Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 10
Out of 89 Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:
Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #17.55, on average (standard deviation: 8.15).
Number of times each player found the J! Round DD:
Left podium: 30; middle podium: 28; right podium: 30.
Average scores for each player when J! Round DD found:
Left podium: $1,356 (standard deviation: $1,024); middle podium: $1,185 (standard deviation: $860); right podium: $1,082 (standard deviation: $958).
In the Jeopardy! Round, players on average risked 61% of their score on the Daily Double (standard deviation: 28%).
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 | 1/1 | 100% | 1% | $500 | $0 | $500 | $500 | $500 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 3 | 4/7 | 57% | 8% | $743 | $237 | $500 | $1,200 | $86 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 4 | 21/29 | 72% | 33% | $859 | $385 | $400 | $2,000 | $397 | 4/7 | 0/0 |
| 5 | 32/51 | 63% | 58% | $769 | $306 | $300 | $1,500 | $180 | 3/5 | 1/1 |
| All | 58/88 | 66% | 99% | $793 | $329 | $300 | $2,000 | $248 | 7/12 | 1/1 |
On average, the J! Round DD was located 4.48 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 0.69).
Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 10
Out of 89 Double Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:
First Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #11.78, on average (standard deviation: 6.65).
Number of times each player found the first DJ! Round DD:
Left podium: 28; middle podium: 29; right podium: 31.
Average DJ! Round first DD wager: $1,547 (standard deviation: $755); wager range: $5 to $4,000; average gain/loss: $808
Average scores for each player when first DJ! Round DD found:
Left podium: $4,272 (standard deviation: $2,229); middle podium: $3,524 (standard deviation: $1,954); right podium: $3,524 (standard deviation: $2,046).
Second Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #22.35, on average (standard deviation: 5.8).
Number of times each player found the second DJ! Round DD:
Left podium: 31; middle podium: 32; right podium: 25.
Average DJ! Round second DD wager: $1,669 (standard deviation: $878); wager range: $5 to $4,000; average gain/loss: $317
Average scores for each player when second DJ! Round DD found:
Left podium: $6,018 (standard deviation: $2,854); middle podium: $4,953 (standard deviation: $2,701); right podium: $5,381 (standard deviation: $2,603).
In the Double Jeopardy! Round, players on average risked 43% of their score on the first Daily Double (standard deviation: 26%) and 34% 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: 29%).
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 | 2/4 | 50% | 2% | $1,950 | $759 | $1,300 | $3,000 | $300 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 3 | 19/23 | 83% | 13% | $1,713 | $996 | $300 | $4,000 | $1,191 | 1/1 | 2/2 |
| 4 | 54/73 | 74% | 41% | $1,563 | $776 | $200 | $3,500 | $684 | 5/6 | 2/8 |
| 5 | 44/77 | 57% | 44% | $1,594 | $811 | $5 | $4,000 | $277 | 1/1 | 5/10 |
| All | 119/177 | 67% | 99% | $1,608 | $819 | $5 | $4,000 | $564 | 7/8 | 9/20 |
On average, the DJ! Round DDs were located 4.26 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 0.77).
Highest Daily Double wagers for Season 10
| Wager | TDD | Player name | Game | DD | Clue # | Category | Score | Lead | Response | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | $4,000 | Kurt Bray | #2155, aired 1994-01-07 | DJ!1 | 10 | SCIENCE | $9,600 | $7,400 | R | |
| $4,000 | Jeff Stewart | #2244, aired 1994-05-12 | DJ!2 | 23 | EXPLORERS | $10,900 | $6,700 | R | ||
| 3. | $3,600 | Y | Matt Morris | #2190, aired 1994-02-25 | DJ!2 | 8 | AMERICAN LITERATURE | $3,600 | -$4,700 | R |
| 4. | $3,500 | Bob Schwartz | #2103, aired 1993-10-27 | DJ!2 | 28 | ORGANIZATIONS | $5,900 | -$3,900 | W | |
| $3,500 | Tom Nosek | #2119, aired 1993-11-18 | DJ!2 | 29 | BRITISH POETS | $8,600 | -$900 | R | ||
| $3,500 | Frank Spangenberg | #2128, aired 1993-12-01 | DJ!1 | 12 | POETRY | $8,500 | $4,600 | R | ||
| 7. | $3,000 | Ed Asner | #2112, aired 1993-11-09 | DJ!2 | 14 | ART | $3,600 | -$700 | R | |
| $3,000 | Tom Nosek | #2121, aired 1993-11-22 | DJ!2 | 16 | ROYALTY | $4,000 | -$900 | R | ||
| $3,000 | Jack Mahoney | #2123, aired 1993-11-24 | DJ!2 | 20 | WORLD LITERATURE | $5,800 | -$600 | R | ||
| $3,000 | Tom Nosek | #2124, aired 1993-11-25 | DJ!1 | 17 | ASTRONOMERS | $5,000 | $600 | R | ||
| $3,000 | Frank Spangenberg | #2129, aired 1993-12-02 | DJ!1 | 14 | ANCIENT ATHENIANS | $5,400 | $400 | R | ||
| $3,000 | Kurt Bray | #2152, aired 1994-01-04 | DJ!1 | 9 | AIRCRAFT | $6,200 | $3,100 | R | ||
| $3,000 | Kurt Bray | #2155, aired 1994-01-07 | DJ!2 | 18 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | $14,600 | $11,400 | W | ||
| $3,000 | Bob Kitson | #2166, aired 1994-01-24 | DJ!2 | 16 | PAINTERS | $6,600 | $2,100 | W | ||
| $3,000 | Dorothy Thompson | #2186, aired 1994-02-21 | DJ!2 | 29 | CHEMISTRY | $6,600 | -$2,100 | W | ||
| $3,000 | Peter Steffen | #2190, aired 1994-02-25 | DJ!1 | 5 | WORLD CAPITALS | $6,100 | $3,400 | R | ||
| $3,000 | Bob Helfrich | #2201, aired 1994-03-14 | DJ!2 | 23 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES | $3,600 | -$4,200 | W | ||
| $3,000 | Alec MacKenzie | #2291, aired 1994-07-18 | DJ!1 | 19 | TREATIES | $3,800 | -$2,300 | R | ||
| $3,000 | Jim Brachman | #2293, aired 1994-07-20 | DJ!2 | 28 | PHILOSOPHY | $5,300 | -$4,200 | R | ||
| 20. | $2,900 | Keri Ellis | #2245, aired 1994-05-13 | DJ!2 | 14 | LITERARY POTPOURRI | $5,100 | -$3,900 | R |
Season 10 games in which the Jeopardy! Round Daily Double was not uncovered
| #2113, aired 1993-11-10 | Kelsey Grammer vs. Paula Poundstone vs. Michael Feinstein | 1993 Celebrity Jeopardy! game 3. |
Season 10 games in which one Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double was not uncovered
| #2173, aired 1994-02-02 | Tom Nichols vs. Judy Paullus vs. Geoff Berman | Tom Nichols game 3. |
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