ARTISTS | $6,100 | $3,800 | R |
| 2. | $5,000 | Eric Trageser | #3685, aired 2000-09-15 | DJ!2 | 24 | CASHMERE | $5,900 | -$6,900 | W | |
| $5,000 | Brian Frates | #3705, aired 2000-10-13 | DJ!2 | 26 | GETTYSBURG ADDRESSES | $5,300 | -$6,800 | W | ||
| 4. | $4,600 | Babu Srinivasan | #3859, aired 2001-05-17 | DJ!1 | 10 | POPULAR SCIENCE TOP STORIES OF 2000 | $5,600 | $1,900 | R | |
| 5. | $4,000 | Bill Shields | #3695, aired 2000-09-29 | DJ!2 | 18 | DEAD LINES | $4,100 | -$2,600 | W | |
| $4,000 | David Tepper | #3705, aired 2000-10-13 | DJ!1 | 14 | SEEING STARS | $6,700 | $3,400 | R | ||
| $4,000 | Raj Choudhary | #3816, aired 2001-03-19 | DJ!1 | 19 | CELEBRITY ODD JOBS | $5,200 | -$3,000 | R | ||
| $4,000 | Jon Sawyer | #3869, aired 2001-05-31 | DJ!1 | 13 | FRENCH ART & ARTISTS | $7,300 | $3,900 | R | ||
| 9. | $3,600 | Babu Srinivasan | #3861, aired 2001-05-21 | DJ!2 | 28 | BRITANNICA | $6,400 | -$2,100 | R | |
| 10. | $3,500 | Pat Phillips | #3895, aired 2001-07-06 | DJ!2 | 29 | NEW U.S. SENATORS | $7,100 | -$3,700 | R | |
| 11. | $3,300 | Jason Block | #3875, aired 2001-06-08 | DJ!2 | 30 | KEMAL ATATURK | $5,600 | -$3,300 | R | |
| $3,300 | Y | Alan Bailey | #3903, aired 2001-07-18 | DJ!1 | 9 | IT ENDS WITH "US" | $3,300 | -$900 | R | |
| 13. | $3,200 | Pat Grady | #3739, aired 2000-11-30 | DJ!1 | 15 | MAGAZINES | $6,800 | $4,800 | R | |
| 14. | $3,000 | David Tepper | #3704, aired 2000-10-12 | DJ!2 | 20 | THE MAJORS | $4,400 | -$400 | R | |
| $3,000 | Gino Scalo | #3746, aired 2000-12-11 | DJ!1 | 10 | INAUGURAL ADDRESSES | $4,200 | -$2,700 | R | ||
| $3,000 | Jill Le Brasseur | #3764, aired 2001-01-04 | DJ!1 | 20 | "C" PLUS | $3,700 | -$4,400 | R | ||
| $3,000 | Mark Venezia | #3765, aired 2001-01-05 | DJ!2 | 21 | THE "EVIL" WITHIN | $3,600 | -$5,400 | W | ||
| $3,000 | Michael Arnone | #3769, aired 2001-01-11 | DJ!2 | 21 | IN THE NAVY | $11,700 | $8,300 | R | ||
| $3,000 | Jim Britton | #3779, aired 2001-01-25 | DJ!2 | 28 | ON THE ROAD WITH BOB & BING | $4,800 | -$4,400 | R | ||
| $3,000 | John Drymiller | #3798, aired 2001-02-21 | DJ!2 | 19 | IT'S UP TO "U" | $4,500 | -$700 | R |
Season 17 regular play games in which one Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double was not uncovered
| #3894, aired 2001-07-05 | Ellen Carson vs. Neil Moura vs. Pat Phillips | |
| #3881, aired 2001-06-18 | Kara Miller vs. Chip Rossetti vs. Stuart Leeman | |
| #3870, aired 2001-06-01 | Katie Sunseri vs. Isabelle Cullinen vs. Michael Delgado |