Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 3 regular play
Out of 184 Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:
Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #16.34, on average (standard deviation: 7.92).
Number of times each player found the J! Round DD:
Left lectern: 78; middle lectern: 57; right lectern: 41.
Average scores for each player when J! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $1,072 (standard deviation: $919); middle lectern: $860 (standard deviation: $890); right lectern: $853 (standard deviation: $848).
In the Jeopardy! Round, players on average risked 51% 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/loss | TDDs | Fearfuls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0/0 | 0% | 0% | 0/0 | 0/0 | |||||
| 2 | 12/17 | 71% | 10% | $403 | $170 | $50 | $700 | $132 | 0/0 | 1/1 |
| 3 | 35/57 | 61% | 32% | $446 | $211 | $0 | $1,500 | $133 | 5/7 | 3/6 |
| 4 | 26/47 | 55% | 27% | $487 | $230 | $100 | $1,100 | $83 | 4/5 | 5/10 |
| 5 | 23/55 | 42% | 31% | $513 | $201 | $100 | $1,000 | -$84 | 2/4 | 7/16 |
| All | 96/176 | 55% | 96% | $474 | $211 | $0 | $1,500 | $52 | 11/16 | 16/33 |
On average, the J! Round DD was located 3.8 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 0.99).
Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 3 regular play
Out of 184 Double Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:
First Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #9.48, on average (standard deviation: 5.91).
Number of times each player found the first DJ! Round DD:
Left lectern: 55; middle lectern: 49; right lectern: 53.
Average DJ! Round first DD wager: $1,063 (standard deviation: $551); wager range: $300 to $3,300; average gain/loss: $210
Average scores for each player when first DJ! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $2,741 (standard deviation: $1,726); middle lectern: $2,239 (standard deviation: $1,556); right lectern: $2,450 (standard deviation: $1,660).
Second Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #20.27, on average (standard deviation: 6.07).
Number of times each player found the second DJ! Round DD:
Left lectern: 72; middle lectern: 40; right lectern: 45.
Average DJ! Round second DD wager: $1,002 (standard deviation: $651); wager range: $100 to $3,500; average gain/loss: $99
Average scores for each player when second DJ! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $4,234 (standard deviation: $2,434); middle lectern: $3,143 (standard deviation: $2,316); right lectern: $3,399 (standard deviation: $2,245).
In the Double Jeopardy! Round, players on average risked 41% of their score on the first Daily Double (standard deviation: 27%) and 35% 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 42% (standard deviation: 30%).
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 | 20/43 | 47% | 13% | $909 | $609 | $100 | $3,300 | $105 | 1/2 | 1/4 |
| 3 | 53/96 | 55% | 28% | $1,007 | $606 | $100 | $3,000 | $168 | 1/1 | 8/24 |
| 4 | 82/142 | 58% | 42% | $1,014 | $546 | $100 | $3,000 | $242 | 3/6 | 16/44 |
| 5 | 26/60 | 43% | 18% | $1,157 | $698 | $100 | $3,500 | -$13 | 4/6 | 2/19 |
| All | 181/341 | 53% | 93% | $1,033 | $603 | $100 | $3,500 | $159 | 9/15 | 27/91 |
On average, the DJ! Round DDs were located 3.67 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 0.91).
Highest Daily Double wagers for Season 3 regular play
| Wager | TDD | Player name | Game | DD | Clue # | Category | Score | Lead | Response | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | $3,500 | Gerry Shefler | #537, aired 1986-12-30 | DJ!2 | 25 | SEE THE USA | $3,800 | -$5,500 | R | |
| 2. | $3,300 | Y | Richard Cordray | #617, aired 1987-04-21 | DJ!1 | 17 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | $3,300 | $400 | R |
| 3. | $3,100 | Y | Bob Verini | #661, aired 1987-06-22 | DJ!1 | 6 | EUROPE ON FILM | $3,100 | -$1,100 | R |
| 4. | $3,000 | Dennis Owens | #477, aired 1986-10-07 | DJ!1 | 16 | CENTRAL AMERICA | $3,900 | $1,700 | W | |
| $3,000 | Karen Muranaka | #492, aired 1986-10-28 | DJ!2 | 23 | HOMOPHONIC PAIRS | $4,900 | -$3,200 | R | ||
| $3,000 | Hank Jones | #516, aired 1986-12-01 | DJ!1 | 12 | TOUGH TV TRIVIA | $3,400 | -$1,600 | W | ||
| $3,000 | Claude Welch | #562, aired 1987-02-03 | DJ!2 | 23 | GENERALS | $3,400 | -$2,000 | W | ||
| $3,000 | John Bear | #649, aired 1987-06-04 | DJ!2 | 30 | CLIMBING | $5,300 | -$4,500 | R | ||
| $3,000 | Al Lewis | #661, aired 1987-06-22 | DJ!2 | 18 | PRESIDENTS | $7,400 | -$1,800 | W | ||
| 10. | $2,900 | Dale Schweinsberg | #678, aired 1987-07-15 | DJ!2 | 29 | HISTORY | $5,900 | -$100 | R | |
| 11. | $2,800 | Y | Doug Molitor | #669, aired 1987-07-02 | DJ!1 | 21 | FICTIONAL SISTERS | $2,800 | -$3,600 | W |
| 12. | $2,500 | Fran Oney | #543, aired 1987-01-07 | DJ!2 | 26 | TV TRIVIA | $3,100 | -$5,600 | W | |
| $2,500 | Michael Donlon | #546, aired 1987-01-12 | DJ!2 | 28 | ZOOLOGY | $4,700 | -$2,300 | R | ||
| 14. | $2,100 | Y | Betsey Kay | #626, aired 1987-05-04 | DJ!2 | 29 | WORLD TRADE | $2,100 | -$4,900 | R |
| 15. | $2,000 | Dave Traini | #480, aired 1986-10-10 | DJ!2 | 12 | U.S. STATES | $5,601 | $1,401 | R | |
| $2,000 | Dave Traini | #482, aired 1986-10-14 | DJ!1 | 3 | ACTORS & ROLES | $2,500 | $2,200 | R | ||
| $2,000 | Brian Barrett | #484, aired 1986-10-16 | DJ!1 | 24 | AMERICAN LITERATURE | $2,500 | -$2,700 | W | ||
| $2,000 | Bob Von Bargen | #492, aired 1986-10-28 | DJ!1 | 20 | BODIES OF WATER | $6,100 | $2,200 | R | ||
| $2,000 | Jeff Suto | #494, aired 1986-10-30 | DJ!1 | 10 | SCIENCE | $4,600 | $3,400 | W | ||
| $2,000 | Bill Ryan | #521, aired 1986-12-08 | DJ!2 | 22 | TV TRIVIA | $5,700 | $1,800 | W |
Season 3 regular play games in which the Jeopardy! Round Daily Double was not uncovered
| #617, aired 1987-04-21 | Larry Dundas vs. Susan Wilcox vs. Richard Cordray | Richard Cordray game 1. |
| #602, aired 1987-03-31 | Ira Fishman vs. Jorge Miyares vs. Wendy Scott-Williams | |
| #590, aired 1987-03-13 | John Ryan vs. Fran La Bruto vs. Elizabeth Souders | John Ryan game 2. Clues 20-28 of the Double Jeopardy!... |
| #541, aired 1987-01-05 | Keith Bell vs. Charlene Hofferstad vs. Dale Butland | Keith Bell game 2. |
| #539, aired 1987-01-01 | J.C. Turner vs. Randy Jackson vs. Marjorie Kelly | Clip of this game shown in the 2009 documentary Waking... |
| #522, aired 1986-12-09 | Bill Ryan vs. Steven Goldstein vs. Esther Walling | |
| #520, aired 1986-12-05 | Rick Vernier vs. Lee Pritchard vs. John Pine | |
| #512, aired 1986-11-25 | Linda Williams vs. Craig Schuman vs. Sally Mason |
Season 3 regular play games in which one Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double was not uncovered
| #681, aired 1987-07-20 | Jesse Green vs. Joe Baldanza vs. Kathie Hite | Missing player introductions. Missing 2 clues in the Jeopardy! Round.... |
| #676, aired 1987-07-13 | David Peterman vs. Judi Chamberlin vs. Dale Schweinsberg | "Signature game" with all clues prepared by Jeopardy! researcher Ruth... |
| #653, aired 1987-06-10 | Jonathan Fellows vs. Grace Harris vs. Jeff Jena | Jonathan Fellows game 3. |
| #620, aired 1987-04-24 | Richard Cordray vs. Yaier Lehrer vs. Donna DiMesa | Richard Cordray game 4. |
| #614, aired 1987-04-16 | Jim Ryan vs. Mark Dunn vs. Claire Dujardin | |
| #596, aired 1987-03-23 | John Podhoretz vs. Ed Gardner vs. Tracy Bernstein | John Podhoretz game 3. |
| #568, aired 1987-02-11 | Jake Harle vs. Keith Chun vs. Suzanne Williams | |
| #563, aired 1987-02-04 | Joel Nathanson vs. Charlie Orlowek vs. Maggie Moe | |
| #560, aired 1987-01-30 | Rex Schultz vs. Nancy Neff vs. Irwin Moskowitz | |
| #557, aired 1987-01-27 | Jim Crawford vs. Debora Flury-Kick vs. Anne Conable | |
| #554, aired 1987-01-22 | Jerry Salzman vs. Ed Zimmerman vs. Maryanne Cerra | The 24th clue of the Double Jeopardy! Round & Final... |
| #545, aired 1987-01-09 | Patty Godon-Tann vs. George Neil vs. Mark Palmer | |
| #539, aired 1987-01-01 | J.C. Turner vs. Randy Jackson vs. Marjorie Kelly | Clip of this game shown in the 2009 documentary Waking... |
| #531, aired 1986-12-22 | Frank Hughes vs. Pam Bearce vs. David Albrecht | Frank Hughes game 4. |
| #530, aired 1986-12-19 | Frank Hughes vs. Dan Schaffer vs. Pat Rounds | Frank Hughes game 3. |
| #526, aired 1986-12-15 | Debbie Sherry vs. Phyllis McDonald vs. Chris Strom | |
| #525, aired 1986-12-12 | Debbie Sherry vs. Steve Baker vs. Adrienne Bell | |
| #516, aired 1986-12-01 | Hank Jones vs. Sandra Wilde vs. Tim Berry | |
| #513, aired 1986-11-26 | Sally Mason vs. Jim Jonsson vs. John Lackner | |
| #496, aired 1986-11-03 | Brad Geagley vs. Sherman Allen vs. Colleen Yarnell | |
| #491, aired 1986-10-27 | Lucy Sweeney vs. Michael Hesse vs. Karen Muranaka | Game entered from audiorecording. Missing prizes. |
| #489, aired 1986-10-23 | Marji Hanson vs. Kurt Arthur vs. Lucy Sweeney | Game entered from audiorecording. Missing prizes. |
| #488, aired 1986-10-22 | Janet Stevenson vs. Marji Hanson vs. Michael Tanner | |
| #476, aired 1986-10-06 | Carl Brady vs. Elaine Iannotti vs. Shirley Petras | Game entered from audiorecording. Missing prizes. |
| #466, aired 1986-09-22 | Marc Wade vs. Sarah Richter Fridman vs. Jay DeBoer | First segment from audiorecording. |
| #465, aired 1986-09-19 | Marc Wade vs. Ed Coyne vs. Tim Singer | |
| #457, aired 1986-09-09 | Susan Sackett vs. Blair Pethel vs. Kevin Cummins |