Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 42 regular play

Out of 50 Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:

Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #10, on average (standard deviation: 6.64).

Number of times each player found the J! Round DD:
Left lectern: 31; middle lectern: 9; right lectern: 10.

Average scores for each player when J! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $2,020 (standard deviation: $1,719); middle lectern: $1,240 (standard deviation: $1,474); right lectern: $1,292 (standard deviation: $1,491).

In the Jeopardy! Round, players on average risked 89% of their score on the Daily Double (standard deviation: 22%).

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
22/450%8%$3,550$1,100$2,000$4,600-$2501/30/0
311/1765%34%$1,812$856$1,000$4,400$4246/100/0
419/2286%44%$1,814$880$1,000$3,600$1,3777/90/0
54/757%14%$1,643$1,029$500$3,600$5861/20/1
All36/5072%100%$1,928$1,006$500$4,600$81215/240/1

On average, the J! Round DD was located 3.64 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 0.83).

Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 42 regular play

Out of 50 Double Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:

First Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #7.68, on average (standard deviation: 5.1).

Number of times each player found the first DJ! Round DD:
Left lectern: 23; middle lectern: 16; right lectern: 11.

Average DJ! Round first DD wager: $3,864 (standard deviation: $2,037); wager range: $1,200 to $10,600; average gain/loss: $1,676

Average scores for each player when first DJ! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $8,394 (standard deviation: $4,621); middle lectern: $4,468 (standard deviation: $3,008); right lectern: $5,862 (standard deviation: $4,879).

Second Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #15.54, on average (standard deviation: 6.39).

Number of times each player found the second DJ! Round DD:
Left lectern: 24; middle lectern: 10; right lectern: 16.

Average DJ! Round second DD wager: $3,844 (standard deviation: $2,303); wager range: $100 to $10,000; average gain/loss: $1,708

Average scores for each player when second DJ! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $12,220 (standard deviation: $6,512); middle lectern: $6,128 (standard deviation: $4,715); right lectern: $7,500 (standard deviation: $6,041).

In the Double Jeopardy! Round, players on average risked 58% of their score on the first Daily Double (standard deviation: 31%) and 42% of their score on the second Daily Double (standard deviation: 30%). Among all Daily Doubles, the average wager as a percentage of the player's score was 63% (standard deviation: 34%).

Double 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
27/1164%11%$4,991$3,476$1,000$10,600$2,0641/20/0
324/3275%32%$3,938$2,102$100$9,400$2,5254/51/1
424/3667%36%$3,750$1,857$500$8,600$1,1673/72/2
514/2167%21%$3,310$1,785$100$8,000$1,1291/10/1
All69/10069%100%$3,854$2,163$100$10,600$1,6929/153/4

On average, the DJ! Round DDs were located 3.67 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 0.93).

Highest Daily Double wagers for Season 42 regular play

WagerTDDPlayer nameGameDDClue #CategoryScoreLeadResponse
1.$10,600YJonathan Hugendubler#9386, aired 2025-09-08DJ!113AFRICAN HISTORY$10,600$3,000R
2.$10,000Prasad Patil#9400, aired 2025-09-26DJ!222COVER ME$14,800-$9,400R
3.$9,400YVickie Talvola#9399, aired 2025-09-25DJ!211PLANT FACTS$9,400-$2,100R
4.$9,000Dargan Ware#9417, aired 2025-10-21DJ!215IN DA CLUB$17,200-$8,800R
$9,000YEli Bondar#9423, aired 2025-10-29DJ!223LUCKY "SEVEN"$9,000-$8,400W
6.$8,600YCurtis Bogetti#9402, aired 2025-09-30DJ!17OLDEN LIT$8,600-$1,200R
$8,600YDargan Ware#9417, aired 2025-10-21DJ!114GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN'$8,600-$17,400R
8.$8,400YRyan Sharpe#9391, aired 2025-09-15DJ!25THE NORDIC COUNTRIES$8,400$2,000R
9.$8,000Steven Olson#9397, aired 2025-09-23DJ!14COMPOSERS$12,400$7,200R
10.$7,000Steven Olson#9396, aired 2025-09-22DJ!16ASIAN CITIES$15,000$10,000W
11.$6,400YDargan Ware#9415, aired 2025-10-17DJ!12HISTORY$6,400$2,200R
12.$6,000Vickie Talvola#9400, aired 2025-09-26DJ!113LONELY ISLAND$15,000$3,000R
$6,000Tom Devlin#9419, aired 2025-10-23DJ!216AN ITALIAN RENAISSANCE MAN$11,800$6,400R
$6,000Aaron Levine#9422, aired 2025-10-28DJ!110SIGNIFICANT MOTHERS$14,800$9,000W
$6,000Allegra Kuney#9431, aired 2025-11-10DJ!213POETS & POETRY$6,400-$5,400R
16.$5,400YCurtis Bogetti#9403, aired 2025-10-01DJ!23THE PATIENCE OF JOB$5,400-$1,400W
$5,400Harrison Whitaker#9433, aired 2025-11-12DJ!27WORLD GEOGRAPHY$19,600$17,400W
18.$5,200Jonathan Hugendubler#9387, aired 2025-09-09DJ!11018th CENTURY NOTABLES$15,200$12,000R
$5,200YChristopher Tillman#9426, aired 2025-11-03DJ!223MARTIAL ARTS$5,200-$7,600W
20.$5,100Paolo Pasco#9394, aired 2025-09-18DJ!23WORLD CAPITALS$9,800$200R
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