Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 16
Out of 230 Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:
Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #16.89, on average (standard deviation: 8.24).
Number of times each player found the J! Round DD:
Left lectern: 95; middle lectern: 61; right lectern: 73.
Average scores for each player when J! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $1,274 (standard deviation: $1,034); middle lectern: $931 (standard deviation: $830); right lectern: $931 (standard deviation: $897).
In the Jeopardy! Round, players on average risked 62% 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 | 7/10 | 70% | 4% | $750 | $344 | $500 | $1,500 | $350 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 3 | 33/51 | 65% | 22% | $612 | $337 | $200 | $2,000 | $263 | 6/8 | 1/3 |
| 4 | 63/107 | 59% | 47% | $677 | $344 | $300 | $2,000 | $144 | 14/22 | 3/7 |
| 5 | 40/61 | 66% | 27% | $711 | $283 | $200 | $1,500 | $243 | 5/7 | 3/7 |
| All | 143/229 | 62% | 100% | $675 | $327 | $200 | $2,000 | $206 | 25/37 | 7/17 |
On average, the J! Round DD was located 3.96 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 0.82).
Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 16
Out of 230 Double Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:
First Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #11.29, on average (standard deviation: 6.21).
Number of times each player found the first DJ! Round DD:
Left lectern: 88; middle lectern: 60; right lectern: 71.
Average DJ! Round first DD wager: $1,222 (standard deviation: $721); wager range: $200 to $4,000; average gain/loss: $514
Average scores for each player when first DJ! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $3,822 (standard deviation: $2,132); middle lectern: $2,868 (standard deviation: $1,718); right lectern: $2,824 (standard deviation: $1,828).
Second Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #23.32, on average (standard deviation: 5.33).
Number of times each player found the second DJ! Round DD:
Left lectern: 94; middle lectern: 61; right lectern: 64.
Average DJ! Round second DD wager: $1,365 (standard deviation: $931); wager range: $100 to $5,000; average gain/loss: $271
Average scores for each player when second DJ! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $5,719 (standard deviation: $2,814); middle lectern: $4,129 (standard deviation: $2,697); right lectern: $4,141 (standard deviation: $2,429).
In the Double Jeopardy! Round, players on average risked 40% of their score on the first Daily Double (standard deviation: 25%) and 32% 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 45% (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 | 21/28 | 75% | 6% | $1,679 | $957 | $300 | $4,000 | $843 | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| 3 | 93/144 | 65% | 32% | $1,248 | $848 | $100 | $4,300 | $551 | 7/8 | 4/18 |
| 4 | 106/171 | 62% | 38% | $1,228 | $829 | $100 | $5,000 | $385 | 4/6 | 14/46 |
| 5 | 50/106 | 47% | 24% | $1,320 | $741 | $100 | $4,000 | $84 | 0/4 | 5/28 |
| All | 270/449 | 60% | 98% | $1,294 | $835 | $100 | $5,000 | $396 | 13/20 | 24/93 |
On average, the DJ! Round DDs were located 3.8 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 0.88).
Highest Daily Double wagers for Season 16
| Wager | TDD | Player name | Game | DD | Clue # | Category | Score | Lead | Response | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | $5,000 | Charles Hubert | #3581, aired 2000-03-13 | DJ!2 | 19 | ACTORS & MOVIE ROLES | $5,700 | -$4,400 | W | |
| $5,000 | Jason Parker | #3646, aired 2000-06-12 | DJ!2 | 22 | THE AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE | $16,000 | $13,700 | R | ||
| $5,000 | Doug Lach | #3665, aired 2000-07-07 | DJ!2 | 29 | DUTCH TREATIES | $17,100 | $12,500 | R | ||
| 4. | $4,300 | Y | Michael Rooney | #3628, aired 2000-05-17 | DJ!2 | 20 | SOUTHERN LIT | $4,300 | -$3,000 | R |
| 5. | $4,200 | Y | Bryan Marcus | #3592, aired 2000-03-28 | DJ!2 | 24 | WHILE HENRY VIII WAS KING | $4,200 | -$3,800 | W |
| 6. | $4,000 | Ted Hawks | #3482, aired 1999-10-26 | DJ!2 | 13 | THE 20th CENTURY | $4,600 | -$1,600 | R | |
| $4,000 | Michael LaMasse | #3562, aired 2000-02-15 | DJ!1 | 16 | OOH, A WISE GUY | $6,200 | $1,500 | R | ||
| $4,000 | Gigi Lehman | #3613, aired 2000-04-26 | DJ!2 | 24 | THE PLAY'S THE THING | $4,500 | -$5,300 | R | ||
| $4,000 | Robin Zorthian | #3641, aired 2000-06-05 | DJ!1 | 23 | OH, MY ACHING BACK! | $5,300 | -$3,800 | R | ||
| $4,000 | Gregg Fanselau | #3652, aired 2000-06-20 | DJ!1 | 25 | KEY WORDS | $9,000 | $5,200 | W | ||
| $4,000 | Ryan Grant | #3657, aired 2000-06-27 | DJ!2 | 28 | AROUND THE BLOC | $4,700 | -$3,000 | R | ||
| $4,000 | Catherine Young | #3669, aired 2000-07-13 | DJ!1 | 20 | SCIENCE CLASS | $8,500 | $3,700 | R | ||
| $4,000 | Catherine Young | #3669, aired 2000-07-13 | DJ!2 | 28 | REVOLUTIONARIES | $13,700 | $5,700 | R | ||
| 14. | $3,700 | Eddie Timanus | #3481, aired 1999-10-25 | DJ!1 | 10 | GREEK MYTHOLOGY | $6,300 | $4,400 | R | |
| 15. | $3,500 | Gary Lucy | #3508, aired 1999-12-01 | DJ!1 | 10 | CINEMA MANIA | $3,600 | -$1,200 | R | |
| 16. | $3,499 | Yancy Naughton | #3523, aired 1999-12-22 | DJ!2 | 19 | DEAR JEAN LETTERS | $3,500 | -$5,600 | W | |
| 17. | $3,400 | Y | Meredith Vieira | #3499, aired 1999-11-18 | DJ!2 | 23 | HOMETOWN HOWDIES | $3,400 | -$3,700 | R |
| 18. | $3,300 | Jason Karpf | #3609, aired 2000-04-20 | DJ!2 | 27 | THE CRAB | $6,300 | $1,500 | W | |
| 19. | $3,000 | Steve Fried | #3464, aired 1999-09-30 | DJ!2 | 29 | KHAN GAMES | $9,100 | $3,700 | R | |
| $3,000 | Pat Tortorello | #3469, aired 1999-10-07 | DJ!1 | 6 | THE BODY HUMAN | $6,200 | $4,000 | R |
Season 16 games in which the Jeopardy! Round Daily Double was not uncovered
| #3593, aired 2000-03-29 | Jennifer Yuan vs. Jeff Wohl vs. Cris Christopher |
Season 16 games in which one Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double was not uncovered
| #3670, aired 2000-07-14 | Catherine Young vs. Tad Carithers vs. Meredith Finnin | Tad Carithers game 1. |
| #3631, aired 2000-05-22 | Jeff Horn vs. Neil Tesser vs. Wesley Eddings | |
| #3620, aired 2000-05-05 | Jeff Horn vs. Kevin Larkin vs. Ann Hannon | |
| #3610, aired 2000-04-21 | Darren Millam vs. Vernon Martin vs. Kate Lowe | |
| #3598, aired 2000-04-05 | Saran Fox vs. Bernadette Hanson vs. Russell Walks | |
| #3586, aired 2000-03-20 | Melissa Gaul vs. Tony Burrell vs. Dave Fisher | |
| #3554, aired 2000-02-03 | Angela Toussaint vs. Tim Barley vs. Kathy Holden | |
| #3542, aired 2000-01-18 | Kara McDermott vs. Debbie Mamber vs. Jeff Melcher | |
| #3541, aired 2000-01-17 | Lewis Targownik vs. Wes Borucki vs. Kara McDermott | |
| #3496, aired 1999-11-15 | Rosie O'Donnell vs. Noah Wyle vs. Carol Burnett | 1999-B Celebrity Jeopardy! game 1. From the Theater at Madison... |
| #3485, aired 1999-10-29 | Janet Leach vs. Brenda Shafer vs. Mike Sharkey |
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