Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 29 regular play

Out of 185 Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:

Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #15.03, on average (standard deviation: 8.15).

Number of times each player found the J! Round DD:
Left lectern: 81; middle lectern: 62; right lectern: 42.

Average scores for each player when J! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $2,459 (standard deviation: $2,069); middle lectern: $1,766 (standard deviation: $1,767); right lectern: $1,650 (standard deviation: $1,728).

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/lossTDDsFearfuls
10/00%0%0/00/0
214/1974%10%$1,132$600$200$3,000$5845/71/1
337/4877%26%$1,200$479$400$2,800$71311/122/2
441/5673%30%$1,536$705$400$3,400$86413/141/1
536/6258%34%$1,592$969$400$6,000$1858/174/8
All128/18569%100%$1,426$767$200$6,000$56937/508/12

On average, the J! Round DD was located 3.87 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 1).

Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 29 regular play

Out of 185 Double Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:

First Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #9.83, on average (standard deviation: 6.43).

Number of times each player found the first DJ! Round DD:
Left lectern: 86; middle lectern: 40; right lectern: 57.

Average DJ! Round first DD wager: $2,710 (standard deviation: $1,343); wager range: $100 to $8,000; average gain/loss: $1,011

Average scores for each player when first DJ! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $7,748 (standard deviation: $3,993); middle lectern: $6,089 (standard deviation: $3,635); right lectern: $5,714 (standard deviation: $3,294).

Second Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #21.02, on average (standard deviation: 6.13).

Number of times each player found the second DJ! Round DD:
Left lectern: 80; middle lectern: 58; right lectern: 45.

Average DJ! Round second DD wager: $2,709 (standard deviation: $1,728); wager range: $5 to $10,600; average gain/loss: $660

Average scores for each player when second DJ! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $11,734 (standard deviation: $5,680); middle lectern: $8,634 (standard deviation: $4,871); right lectern: $8,073 (standard deviation: $4,968).

In the Double Jeopardy! Round, players on average risked 42% of their score on the first Daily Double (standard deviation: 27%) and 30% of their score on the second Daily Double (standard deviation: 25%). Among all Daily Doubles, the average wager as a percentage of the player's score was 46% (standard deviation: 32%).

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%$3,000$0$3,000$3,000$3,0000/00/0
230/4271%11%$2,745$1,813$1,000$8,000$1,6122/30/0
367/9174%25%$2,470$1,523$200$8,000$1,1123/311/18
490/15359%42%$2,667$1,309$100$9,000$5262/79/19
546/8157%22%$3,048$1,781$5$10,600$6832/44/15
All234/36864%99%$2,709$1,545$5$10,600$8369/1724/52

On average, the DJ! Round DDs were located 3.73 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 0.94).

Highest Daily Double wagers for Season 29 regular play

WagerTDDPlayer nameGameDDClue #CategoryScoreLeadResponse
1.$10,600YDrew Horwood#6565, aired 2013-03-15DJ!225DOUBLE N-DEMNITY$10,600-$7,400W
2.$10,000Dawn Owens-Nicholson#6649, aired 2013-07-11DJ!219ANNIVERSARY GIFTS$11,800-$200R
3.$9,000Scott Singer#6613, aired 2013-05-22DJ!228THE QUOTABLE DICKENS$13,800-$6,400R
4.$8,000Jake Ayres#6486, aired 2012-11-26DJ!121BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS$12,000-$6,000R
$8,000Beth Youngers#6486, aired 2012-11-26DJ!228THE GREAT PRETENDERS$8,200-$11,400R
$8,000Andrew Moore#6637, aired 2013-06-25DJ!221AMERICAN HISTORY$17,600-$2,200R
$8,000Padraic Scanlan#6637, aired 2013-06-25DJ!118DIARIES & JOURNALS$10,600-$7,400R
8.$7,500Ryan Truchelut#6573, aired 2013-03-27DJ!227MOVIE & TV DOGS$8,000-$10,800R
9.$7,000Toby Crew#6650, aired 2013-07-12DJ!28BILLIONS OF PEOPLE$9,400-$3,000R
10.$6,900Keith Whitener#6470, aired 2012-11-02DJ!22319th CENTURY AMERICA$7,000-$8,200R
11.$6,400Joshua Brakhage#6553, aired 2013-02-27DJ!229MED. ABBREV.$13,600-$1,400W
$6,400YDrew Horwood#6562, aired 2013-03-12DJ!19MEDALS & DECORATIONS$6,400-$3,600R
$6,400Mike Lewis#6614, aired 2013-05-23DJ!227IT'S GARY$14,600-$6,400R
14.$6,100Dan Weber#6642, aired 2013-07-02DJ!217ANIMALS ON THE MAP$8,200-$6,100R
15.$6,000YSara Lehmann#6448, aired 2012-10-03J!30THE 19th CENTURY$6,000$1,400R
$6,000Ashok Poozhikunnel#6517, aired 2013-01-08DJ!227EDITOR$12,600-$6,400R
$6,000Joshua Brakhage#6531, aired 2013-01-28DJ!19INTERNATIONAL TV TITLES$8,000-$4,000R
$6,000Rebecca Rider#6575, aired 2013-03-29DJ!120GEMS$16,200$8,000W
19.$5,000Sara Lehmann#6447, aired 2012-10-02DJ!112ALPHABETICALLY FIRST$9,000$7,000R
$5,000Sara Lehmann#6447, aired 2012-10-02DJ!213MY SON, THE ARTIST$14,000$12,000R

Season 29 regular play games in which one Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double was not uncovered

#6578, aired 2013-04-03 Rebecca Rider vs. Tara Curcio vs. Scott Brill Rebecca Rider game 5.
#6438, aired 2012-09-19 Penny Citrola vs. Veronica Mance vs. Dan Elg 9 clues unrevealed in Double Jeopardy!
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