Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 8 regular play
Out of 149 Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:
Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #17.53, on average (standard deviation: 8.24).
Number of times each player found the J! Round DD:
Left lectern: 67; middle lectern: 36; right lectern: 44.
Average scores for each player when J! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $1,520 (standard deviation: $1,190); middle lectern: $1,048 (standard deviation: $916); right lectern: $922 (standard deviation: $894).
In the Jeopardy! Round, players on average risked 64% 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 | 0/0 | 0% | 0% | 0/0 | 0/0 | |||||
| 2 | 2/2 | 100% | 1% | $750 | $354 | $500 | $1,000 | $750 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| 3 | 19/27 | 70% | 18% | $757 | $396 | $300 | $1,600 | $261 | 5/8 | 0/0 |
| 4 | 28/45 | 62% | 31% | $713 | $350 | $200 | $2,400 | $180 | 3/8 | 1/2 |
| 5 | 47/73 | 64% | 50% | $860 | $401 | $300 | $2,500 | $288 | 9/15 | 3/5 |
| All | 96/147 | 65% | 99% | $795 | $387 | $200 | $2,500 | $256 | 18/32 | 4/7 |
On average, the J! Round DD was located 4.29 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 0.81).
Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 8 regular play
Out of 149 Double Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:
First Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #11.02, on average (standard deviation: 6.28).
Number of times each player found the first DJ! Round DD:
Left lectern: 62; middle lectern: 42; right lectern: 45.
Average DJ! Round first DD wager: $1,577 (standard deviation: $736); wager range: $300 to $6,000; average gain/loss: $303
Average scores for each player when first DJ! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $4,358 (standard deviation: $2,396); middle lectern: $2,982 (standard deviation: $1,943); right lectern: $2,948 (standard deviation: $1,761).
Second Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #22.28, on average (standard deviation: 6.14).
Number of times each player found the second DJ! Round DD:
Left lectern: 57; middle lectern: 44; right lectern: 48.
Average DJ! Round second DD wager: $1,865 (standard deviation: $1,183); wager range: $100 to $8,000; average gain/loss: $692
Average scores for each player when second DJ! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $6,425 (standard deviation: $3,401); middle lectern: $4,246 (standard deviation: $2,596); right lectern: $4,167 (standard deviation: $2,294).
In the Double Jeopardy! Round, players on average risked 49% of their score on the first Daily Double (standard deviation: 26%) and 39% 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: 30%).
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 | 16/19 | 84% | 6% | $1,721 | $986 | $200 | $3,000 | $1,247 | 0/0 | 1/2 |
| 3 | 42/64 | 66% | 21% | $1,681 | $708 | $400 | $3,500 | $572 | 2/2 | 1/3 |
| 4 | 70/111 | 63% | 37% | $1,668 | $979 | $400 | $5,900 | $547 | 4/6 | 0/6 |
| 5 | 61/104 | 59% | 35% | $1,802 | $1,157 | $100 | $8,000 | $262 | 1/5 | 3/13 |
| All | 189/298 | 63% | 100% | $1,721 | $994 | $100 | $8,000 | $497 | 7/13 | 5/24 |
On average, the DJ! Round DDs were located 4.01 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 0.91).
Highest Daily Double wagers for Season 8 regular play
| Wager | TDD | Player name | Game | DD | Clue # | Category | Score | Lead | Response | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | $8,000 | Joseph D'Hippolito | #1707, aired 1992-01-21 | DJ!2 | 28 | FAMOUS NAMES | $12,000 | $9,300 | R | |
| 2. | $6,000 | Bill Dunn | #1700, aired 1992-01-10 | DJ!1 | 28 | BIOLOGY | $6,200 | -$1,900 | W | |
| 3. | $5,900 | Y | Rita Stein | #1629, aired 1991-10-03 | DJ!2 | 24 | CHARLES DICKENS | $5,900 | -$5,900 | R |
| 4. | $5,500 | Jerome Vered | #1794, aired 1992-05-21 | DJ!2 | 29 | THE BILL OF RIGHTS | $18,400 | $14,100 | R | |
| 5. | $5,000 | Nick Pyle | #1635, aired 1991-10-11 | DJ!2 | 30 | OLD TESTAMENT | $5,400 | -$7,300 | W | |
| $5,000 | Catherine Menser | #1768, aired 1992-04-15 | DJ!2 | 30 | FINANCE | $6,900 | -$7,100 | W | ||
| 7. | $4,600 | Y | Rand Owen | #1626, aired 1991-09-30 | DJ!2 | 12 | WORLD HISTORY | $4,600 | $100 | R |
| 8. | $4,300 | Y | Bruce Simmons | #1770, aired 1992-04-17 | DJ!2 | 14 | LITERATURE | $4,300 | -$2,900 | R |
| 9. | $4,100 | Y | Don Fraser Jr. | #1638, aired 1991-10-16 | DJ!2 | 30 | POETRY | $4,100 | -$11,000 | W |
| 10. | $4,000 | Leszek Pawlowicz | #1635, aired 1991-10-11 | DJ!1 | 14 | MONTHS | $13,100 | $10,700 | W | |
| $4,000 | John McGill | #1661, aired 1991-11-18 | DJ!2 | 18 | BIRTHPLACES | $9,300 | $6,400 | W | ||
| 12. | $3,500 | Seth Davis | #1624, aired 1991-09-26 | DJ!1 | 14 | NOTORIOUS | $7,100 | $2,400 | W | |
| $3,500 | Y | Jon Ramos | #1756, aired 1992-03-30 | DJ!2 | 15 | HISTORIC NAMES | $3,500 | -$5,100 | W | |
| 14. | $3,200 | Michael Ball | #1616, aired 1991-09-16 | DJ!2 | 27 | HAIL TO THE CHIEF | $6,600 | -$3,200 | R | |
| $3,200 | Susan Kornblum | #1792, aired 1992-05-19 | DJ!2 | 28 | NEWSPAPERS | $4,800 | -$6,700 | R | ||
| 16. | $3,000 | Kathrine Marris | #1607, aired 1991-09-03 | DJ!2 | 25 | COLORS | $3,500 | -$10,300 | W | |
| $3,000 | Richard Bannin | #1608, aired 1991-09-04 | DJ!2 | 26 | SUPREME COURT JUSTICES | $4,100 | -$3,500 | R | ||
| $3,000 | Frank Tangredi | #1610, aired 1991-09-06 | DJ!2 | 22 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | $4,600 | -$3,100 | R | ||
| $3,000 | Kerrie McCaw | #1619, aired 1991-09-19 | DJ!2 | 16 | FIRST LADIES | $5,000 | -$1,400 | R | ||
| $3,000 | Seth Davis | #1623, aired 1991-09-25 | DJ!2 | 14 | 20th CENTURY AUTHORS | $8,900 | $6,300 | R |
Season 8 regular play games in which the Jeopardy! Round Daily Double was not uncovered
| #1642, aired 1991-10-22 | Bill Gallagher vs. Amy Heller vs. Wayland Massey | |
| #1628, aired 1991-10-02 | Ron Reisman vs. Bill Oldach vs. Rita Stein |