Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 5
Out of 215 Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:
Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #16.3, on average (standard deviation: 8.12).
Number of times each player found the J! Round DD:
Left lectern: 88; middle lectern: 65; right lectern: 61.
Average scores for each player when J! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $1,260 (standard deviation: $996); middle lectern: $874 (standard deviation: $837); right lectern: $890 (standard deviation: $866).
In the Jeopardy! Round, players on average risked 64% of their score on the Daily Double (standard deviation: 31%).
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 | 1/2 | 50% | 1% | $500 | $0 | $500 | $500 | $0 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| 2 | 28/35 | 80% | 16% | $611 | $272 | $200 | $1,500 | $331 | 3/4 | 0/0 |
| 3 | 32/45 | 71% | 21% | $629 | $294 | $200 | $1,500 | $300 | 5/6 | 2/3 |
| 4 | 50/80 | 63% | 37% | $643 | $342 | $100 | $2,100 | $163 | 16/20 | 7/11 |
| 5 | 40/52 | 77% | 24% | $738 | $429 | $100 | $2,300 | $465 | 10/11 | 6/10 |
| All | 151/214 | 71% | 100% | $657 | $346 | $100 | $2,300 | $291 | 35/42 | 15/24 |
On average, the J! Round DD was located 3.68 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 1.05).
Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 5
Out of 215 Double Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:
First Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #10.8, on average (standard deviation: 6.4).
Number of times each player found the first DJ! Round DD:
Left lectern: 75; middle lectern: 69; right lectern: 57.
Average DJ! Round first DD wager: $1,454 (standard deviation: $771); wager range: $5 to $4,100; average gain/loss: $614
Average scores for each player when first DJ! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $3,814 (standard deviation: $2,068); middle lectern: $2,823 (standard deviation: $1,708); right lectern: $2,859 (standard deviation: $1,818).
Second Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #21.24, on average (standard deviation: 6).
Number of times each player found the second DJ! Round DD:
Left lectern: 81; middle lectern: 69; right lectern: 51.
Average DJ! Round second DD wager: $1,582 (standard deviation: $1,105); wager range: $100 to $8,000; average gain/loss: $592
Average scores for each player when second DJ! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $5,550 (standard deviation: $2,734); middle lectern: $4,115 (standard deviation: $2,402); right lectern: $4,224 (standard deviation: $2,481).
In the Double Jeopardy! Round, players on average risked 48% of their score on the first Daily Double (standard deviation: 27%) and 37% 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 50% (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 | 5/5 | 100% | 1% | $1,140 | $835 | $200 | $2,000 | $1,140 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 2 | 34/50 | 68% | 12% | $1,786 | $1,489 | $300 | $8,000 | $746 | 3/4 | 0/1 |
| 3 | 87/122 | 71% | 29% | $1,435 | $986 | $100 | $7,900 | $609 | 9/12 | 3/8 |
| 4 | 110/148 | 74% | 36% | $1,535 | $809 | $100 | $4,000 | $771 | 9/10 | 7/16 |
| 5 | 51/90 | 57% | 22% | $1,505 | $883 | $5 | $4,000 | $211 | 2/3 | 6/17 |
| All | 287/415 | 69% | 97% | $1,518 | $954 | $5 | $8,000 | $603 | 23/29 | 16/42 |
On average, the DJ! Round DDs were located 3.65 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 0.98).
Highest Daily Double wagers for Season 5
| Wager | TDD | Player name | Game | DD | Clue # | Category | Score | Lead | Response | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | $8,000 | Jack Lechner | #980, aired 1988-12-02 | DJ!2 | 22 | TRANSPORTATION | $17,700 | $15,600 | R | |
| 2. | $7,900 | Y | Garrett Simpson | #1022, aired 1989-01-31 | DJ!2 | 15 | THE MIDDLE AGES | $7,900 | $3,900 | R |
| 3. | $7,100 | Y | Alec Iorio | #942, aired 1988-10-11 | DJ!1 | 7 | ANCIENT HISTORY | $7,100 | $5,500 | W |
| 4. | $4,500 | Matt Lindley | #1031, aired 1989-02-13 | DJ!2 | 23 | 16th CENTURY SCIENCE | $4,600 | -$7,400 | R | |
| 5. | $4,100 | Steve Brown | #959, aired 1988-11-03 | DJ!2 | 28 | ZOOLOGY | $5,900 | -$5,800 | R | |
| $4,100 | Y | Kate Waits | #966, aired 1988-11-14 | DJ!1 | 8 | "A" IN LITERATURE | $4,100 | -$100 | W | |
| 7. | $4,000 | Y | Bruce Naegeli | #967, aired 1988-11-15 | DJ!2 | 20 | TRANSPORTATION | $4,000 | -$5,400 | R |
| $4,000 | Ann Wheeler | #973, aired 1988-11-23 | DJ!1 | 22 | OPERA | $8,500 | $4,200 | R | ||
| $4,000 | Jack Lechner | #980, aired 1988-12-02 | DJ!1 | 15 | COFFEE, TEA OR MILK | $11,100 | $9,800 | R | ||
| $4,000 | Garrett Simpson | #1021, aired 1989-01-30 | DJ!2 | 29 | ROCKS & MINERALS | $5,200 | -$2,100 | R | ||
| $4,000 | Elena Whitley | #1035, aired 1989-02-17 | DJ!1 | 20 | MONTHS | $7,500 | -$2,700 | W | ||
| $4,000 | Chris McKillop | #1045, aired 1989-03-03 | DJ!2 | 10 | THE MIDDLE AGES | $4,600 | $0 | W | ||
| $4,000 | Frank Silvey | #1054, aired 1989-03-16 | DJ!2 | 16 | THE PLAY'S THE THING | $7,100 | $4,300 | W | ||
| $4,000 | Y | Alex Yang | #1096, aired 1989-05-15 | DJ!2 | 23 | ARCHITECTURE | $4,000 | -$4,400 | R | |
| $4,000 | Elsie Taulman | #1139, aired 1989-07-13 | DJ!2 | 26 | THE RIVIERA | $5,600 | -$1,800 | R | ||
| 16. | $3,900 | Y | Bruce Naegeli | #961, aired 1988-11-07 | DJ!1 | 4 | EUROPEAN HISTORY | $3,900 | $300 | R |
| 17. | $3,500 | Steve Brown | #960, aired 1988-11-04 | DJ!2 | 10 | GEOGRAPHY | $7,700 | $4,700 | W | |
| $3,500 | Art Thompson | #1009, aired 1989-01-12 | DJ!2 | 24 | RECENT HISTORY | $4,200 | -$3,200 | W | ||
| 19. | $3,400 | Tom Baldridge | #1104, aired 1989-05-25 | DJ!1 | 24 | ART | $3,500 | -$6,900 | W | |
| $3,400 | Randy Woodland | #1128, aired 1989-06-28 | DJ!2 | 27 | ARCHITECTS | $3,500 | -$7,300 | R |
Season 5 games in which the Jeopardy! Round Daily Double was not uncovered
| #1123, aired 1989-06-21 | Cathy Boggs vs. Steve Hinshaw vs. Suzi Peterson | Cathy Boggs game 4. |
Season 5 games in which one Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double was not uncovered
| #1136, aired 1989-07-10 | Ouida Rellstab vs. Markee Bourget vs. Steve Haworth | 1989 Senior Tournament quarterfinal game 1. |
| #1135, aired 1989-07-07 | Carol Davidson vs. Hugh Stocks vs. Kevin Glynn | Last regular-play game of Season 5. |
| #1123, aired 1989-06-21 | Cathy Boggs vs. Steve Hinshaw vs. Suzi Peterson | Cathy Boggs game 4. |
| #1107, aired 1989-05-30 | Robert Windeler vs. Morgan Spector vs. Nancy Dorn | |
| #1102, aired 1989-05-23 | Lisa Miller vs. Rich Lerner vs. Janet Williams | Rich Lerner game 1. |
| #1061, aired 1989-03-27 | Craig Campbell vs. Art Burke vs. Sara Leiber McKinney | |
| #1041, aired 1989-02-27 | Dean Miller vs. Bill Vogel vs. Nancy Burke | |
| #1038, aired 1989-02-22 | Raisa Deber vs. Kyle Barrett vs. Lynda Ramsey | |
| #1001, aired 1989-01-02 | Cigus Vanni vs. Dwayne Williams vs. Jennifer Myers Johnson | Cigus Vanni game 2. |
| #994, aired 1988-12-22 | John Hawekotte vs. Jean Murray vs. Willie White | Missing player introductions. |
| #942, aired 1988-10-11 | Alec Iorio vs. John Krahulec vs. Mike Myers | |
| #919, aired 1988-09-08 | Ron Smith vs. Jane Meggitt vs. Erik Knutzen | |
| #918, aired 1988-09-07 | Dave Prechtl vs. Ron Smith vs. Pat Sory |
Season 5 games in which both Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Doubles were not uncovered
| #1130, aired 1989-06-30 | Daniel Kim vs. Catherine Laatz vs. Bob Edgewood | Final Jeopardy! Round only. |
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