Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 40 regular play
Out of 78 Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:
Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #12.23, on average (standard deviation: 7.81).
Number of times each player found the J! Round DD:
Left lectern: 38; middle lectern: 19; right lectern: 21.
Average scores for each player when J! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $2,392 (standard deviation: $1,983); middle lectern: $1,467 (standard deviation: $1,727); right lectern: $1,156 (standard deviation: $1,707).
In the Jeopardy! Round, players on average risked 82% of their score on the Daily Double (standard deviation: 27%).
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 | 3/4 | 75% | 5% | $2,550 | $1,603 | $1,000 | $4,600 | $2,050 | 2/2 | 0/0 |
| 3 | 5/19 | 26% | 24% | $1,500 | $945 | $500 | $3,600 | -$595 | 1/5 | 0/1 |
| 4 | 17/31 | 55% | 40% | $1,519 | $805 | $600 | $4,000 | -$10 | 5/10 | 0/1 |
| 5 | 14/24 | 58% | 31% | $2,067 | $1,539 | $200 | $8,000 | -$117 | 6/12 | 0/1 |
| All | 39/78 | 50% | 100% | $1,736 | $1,170 | $200 | $8,000 | -$79 | 14/29 | 0/3 |
On average, the J! Round DD was located 3.96 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 0.87).
Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 40 regular play
Out of 78 Double Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:
First Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #8.12, on average (standard deviation: 5.56).
Number of times each player found the first DJ! Round DD:
Left lectern: 34; middle lectern: 21; right lectern: 23.
Average DJ! Round first DD wager: $3,292 (standard deviation: $1,734); wager range: $1,000 to $10,200; average gain/loss: $921
Average scores for each player when first DJ! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $7,854 (standard deviation: $4,032); middle lectern: $4,410 (standard deviation: $3,621); right lectern: $4,295 (standard deviation: $3,116).
Second Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #16.81, on average (standard deviation: 6.2).
Number of times each player found the second DJ! Round DD:
Left lectern: 39; middle lectern: 20; right lectern: 19.
Average DJ! Round second DD wager: $3,110 (standard deviation: $1,779); wager range: $200 to $10,000; average gain/loss: $497
Average scores for each player when second DJ! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $11,447 (standard deviation: $5,639); middle lectern: $6,019 (standard deviation: $4,625); right lectern: $5,618 (standard deviation: $4,284).
In the Double Jeopardy! Round, players on average risked 55% of their score on the first Daily Double (standard deviation: 31%) and 40% 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 59% (standard deviation: 33%).
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 | 11/20 | 55% | 13% | $3,865 | $2,246 | $1,000 | $10,000 | -$625 | 1/4 | 0/0 |
| 3 | 32/48 | 67% | 31% | $3,023 | $1,885 | $600 | $10,200 | $769 | 1/4 | 2/3 |
| 4 | 39/63 | 62% | 40% | $3,070 | $1,540 | $200 | $7,000 | $911 | 7/8 | 3/10 |
| 5 | 16/25 | 64% | 16% | $3,344 | $1,508 | $1,800 | $7,600 | $1,152 | 0/0 | 0/1 |
| All | 98/156 | 63% | 100% | $3,201 | $1,753 | $200 | $10,200 | $709 | 9/16 | 5/14 |
On average, the DJ! Round DDs were located 3.6 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 0.91).
Highest Daily Double wagers for Season 40 regular play
| Wager | TDD | Player name | Game | DD | Clue # | Category | Score | Lead | Response | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | $10,200 | Y | Bryan Carrasco | #9092, aired 2024-04-30 | DJ!1 | 8 | AROUND THE WORLD | $10,200 | $3,400 | W |
| 2. | $10,000 | Will Stewart | #9102, aired 2024-05-14 | DJ!2 | 20 | POST-WWII ASIAN HISTORY | $16,600 | $5,600 | R | |
| $10,000 | Drew Basile | #9128, aired 2024-06-19 | DJ!1 | 16 | HISTORIC SHIPS | $12,800 | -$100 | R | ||
| 4. | $8,000 | Y | Isabella Dawis | #9099, aired 2024-05-09 | J! | 23 | LET'S GO TO THE GEOPARK | $8,000 | $5,200 | W |
| 5. | $7,600 | Carol Ritchey | #9116, aired 2024-06-03 | DJ!2 | 23 | BODIES OF WATER | $15,100 | -$1,500 | W | |
| 6. | $7,000 | Y | Alison Betts | #9080, aired 2024-04-12 | DJ!1 | 4 | WHERE'D YOU "GO"? | $7,000 | $1,800 | R |
| $7,000 | Y | Rachel Shelton | #9105, aired 2024-05-17 | DJ!1 | 19 | CHAPTERS IN BIOGRAPHIES | $7,000 | -$5,400 | W | |
| 8. | $6,000 | Vidya Ravella | #9083, aired 2024-04-17 | DJ!2 | 6 | WORDS FROM MYTHOLOGY | $6,600 | -$3,000 | W | |
| $6,000 | Allison Gross | #9100, aired 2024-05-10 | DJ!2 | 25 | BUSINESS NAMES | $12,000 | -$3,600 | W | ||
| $6,000 | Grant DeYoung | #9104, aired 2024-05-16 | DJ!2 | 12 | COUNTRIES WITH ONE THING IN COMMON | $12,000 | $5,600 | R | ||
| $6,000 | Gregg Meller | #9106, aired 2024-05-20 | DJ!2 | 23 | IT'S A DATE | $12,000 | $3,400 | W | ||
| $6,000 | Chris D'Amico | #9108, aired 2024-05-22 | DJ!2 | 19 | IT'S ALREADY IN THE FORM OF A QUESTION! | $10,400 | -$4,000 | W | ||
| $6,000 | Brian O'Shea | #9113, aired 2024-05-29 | DJ!2 | 19 | WHITE HOUSE WEDDINGS | $6,200 | -$7,200 | W | ||
| $6,000 | Mike Ferguson | #9145, aired 2024-07-12 | DJ!2 | 15 | PASSIONATE ABOUT NEUTRAL WORDS | $7,400 | -$14,500 | R | ||
| 15. | $5,800 | Y | Davey Morrison | #9153, aired 2024-07-24 | DJ!1 | 5 | MY ART IS FULL | $5,800 | -$1,200 | R |
| 16. | $5,000 | Alison Betts | #9081, aired 2024-04-15 | DJ!1 | 10 | IN THE DICTIONARY | $17,200 | $12,000 | R | |
| $5,000 | Alison Betts | #9081, aired 2024-04-15 | DJ!2 | 16 | A LOVE FOR BOOKS | $23,400 | $17,400 | R | ||
| $5,000 | Nam Nguyen | #9086, aired 2024-04-22 | DJ!1 | 3 | HISTORICAL FIGURES | $8,000 | -$4,800 | R | ||
| $5,000 | Ferdinand Percentie | #9091, aired 2024-04-29 | DJ!1 | 10 | GETTING TERRITORIAL | $9,400 | $800 | R | ||
| $5,000 | Angelus Kocoshis | #9094, aired 2024-05-02 | DJ!2 | 15 | WORD ORIGINS | $8,400 | -$1,800 | W |