Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 8

Out of 194 Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:

Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #16.82, on average (standard deviation: 8.48).

Number of times each player found the J! Round DD:
Left lectern: 86; middle lectern: 53; right lectern: 52.

Average scores for each player when J! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $1,410 (standard deviation: $1,159); middle lectern: $1,036 (standard deviation: $967); right lectern: $926 (standard deviation: $879).

In the Jeopardy! Round, players on average risked 66% of their score on the Daily Double (standard deviation: 30%).

Jeopardy! Round Daily Double location breakdown

Row# cor./# rev.% cor.% rev.Avg. wag.Std. dev.Min. wag.Max. wag.Avg. gain/lossTDDsFearfuls
10/00%0%0/00/0
24/580%3%$643$217$500$1,000$4372/20/0
323/3174%16%$737$378$300$1,600$3056/90/0
441/6068%31%$720$374$200$2,400$2377/121/2
562/9565%50%$829$382$200$2,500$30114/205/8
All130/19168%98%$775$377$200$2,500$28529/436/10

On average, the J! Round DD was located 4.28 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 0.83).

Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 8

Out of 194 Double Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:

First Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #10.88, on average (standard deviation: 6.32).

Number of times each player found the first DJ! Round DD:
Left lectern: 78; middle lectern: 58; right lectern: 58.

Average DJ! Round first DD wager: $1,568 (standard deviation: $725); wager range: $300 to $6,000; average gain/loss: $403

Average scores for each player when first DJ! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $4,171 (standard deviation: $2,286); middle lectern: $3,137 (standard deviation: $1,969); right lectern: $3,082 (standard deviation: $1,846).

Second Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #21.76, on average (standard deviation: 6.44).

Number of times each player found the second DJ! Round DD:
Left lectern: 80; middle lectern: 58; right lectern: 56.

Average DJ! Round second DD wager: $1,806 (standard deviation: $1,114); wager range: $100 to $8,000; average gain/loss: $648

Average scores for each player when second DJ! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $6,201 (standard deviation: $3,233); middle lectern: $4,469 (standard deviation: $2,575); right lectern: $4,301 (standard deviation: $2,343).

In the Double Jeopardy! Round, players on average risked 48% of their score on the first Daily Double (standard deviation: 27%) and 38% of their score on the second Daily Double (standard deviation: 27%). 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/lossTDDsFearfuls
10/00%0%0/00/0
218/2186%5%$1,662$955$200$3,000$1,2330/01/2
352/8164%21%$1,640$708$400$3,500$5113/31/3
494/14067%36%$1,595$937$100$5,900$6005/71/9
588/14660%38%$1,805$1,059$100$8,000$3604/94/17
All252/38865%100%$1,687$946$100$8,000$52512/197/31

On average, the DJ! Round DDs were located 4.06 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 0.89).

Highest Daily Double wagers for Season 8

WagerTDDPlayer nameGameDDClue #CategoryScoreLeadResponse
1.$8,000Joseph D'Hippolito#1707, aired 1992-01-21DJ!228FAMOUS NAMES$12,000$9,300R
2.$6,000Bill Dunn#1700, aired 1992-01-10DJ!128BIOLOGY$6,200-$1,900W
3.$5,900YRita Stein#1629, aired 1991-10-03DJ!224CHARLES DICKENS$5,900-$5,900R
4.$5,500Jerome Vered#1794, aired 1992-05-21DJ!229THE BILL OF RIGHTS$18,400$14,100R
5.$5,000Nick Pyle#1635, aired 1991-10-11DJ!230OLD TESTAMENT$5,400-$7,300W
$5,000Catherine Menser#1768, aired 1992-04-15DJ!230FINANCE$6,900-$7,100W
7.$4,600YRand Owen#1626, aired 1991-09-30DJ!212WORLD HISTORY$4,600$100R
8.$4,300YBruce Simmons#1770, aired 1992-04-17DJ!214LITERATURE$4,300-$2,900R
9.$4,100YDon Fraser Jr.#1638, aired 1991-10-16DJ!230POETRY$4,100-$11,000W
10.$4,013Matt Kane#1733, aired 1992-02-26DJ!222BALLET$4,500-$4,000R
11.$4,000Leszek Pawlowicz#1635, aired 1991-10-11DJ!114MONTHS$13,100$10,700W
$4,000John McGill#1661, aired 1991-11-18DJ!218BIRTHPLACES$9,300$6,400W
13.$3,500Seth Davis#1624, aired 1991-09-26DJ!114NOTORIOUS$7,100$2,400W
$3,500Pat Gavin#1738, aired 1992-03-04DJ!118BIOLOGY$5,500-$1,900W
$3,500YJon Ramos#1756, aired 1992-03-30DJ!215HISTORIC NAMES$3,500-$5,100W
16.$3,200Michael Ball#1616, aired 1991-09-16DJ!227HAIL TO THE CHIEF$6,600-$3,200R
$3,200Susan Kornblum#1792, aired 1992-05-19DJ!228NEWSPAPERS$4,800-$6,700R
$3,200Mag Birge#1826, aired 1992-07-06DJ!229GENEVA$8,800$4,000W
19.$3,100Lois Kurowski#1658, aired 1991-11-13DJ!224POLITICS$6,700-$3,000W
20.$3,000Kathrine Marris#1607, aired 1991-09-03DJ!225COLORS$3,500-$10,300W

Season 8 games in which the Jeopardy! Round Daily Double was not uncovered

#1832, aired 1992-07-14 Pat Fine vs. Carolyn Meek vs. Lucy Schilling 1992 Seniors Tournament semifinal game 2.
#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

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