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/lossTDDsFearfuls
11/250%1%$500$0$500$500$01/10/0
228/3580%16%$611$272$200$1,500$3313/40/0
332/4571%21%$629$294$200$1,500$3005/62/3
450/8063%37%$643$342$100$2,100$16316/207/11
540/5277%24%$738$429$100$2,300$46510/116/10
All151/21471%100%$657$346$100$2,300$29135/4215/24

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/lossTDDsFearfuls
15/5100%1%$1,140$835$200$2,000$1,1400/00/0
234/5068%12%$1,786$1,489$300$8,000$7463/40/1
387/12271%29%$1,435$986$100$7,900$6099/123/8
4110/14874%36%$1,535$809$100$4,000$7719/107/16
551/9057%22%$1,505$883$5$4,000$2112/36/17
All287/41569%97%$1,518$954$5$8,000$60323/2916/42

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

WagerTDDPlayer nameGameDDClue #CategoryScoreLeadResponse
1.$8,000Jack Lechner#980, aired 1988-12-02DJ!222TRANSPORTATION$17,700$15,600R
2.$7,900YGarrett Simpson#1022, aired 1989-01-31DJ!215THE MIDDLE AGES$7,900$3,900R
3.$7,100YAlec Iorio#942, aired 1988-10-11DJ!17ANCIENT HISTORY$7,100$5,500W
4.$4,500Matt Lindley#1031, aired 1989-02-13DJ!22316th CENTURY SCIENCE$4,600-$7,400R
5.$4,100Steve Brown#959, aired 1988-11-03DJ!228ZOOLOGY$5,900-$5,800R
$4,100YKate Waits#966, aired 1988-11-14DJ!18"A" IN LITERATURE$4,100-$100W
7.$4,000YBruce Naegeli#967, aired 1988-11-15DJ!220TRANSPORTATION$4,000-$5,400R
$4,000Ann Wheeler#973, aired 1988-11-23DJ!122OPERA$8,500$4,200R
$4,000Jack Lechner#980, aired 1988-12-02DJ!115COFFEE, TEA OR MILK$11,100$9,800R
$4,000Garrett Simpson#1021, aired 1989-01-30DJ!229ROCKS & MINERALS$5,200-$2,100R
$4,000Elena Whitley#1035, aired 1989-02-17DJ!120MONTHS$7,500-$2,700W
$4,000Chris McKillop#1045, aired 1989-03-03DJ!210THE MIDDLE AGES$4,600$0W
$4,000Frank Silvey#1054, aired 1989-03-16DJ!216THE PLAY'S THE THING$7,100$4,300W
$4,000YAlex Yang#1096, aired 1989-05-15DJ!223ARCHITECTURE$4,000-$4,400R
$4,000Elsie Taulman#1139, aired 1989-07-13DJ!226THE RIVIERA$5,600-$1,800R
16.$3,900YBruce Naegeli#961, aired 1988-11-07DJ!14EUROPEAN HISTORY$3,900$300R
17.$3,500Steve Brown#960, aired 1988-11-04DJ!210GEOGRAPHY$7,700$4,700W
$3,500Art Thompson#1009, aired 1989-01-12DJ!224RECENT HISTORY$4,200-$3,200W
19.$3,400Tom Baldridge#1104, aired 1989-05-25DJ!124ART$3,500-$6,900W
$3,400Randy Woodland#1128, aired 1989-06-28DJ!227ARCHITECTS$3,500-$7,300R

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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