Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 21
Out of 230 Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:
Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #16.03, on average (standard deviation: 8.72).
Number of times each player found the J! Round DD:
Left lectern: 108; middle lectern: 72; right lectern: 50.
Average scores for each player when J! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $2,832 (standard deviation: $2,522); middle lectern: $1,797 (standard deviation: $1,850); right lectern: $1,701 (standard deviation: $2,008).
In the Jeopardy! Round, players on average risked 66% 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 | 5/6 | 83% | 3% | $1,617 | $1,336 | $300 | $3,800 | $1,517 | 3/3 | 0/1 |
| 3 | 39/56 | 70% | 24% | $1,504 | $947 | $200 | $4,200 | $668 | 11/16 | 3/3 |
| 4 | 62/93 | 67% | 40% | $1,581 | $969 | $200 | $6,600 | $637 | 12/14 | 6/10 |
| 5 | 51/75 | 68% | 33% | $1,559 | $893 | $200 | $4,800 | $566 | 19/23 | 5/8 |
| All | 157/230 | 68% | 100% | $1,556 | $943 | $200 | $6,600 | $644 | 45/56 | 14/22 |
On average, the J! Round DD was located 4.03 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 0.82).
Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 21
Out of 230 Double Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:
First Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #10.62, on average (standard deviation: 6.48).
Number of times each player found the first DJ! Round DD:
Left lectern: 86; middle lectern: 79; right lectern: 61.
Average DJ! Round first DD wager: $2,617 (standard deviation: $1,530); wager range: $100 to $8,400; average gain/loss: $815
Average scores for each player when first DJ! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $8,863 (standard deviation: $5,924); middle lectern: $5,731 (standard deviation: $3,567); right lectern: $5,358 (standard deviation: $3,870).
Second Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #21.91, on average (standard deviation: 6.31).
Number of times each player found the second DJ! Round DD:
Left lectern: 108; middle lectern: 59; right lectern: 59.
Average DJ! Round second DD wager: $3,136 (standard deviation: $2,246); wager range: $5 to $13,200; average gain/loss: $1,164
Average scores for each player when second DJ! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $12,734 (standard deviation: $7,426); middle lectern: $8,175 (standard deviation: $5,187); right lectern: $7,650 (standard deviation: $5,574).
In the Double Jeopardy! Round, players on average risked 42% of their score on the first Daily Double (standard deviation: 29%) and 33% of their score on the second Daily Double (standard deviation: 28%). Among all Daily Doubles, the average wager as a percentage of the player's score was 47% (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 | 28/39 | 72% | 9% | $2,782 | $1,550 | $400 | $7,800 | $1,495 | 4/4 | 0/1 |
| 3 | 84/125 | 67% | 27% | $2,854 | $2,047 | $5 | $13,200 | $915 | 6/12 | 8/21 |
| 4 | 124/186 | 67% | 41% | $2,937 | $1,994 | $5 | $12,000 | $868 | 9/11 | 20/37 |
| 5 | 64/105 | 61% | 23% | $2,809 | $1,823 | $100 | $10,000 | $1,102 | 4/5 | 14/32 |
| All | 300/455 | 66% | 99% | $2,876 | $1,937 | $5 | $13,200 | $989 | 23/32 | 42/91 |
On average, the DJ! Round DDs were located 3.79 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 0.9).
Highest Daily Double wagers for Season 21
| Wager | TDD | Player name | Game | DD | Clue # | Category | Score | Lead | Response | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | $13,200 | Ken Jennings | #4653, aired 2004-11-24 | DJ!2 | 26 | NAMES FROM THE GERMAN | $26,800 | $24,200 | R | |
| 2. | $12,000 | Ken Jennings | #4618, aired 2004-10-06 | DJ!2 | 14 | LITERARY PAIRS | $28,000 | $24,600 | R | |
| 3. | $10,000 | Dave Oosterhuis | #4642, aired 2004-11-09 | DJ!2 | 25 | GRANADA | $13,400 | -$9,800 | W | |
| $10,000 | Robert Bowsher | #4667, aired 2004-12-14 | DJ!2 | 14 | TOM WOLFE | $12,200 | -$4,200 | W | ||
| 5. | $9,800 | Ken Jennings | #4655, aired 2004-11-26 | DJ!2 | 11 | ART HISTORY | $20,200 | $16,200 | R | |
| 6. | $8,600 | Ken Jennings | #4654, aired 2004-11-25 | DJ!2 | 16 | NOBEL CATEGORIES BY WINNER | $21,400 | $21,000 | R | |
| 7. | $8,400 | Ken Jennings | #4603, aired 2004-09-15 | DJ!1 | 9 | WHO PLAYED 'EM? | $16,600 | $14,200 | R | |
| 8. | $8,200 | Ari Schoenholtz | #4652, aired 2004-11-23 | DJ!2 | 30 | FRESHMAN COMPOSITION | $11,400 | -$2,400 | W | |
| 9. | $8,000 | Tom McCudden | #4664, aired 2004-12-09 | DJ!2 | 23 | SIGNS & SYMBOLS | $22,600 | $8,200 | R | |
| $8,000 | Brian Moore | #4758, aired 2005-04-20 | DJ!2 | 24 | BEND IT LIKE BECKETT | $26,800 | $16,600 | R | ||
| 11. | $7,800 | Ken Jennings | #4634, aired 2004-10-28 | DJ!2 | 22 | AQUATIC LIFE | $17,200 | $7,600 | R | |
| $7,800 | Ken Jennings | #4638, aired 2004-11-04 | DJ!1 | 10 | 5-LETTER WORDS | $17,200 | $13,400 | R | ||
| $7,800 | Ken Jennings | #4638, aired 2004-11-04 | DJ!2 | 22 | COUNTRY MATTERS | $32,200 | $25,200 | R | ||
| $7,800 | Y | Rob Kimbro | #4656, aired 2004-11-29 | DJ!1 | 20 | WEAPONS OF THE 2nd MILLENNIUM | $7,800 | -$13,800 | W | |
| 15. | $7,600 | Y | Grace Veach | #4765, aired 2005-04-29 | DJ!2 | 8 | AMERICAN "W"RITERS | $7,600 | -$5,600 | R |
| 16. | $7,500 | Harry Sering | #4670, aired 2004-12-17 | DJ!2 | 26 | CLASSIC TV DRAMA EPISODES | $7,800 | -$3,600 | W | |
| 17. | $7,000 | Ken Jennings | #4601, aired 2004-09-13 | DJ!2 | 20 | GEOLOGY | $23,000 | $21,000 | R | |
| $7,000 | Tom McCudden | #4665, aired 2004-12-10 | DJ!1 | 4 | LEGAL BRIEFS | $13,800 | $7,800 | W | ||
| $7,000 | Andrew Westney | #4730, aired 2005-03-11 | DJ!2 | 15 | AMERICAN PLACE NAMES | $10,200 | -$5,600 | R | ||
| 20. | $6,600 | Ken Jennings | #4653, aired 2004-11-24 | DJ!1 | 24 | WHO WAS THE ENGLISH MONARCH WHEN... | $33,400 | $30,800 | W |
Season 21 games in which one Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double was not uncovered
| #4785, aired 2005-05-27 | Bob Shore vs. Charlie Kahn vs. Tim Schwab | |
| #4651, aired 2004-11-22 | Kermin Fleming vs. Rachel McCool vs. Ari Schoenholtz | 2004 College Championship final game 1. |
| #4626, aired 2004-10-18 | Megan Fraedrich vs. Tim Koch vs. Kelly Scurry | 2004-B Kids Week game 1. |
Season 21 games in which both Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Doubles were not uncovered
| #4630, aired 2004-10-22 | Ross Gardiner vs. Theodora Messalas vs. Patrick Zakem | 2004-B Kids Week game 5. |
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