Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 4
Out of 165 Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:
Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #16.83, on average (standard deviation: 8.08).
Number of times each player found the J! Round DD:
Left podium: 59; middle podium: 42; right podium: 55.
Average scores for each player when J! Round DD found:
Left podium: $1,396 (standard deviation: $1,159); middle podium: $944 (standard deviation: $887); right podium: $1,018 (standard deviation: $887).
In the Jeopardy! Round, players on average risked 56% 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 | 1/1 | 100% | 1% | $500 | $0 | $500 | $500 | $500 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
2 | 16/16 | 100% | 10% | $625 | $368 | $100 | $1,500 | $625 | 1/1 | 1/1 |
3 | 22/37 | 59% | 24% | $573 | $242 | $200 | $1,300 | $162 | 4/7 | 0/2 |
4 | 38/60 | 63% | 38% | $598 | $336 | $5 | $2,000 | $182 | 8/9 | 5/10 |
5 | 33/42 | 79% | 27% | $626 | $393 | $50 | $2,000 | $462 | 10/10 | 6/11 |
All | 110/156 | 71% | 95% | $602 | $333 | $5 | $2,000 | $300 | 23/27 | 12/24 |
On average, the J! Round DD was located 3.81 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 0.97).
Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 4
Out of 163 Double Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:
First Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #10.46, on average (standard deviation: 6.2).
Number of times each player found the first DJ! Round DD:
Left podium: 61; middle podium: 47; right podium: 44.
Average DJ! Round first DD wager: $1,307 (standard deviation: $803); wager range: $100 to $6,000; average gain/loss: $636
Average scores for each player when first DJ! Round DD found:
Left podium: $3,825 (standard deviation: $1,954); middle podium: $2,673 (standard deviation: $2,040); right podium: $3,052 (standard deviation: $2,167).
Second Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #21.61, on average (standard deviation: 5.84).
Number of times each player found the second DJ! Round DD:
Left podium: 65; middle podium: 46; right podium: 41.
Average DJ! Round second DD wager: $1,549 (standard deviation: $1,249); wager range: $5 to $10,000; average gain/loss: $277
Average scores for each player when second DJ! Round DD found:
Left podium: $5,805 (standard deviation: $2,831); middle podium: $3,961 (standard deviation: $2,604); right podium: $4,339 (standard deviation: $3,081).
In the Double Jeopardy! Round, players on average risked 43% of their score on the first Daily Double (standard deviation: 29%) and 35% 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 45% (standard deviation: 31%).
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 | 4/6 | 67% | 2% | $1,267 | $1,223 | $400 | $3,700 | $600 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
2 | 41/56 | 73% | 18% | $1,513 | $1,107 | $100 | $6,000 | $641 | 2/4 | 1/3 |
3 | 56/91 | 62% | 29% | $1,353 | $840 | $300 | $5,000 | $368 | 2/4 | 1/6 |
4 | 78/122 | 64% | 39% | $1,342 | $1,067 | $5 | $10,000 | $511 | 5/7 | 7/22 |
5 | 24/40 | 60% | 13% | $1,595 | $1,280 | $200 | $5,000 | $260 | 1/3 | 7/13 |
All | 203/315 | 64% | 97% | $1,428 | $1,055 | $5 | $10,000 | $463 | 11/19 | 16/44 |
On average, the DJ! Round DDs were located 3.43 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 0.99).
Highest Daily Double wagers for Season 4
Wager | TDD | Player name | Game | DD | Clue # | Category | Score | Lead | Response | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | $10,000 | Bob Beers | #839, aired 1988-04-07 | DJ!2 | 17 | COLONIAL AMERICA | $15,400 | $12,000 | R | |
2. | $6,000 | Bob Beers | #839, aired 1988-04-07 | DJ!1 | 11 | LITERATURE | $8,400 | $5,600 | R | |
3. | $5,000 | Tim Dicarlo | #716, aired 1987-10-19 | DJ!2 | 27 | EARLY AMERICA | $6,200 | -$3,800 | R | |
$5,000 | Steve Kravitz | #787, aired 1988-01-26 | DJ!2 | 25 | OLD TESTAMENT | $5,400 | -$3,800 | R | ||
$5,000 | Kevin Frear | #902, aired 1988-07-05 | DJ!2 | 25 | ASTRONOMY | $12,800 | $11,600 | R | ||
6. | $4,800 | Y | Stephen Lebowitz | #889, aired 1988-06-16 | DJ!2 | 27 | BIOLOGY | $4,800 | -$4,200 | W |
7. | $4,500 | Michael Shutterly | #810, aired 1988-02-26 | DJ!2 | 12 | ART | $9,000 | $6,400 | W | |
8. | $4,300 | Y | Linda Mossman | #893, aired 1988-06-22 | DJ!2 | 28 | DOWN EASTERS | $4,300 | -$6,800 | W |
9. | $4,000 | David Javerbaum | #804, aired 1988-02-18 | DJ!1 | 11 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY | $5,000 | -$100 | R | |
$4,000 | Ross Cameron | #864, aired 1988-05-12 | DJ!2 | 28 | GOLDEN OLDIES | $10,100 | $6,700 | W | ||
11. | $3,700 | Y | Bob Verini | #738, aired 1987-11-18 | DJ!1 | 14 | THEATRE | $3,700 | $2,400 | R |
$3,700 | Y | Bob Verini | #740, aired 1987-11-20 | DJ!1 | 6 | MIDDLE NAMES | $3,700 | $900 | R | |
13. | $3,500 | Kate Waits | #730, aired 1987-11-06 | DJ!2 | 13 | MOVIES | $4,000 | -$2,200 | R | |
$3,500 | Elizabeth Holloway | #749, aired 1987-12-03 | DJ!2 | 25 | EPITAPHS | $5,700 | -$6,100 | W | ||
15. | $3,400 | Bruce Naegeli | #913, aired 1988-07-20 | DJ!2 | 28 | WOMEN | $13,400 | $10,000 | R | |
16. | $3,300 | Y | Richard Cordray | #736, aired 1987-11-16 | DJ!2 | 25 | DEMOCRATS | $3,300 | -$6,183 | R |
17. | $3,100 | Y | Robin Carter | #895, aired 1988-06-24 | DJ!1 | 16 | "POOR" | $3,100 | -$7,100 | R |
18. | $3,000 | Tom Bendycki | #693, aired 1987-09-16 | DJ!2 | 25 | SHOES | $7,400 | $500 | W | |
$3,000 | Ralph Biancalana | #761, aired 1987-12-21 | DJ!2 | 27 | ALABAMA | $4,600 | -$5,400 | R | ||
$3,000 | Kurt Webber | #761, aired 1987-12-21 | DJ!1 | 24 | "M"ENAGERIE | $3,400 | -$5,600 | R |
Season 4 games in which the Jeopardy! Round Daily Double was not uncovered
#904, aired 1988-07-07 | Kevin Frear vs. Susanna Betzl vs. Mike Harris | First 6 clues only. |
#868, aired 1988-05-18 | Louise Reyburn Dice vs. Ross Cameron vs. Tom Wickham | 1988 Senior Tournament semifinal game 3. |
#852, aired 1988-04-26 | Blaze Newman vs. Scott vs. Liz | Missing first 17 clues. |
#834, aired 1988-03-31 | Steven Popper vs. Michael Kannellos vs. Daniel Lubin | Steven Popper game 4. |
#733, aired 1987-11-11 | Eugene Finerman vs. Keith Bell vs. Jonathan Fellows | 1987 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 3. |
#729, aired 1987-11-05 | Kate Waits vs. Hallie Greenburg vs. Michael Moreno | Kate Waits game 3. Clues from this game heard in... |
#712, aired 1987-10-13 | Richard Perez-Pena vs. Chloe Ross vs. Gerry Cook | Richard Perez-Pena game 5. |
#709, aired 1987-10-08 | Richard Perez-Pena vs. Mary vs. Gregg Horn | Richard Perez-Pena game 2. Missing J! Round. |
#689, aired 1987-09-10 | Brenda Berstler vs. Ted Cooperstein vs. Stephanie Chastain | First segment only. |
Season 4 games in which one Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double was not uncovered
#892, aired 1988-06-21 | Steve Herron vs. Linda Mossman vs. Tom Schmidt | |
#866, aired 1988-05-16 | Peggy Kennedy vs. Ed Cohen vs. Franceline Turner | 1988 Senior Tournament semifinal game 1. Missing first 8 clues. |
#788, aired 1988-01-27 | Steve Kravitz vs. Cheryl Lieberman vs. Tom Nelson | Final Jeopardy! logo flashes on the game board's monitors instead... |
#778, aired 1988-01-13 | Leah Greenwald vs. Jim Stevenson vs. Todd Leopold | Leah Greenwald game 3. |
#757, aired 1987-12-15 | Stephanie Johns vs. Winona Phillips vs. Robin Maisel | Missing first 10 clues of the Jeopardy! Round. |
#719, aired 1987-10-22 | Beth Phillips vs. Brian Nelson vs. Laura Glendinning | |
#717, aired 1987-10-20 | Judith Seeger vs. Denise Rossi vs. J.P. Duffy | |
#713, aired 1987-10-14 | Bob Imsande vs. Suzee Vlk vs. Judi Owens | |
#710, aired 1987-10-09 | Richard Perez-Pena vs. John Gose vs. Mary Dupuis | Richard Perez-Pena game 3. |
#709, aired 1987-10-08 | Richard Perez-Pena vs. Mary vs. Gregg Horn | Richard Perez-Pena game 2. Missing J! Round. |
#702, aired 1987-09-29 | Judi Greenberg vs. Lance Williams vs. Cinthea Stahl |