Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 36 regular play
Out of 160 Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:
Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #14.82, on average (standard deviation: 7.96).
Number of times each player found the J! Round DD:
Left lectern: 65; middle lectern: 44; right lectern: 51.
Average scores for each player when J! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $2,361 (standard deviation: $2,066); middle lectern: $1,589 (standard deviation: $1,623); right lectern: $1,880 (standard deviation: $1,894).
In the Jeopardy! Round, players on average risked 74% of their score on the Daily Double (standard deviation: 29%).
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 | 1/1 | 100% | 1% | $2,000 | $0 | $2,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 2 | 10/17 | 59% | 11% | $1,812 | $1,193 | $600 | $5,000 | $494 | 3/5 | 0/0 |
| 3 | 30/45 | 67% | 28% | $1,805 | $1,027 | $100 | $5,400 | $752 | 11/16 | 1/2 |
| 4 | 44/58 | 76% | 36% | $1,683 | $981 | $400 | $6,000 | $1,017 | 20/24 | 3/4 |
| 5 | 22/39 | 56% | 24% | $1,587 | $655 | $500 | $3,000 | $259 | 9/13 | 0/1 |
| All | 107/160 | 67% | 100% | $1,710 | $944 | $100 | $6,000 | $708 | 43/58 | 4/7 |
On average, the J! Round DD was located 3.73 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 0.97).
Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 36 regular play
Out of 160 Double Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:
First Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #10.4, on average (standard deviation: 6.6).
Number of times each player found the first DJ! Round DD:
Left lectern: 61; middle lectern: 37; right lectern: 57.
Average DJ! Round first DD wager: $3,247 (standard deviation: $1,595); wager range: $100 to $9,800; average gain/loss: $1,007
Average scores for each player when first DJ! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $7,856 (standard deviation: $4,055); middle lectern: $5,654 (standard deviation: $3,598); right lectern: $6,208 (standard deviation: $4,277).
Second Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #20.1, on average (standard deviation: 6.22).
Number of times each player found the second DJ! Round DD:
Left lectern: 67; middle lectern: 43; right lectern: 45.
Average DJ! Round second DD wager: $3,255 (standard deviation: $1,651); wager range: $5 to $8,000; average gain/loss: $816
Average scores for each player when second DJ! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $11,166 (standard deviation: $5,856); middle lectern: $7,746 (standard deviation: $4,868); right lectern: $8,224 (standard deviation: $5,361).
In the Double Jeopardy! Round, players on average risked 51% of their score on the first Daily Double (standard deviation: 29%) and 38% of their score on the second Daily Double (standard deviation: 29%). Among all Daily Doubles, the average wager as a percentage of the player's score was 55% (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 | 31/47 | 66% | 15% | $3,387 | $2,233 | $600 | $13,000 | $1,489 | 2/5 | 0/1 |
| 3 | 60/89 | 67% | 28% | $3,046 | $1,603 | $5 | $8,000 | $1,273 | 12/14 | 3/7 |
| 4 | 63/110 | 57% | 35% | $3,273 | $1,501 | $100 | $7,000 | $356 | 2/6 | 5/12 |
| 5 | 41/69 | 59% | 22% | $3,464 | $1,728 | $300 | $9,800 | $945 | 7/10 | 1/5 |
| All | 195/315 | 62% | 98% | $3,251 | $1,621 | $5 | $9,800 | $913 | 23/35 | 9/25 |
On average, the DJ! Round DDs were located 3.65 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 0.99).
Highest Daily Double wagers for Season 36 regular play
| Wager | TDD | Player name | Game | DD | Clue # | Category | Score | Lead | Response | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | $13,000 | MacKenzie Jones | #8161, aired 2020-02-17 | DJ!1 | 19 | ART SUBJECTS | $13,800 | $2,600 | R | |
| 2. | $9,800 | Y | Terry Heard Jr. | #8160, aired 2020-02-14 | DJ!1 | 27 | TREES GROW ON MONEY | $9,800 | $2,800 | R |
| 3. | $8,000 | Jason Zuffranieri | #8050, aired 2019-09-13 | DJ!2 | 16 | SAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE | $28,800 | $26,400 | R | |
| $8,000 | Geoff Duncan | #8069, aired 2019-10-10 | DJ!2 | 27 | 4-LETTER PLACES | $15,200 | $7,600 | R | ||
| $8,000 | MacKenzie Jones | #8163, aired 2020-02-19 | DJ!2 | 16 | MYTHICAL CREATURES | $11,400 | -$8,800 | R | ||
| 6. | $7,700 | Sathvik Namburar | #8098, aired 2019-11-20 | DJ!1 | 23 | I GOT RELIGION | $8,600 | -$13,200 | R | |
| $7,700 | Brooke MacKenzie | #8159, aired 2020-02-13 | DJ!2 | 16 | TRIAL MIX | $9,000 | -$6,600 | R | ||
| 8. | $7,600 | Y | Jason Zuffranieri | #8053, aired 2019-09-18 | DJ!1 | 6 | CLASSIC METAL BANDS | $7,600 | $1,000 | R |
| 9. | $7,000 | Jason Zuffranieri | #8051, aired 2019-09-16 | DJ!1 | 8 | WHICH PRESIDENT? | $14,400 | $8,000 | R | |
| $7,000 | Sam Leon | #8163, aired 2020-02-19 | DJ!1 | 7 | A DISASTER AREA | $10,400 | $3,800 | R | ||
| $7,000 | MacKenzie Jones | #8166, aired 2020-02-24 | DJ!2 | 23 | ONLY THE GOOD CHARACTERS DIE YOUNG | $8,000 | -$8,800 | R | ||
| 12. | $6,600 | Y | Morgan Wilbanks | #8220, aired 2020-05-22 | DJ!1 | 15 | PHYSICS | $6,600 | -$3,200 | R |
| 13. | $6,400 | Y | Gabe Brison-Trezise | #8060, aired 2019-09-27 | DJ!2 | 19 | SOME STERN WORDS | $6,400 | -$11,200 | R |
| $6,400 | Y | Greg Bacon | #8147, aired 2020-01-28 | DJ!2 | 29 | "A"NTONYM | $6,400 | -$12,800 | R | |
| $6,400 | Y | Kyle Dallman | #8192, aired 2020-03-31 | DJ!1 | 23 | BEHIND THE TV & RADIO CALL LETTERS | $6,400 | -$13,800 | W | |
| 16. | $6,000 | Jason Zuffranieri | #8048, aired 2019-09-11 | DJ!2 | 20 | THAT PLACE USED TO BE CALLED... | $27,000 | $24,400 | R | |
| $6,000 | Jason Zuffranieri | #8049, aired 2019-09-12 | J! | 18 | COUNTRY MUSIC | $7,800 | $4,800 | R | ||
| $6,000 | Jason Zuffranieri | #8050, aired 2019-09-13 | DJ!1 | 8 | SURNAMES | $16,000 | $13,400 | R | ||
| $6,000 | Colin Kennedy | #8052, aired 2019-09-17 | DJ!2 | 11 | NEVER TO RETURN | $11,500 | -$5,500 | R | ||
| $6,000 | Kevin Boettcher | #8065, aired 2019-10-04 | DJ!1 | 8 | WORDS ABOUT WORDS | $10,400 | $800 | W |
Season 36 regular play games in which one Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double was not uncovered
| #8194, aired 2020-04-02 | Hemant Mehta vs. Tiffany Eisenhauer vs. Felicity Flesher | |
| #8193, aired 2020-04-01 | Leanne Gonzalez-Singer vs. Hemant Mehta vs. Kami Narayan | |
| #8181, aired 2020-03-16 | Jessica Babbitt vs. Sarah Schmitt vs. Sid Katz | |
| #8161, aired 2020-02-17 | Terry Heard Jr. vs. Tom Ellison vs. MacKenzie Jones | MacKenzie Jones game 1. |
| #8066, aired 2019-10-07 | Kara Skinner vs. Ben Hamman vs. Jessica Garsed |