Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 15

Out of 230 Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:

Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #16.24, on average (standard deviation: 8.08).

Number of times each player found the J! Round DD:
Left lectern: 80; middle lectern: 73; right lectern: 75.

Average scores for each player when J! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $1,034 (standard deviation: $913); middle lectern: $992 (standard deviation: $985); right lectern: $975 (standard deviation: $900).

In the Jeopardy! Round, players on average risked 64% 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
28/1173%5%$573$149$500$1,000$3002/20/0
341/6662%29%$670$315$200$2,000$1647/102/2
465/10164%44%$649$307$200$2,000$21315/194/7
525/5050%22%$676$284$200$1,700$121/74/7
All139/22861%99%$657$298$200$2,000$15925/3810/16

On average, the J! Round DD was located 3.83 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 0.82).

Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 15

Out of 230 Double Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:

First Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #11.28, on average (standard deviation: 6.68).

Number of times each player found the first DJ! Round DD:
Left lectern: 87; middle lectern: 59; right lectern: 75.

Average DJ! Round first DD wager: $1,261 (standard deviation: $640); wager range: $200 to $5,000; average gain/loss: $407

Average scores for each player when first DJ! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $3,351 (standard deviation: $1,952); middle lectern: $3,021 (standard deviation: $2,094); right lectern: $3,092 (standard deviation: $1,947).

Second Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #21.95, on average (standard deviation: 6.2).

Number of times each player found the second DJ! Round DD:
Left lectern: 71; middle lectern: 69; right lectern: 81.

Average DJ! Round second DD wager: $1,285 (standard deviation: $807); wager range: $100 to $5,000; average gain/loss: $115

Average scores for each player when second DJ! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $4,838 (standard deviation: $2,687); middle lectern: $4,222 (standard deviation: $2,624); right lectern: $4,336 (standard deviation: $2,459).

In the Double Jeopardy! Round, players on average risked 40% of their score on the first Daily Double (standard deviation: 24%) and 31% of their score on the second Daily Double (standard deviation: 25%). Among all Daily Doubles, the average wager as a percentage of the player's score was 45% (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
10/10%0%$2,500$0$2,500$2,500-$2,5000/00/0
212/1771%4%$1,271$600$200$2,500$4820/10/1
398/14667%32%$1,234$768$200$5,000$4187/811/18
4104/17958%40%$1,296$749$100$5,000$1905/89/27
560/10856%24%$1,258$639$100$3,200$1694/513/32
All274/45161%98%$1,273$728$100$5,000$26416/2233/78

On average, the DJ! Round DDs were located 3.84 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 0.84).

Highest Daily Double wagers for Season 15

WagerTDDPlayer nameGameDDClue #CategoryScoreLeadResponse
1.$5,000Eric Newhouse#3268, aired 1998-11-18DJ!116ENDURANCE$9,100$5,600W
$5,000Joe Weber#3289, aired 1998-12-17DJ!228THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION$5,700-$5,800W
3.$4,600YJohn Allen Bankson#3218, aired 1998-09-09DJ!229FEMALE COUNTRY$4,600-$8,700W
4.$4,000Martina Navratilova#3260, aired 1998-11-06DJ!217MUSICAL THEATER$6,100-$3,900W
$4,000Eric Newhouse#3268, aired 1998-11-18DJ!218THEY HAIL FROM BOSTON$5,100$2,600W
6.$3,500Sascha Dublin#3267, aired 1998-11-17DJ!224CAMBRIDGE (THE OTHER ONE)$4,900-$9,300R
$3,500Jerry Dynes#3415, aired 1999-06-11DJ!229HUMANITARIANS$8,200-$3,700W
8.$3,200YAlex Huemer#3317, aired 1999-01-26DJ!225THE METRIC SYSTEM$3,200-$3,900R
9.$3,100Eric Newhouse#3270, aired 1998-11-20DJ!225REUNIONS$4,900-$1,700R
$3,100YAlan Cates#3290, aired 1998-12-18DJ!214LITERARY ADJECTIVES$3,100-$4,100W
$3,100YFrank Stokes#3406, aired 1999-05-31DJ!14COLLEGES$3,100$1,700R
12.$3,000Kareem Abdul-Jabbar#3260, aired 1998-11-06DJ!15THE MAP OF EUROPE$6,000$3,500R
$3,000Adriana Bate#3271, aired 1998-11-23DJ!121STAGE ACTORS$7,200$3,800R
$3,000Adriana Bate#3271, aired 1998-11-23DJ!225THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR$10,600$7,000W
$3,000Linda St. Clair-James#3296, aired 1998-12-28DJ!227NOTORIOUS$3,200-$4,700W
$3,000Laura McShane#3314, aired 1999-01-21DJ!214JERRY SPRINGER'S BIBLE SHOW$3,300-$2,300W
$3,000YPat Healy#3328, aired 1999-02-10DJ!218BIG SCREEN BRAINBUSTERS$3,000-$3,500R
$3,000Jodi Applegate#3366, aired 1999-04-05DJ!228WE SURRENDER$6,300-$100R
$3,000Carolyn Cracraft#3395, aired 1999-05-14DJ!117OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB$6,100$1,500R
$3,000Mike Farrell#3399, aired 1999-05-20DJ!115SHORT BIOS$6,600$2,700W

Season 15 games in which the Jeopardy! Round Daily Double was not uncovered

#3399, aired 1999-05-20 Mike Farrell vs. Wendie Malick vs. Steve Harris 1999-A Celebrity Jeopardy! game 4.
#3266, aired 1998-11-16 Peter Morris vs. Dana Venator vs. Creswell Formey 1998 Teen Reunion Tournament preliminary game 1. From the Wang...

Season 15 games in which one Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double was not uncovered

#3413, aired 1999-06-09 Sherry Rhodes vs. Ryan Thiel vs. Kama Siegel
#3409, aired 1999-06-03 Dave Martin vs. Marina Rimer vs. Preston Spickler
#3307, aired 1999-01-12 Jeremy King vs. Laura Rhodes vs. Darren Davis
#3275, aired 1998-11-27 Deborah Danzis vs. Peter Warn vs. Julie Spencer
#3269, aired 1998-11-19 Stan Wu vs. Samantha Moeschler vs. Chris Capozzola 1998 Teen Reunion Tournament preliminary game 4. From the Wang...
#3258, aired 1998-11-04 Sinan Turnacioglu vs. Patty Leginus vs. Mark Sheehan
#3249, aired 1998-10-22 Ellen Yancey vs. Jennifer Young vs. Jamie Phillippe
#3247, aired 1998-10-20 Tammy Talpas vs. Greg Sanders vs. Debra Winterton
#3234, aired 1998-10-01 Carolyn White vs. Liz Holmlund vs. Tim Appling Carolyn White game 3.

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