Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 28
Out of 230 Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:
Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #16.52, on average (standard deviation: 8.45).
Number of times each player found the J! Round DD:
Left lectern: 88; middle lectern: 70; right lectern: 67.
Average scores for each player when J! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $2,547 (standard deviation: $2,145); middle lectern: $2,121 (standard deviation: $1,791); right lectern: $1,975 (standard deviation: $1,750).
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/loss | TDDs | Fearfuls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0/0 | 0% | 0% | 0/0 | 0/0 | |||||
| 2 | 18/24 | 75% | 11% | $1,425 | $752 | $200 | $3,000 | $750 | 5/6 | 1/1 |
| 3 | 40/50 | 80% | 22% | $1,370 | $678 | $300 | $3,200 | $778 | 12/16 | 2/3 |
| 4 | 55/78 | 71% | 35% | $1,491 | $734 | $500 | $4,000 | $655 | 24/32 | 2/3 |
| 5 | 45/73 | 62% | 32% | $1,733 | $902 | $600 | $5,000 | $264 | 5/13 | 7/7 |
| All | 158/225 | 70% | 98% | $1,536 | $791 | $200 | $5,000 | $566 | 46/67 | 12/14 |
On average, the J! Round DD was located 3.89 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 0.98).
Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double statistics for Season 28
Out of 230 Double Jeopardy! Rounds analyzed:
First Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #10.85, on average (standard deviation: 6.04).
Number of times each player found the first DJ! Round DD:
Left lectern: 77; middle lectern: 74; right lectern: 70.
Average DJ! Round first DD wager: $2,996 (standard deviation: $1,695); wager range: $150 to $14,200; average gain/loss: $1,353
Average scores for each player when first DJ! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $7,845 (standard deviation: $3,943); middle lectern: $6,303 (standard deviation: $3,579); right lectern: $6,244 (standard deviation: $3,685).
Second Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double found on clue #21.57, on average (standard deviation: 5.97).
Number of times each player found the second DJ! Round DD:
Left lectern: 73; middle lectern: 73; right lectern: 75.
Average DJ! Round second DD wager: $3,177 (standard deviation: $2,423); wager range: $5 to $18,000; average gain/loss: $809
Average scores for each player when second DJ! Round DD found:
Left lectern: $11,573 (standard deviation: $5,744); middle lectern: $9,073 (standard deviation: $4,917); right lectern: $8,769 (standard deviation: $4,828).
In the Double Jeopardy! Round, players on average risked 47% of their score on the first Daily Double (standard deviation: 28%) and 33% of their score on the second Daily Double (standard deviation: 24%). Among all Daily Doubles, the average wager as a percentage of the player's score was 49% (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 | 0/0 | 0% | 0% | 0/0 | 0/0 | |||||
| 2 | 37/51 | 73% | 11% | $3,109 | $1,936 | $150 | $10,800 | $1,595 | 4/6 | 2/2 |
| 3 | 87/128 | 68% | 28% | $2,915 | $1,651 | $400 | $9,000 | $1,263 | 9/14 | 3/10 |
| 4 | 111/176 | 63% | 39% | $3,235 | $2,343 | $10 | $18,000 | $1,160 | 12/13 | 9/26 |
| 5 | 53/96 | 55% | 21% | $3,001 | $2,141 | $5 | $14,200 | $446 | 3/6 | 7/17 |
| All | 288/451 | 64% | 98% | $3,087 | $2,090 | $5 | $18,000 | $1,087 | 28/39 | 21/55 |
On average, the DJ! Round DDs were located 3.71 clues down from the top of the board (standard deviation: 0.93).
Highest Daily Double wagers for Season 28
| Wager | TDD | Player name | Game | DD | Clue # | Category | Score | Lead | Response | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | $18,000 | Y | Roger Craig | #6246, aired 2011-11-14 | DJ!2 | 9 | LANGUAGES | $18,000 | $10,600 | R |
| 2. | $16,400 | Y | Joon Pahk | #6217, aired 2011-10-04 | DJ!2 | 21 | PLUS 8 | $16,400 | $7,000 | R |
| 3. | $14,200 | Y | Joon Pahk | #6221, aired 2011-10-10 | DJ!1 | 6 | "A" IN MATH | $14,200 | $11,000 | R |
| 4. | $13,600 | Y | Terry Kent | #6391, aired 2012-06-04 | DJ!2 | 21 | SCIENCE GRAB BAG | $13,600 | -$400 | W |
| 5. | $13,000 | Rich Beimer | #6262, aired 2011-12-06 | DJ!2 | 12 | NUMERIC PLACES | $20,000 | $15,600 | W | |
| 6. | $10,800 | Rob Landolfi | #6215, aired 2011-09-30 | DJ!2 | 17 | BLUE RAYS | $11,200 | -$9,600 | R | |
| 7. | $10,000 | Roger Craig | #6245, aired 2011-11-11 | DJ!2 | 23 | ETHICS | $16,800 | $5,400 | R | |
| $10,000 | Kendra Anspaugh | #6255, aired 2011-11-25 | DJ!2 | 18 | HALOGENS | $18,000 | $3,200 | R | ||
| 9. | $9,000 | Y | Roger Craig | #6246, aired 2011-11-14 | DJ!1 | 8 | NOVELS | $9,000 | $1,600 | R |
| 10. | $8,600 | Y | Laura Sikes Jambon | #6419, aired 2012-07-12 | DJ!2 | 23 | HOW NOVEL! | $8,600 | -$11,800 | R |
| 11. | $8,000 | Y | Jack McClintock | #6276, aired 2011-12-26 | DJ!1 | 13 | BOOKS' FIRST LINES | $8,000 | -$8,400 | R |
| $8,000 | Dan Adkison | #6360, aired 2012-04-20 | DJ!1 | 13 | THE MIDWEST | $11,400 | -$2,600 | R | ||
| 13. | $7,800 | Y | Jan Zasowski | #6258, aired 2011-11-30 | DJ!1 | 12 | WEATHER | $7,800 | -$400 | R |
| 14. | $7,400 | Y | Roger Craig | #6245, aired 2011-11-11 | DJ!1 | 20 | TERMS OF ART | $7,400 | -$2,800 | R |
| 15. | $7,200 | Ann Thurlow | #6254, aired 2011-11-24 | DJ!2 | 19 | HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER | $7,600 | -$7,000 | R | |
| 16. | $7,000 | Rich Beimer | #6262, aired 2011-12-06 | DJ!1 | 8 | "HAB" A CLUE | $11,400 | $7,000 | R | |
| $7,000 | Matt Olson | #6307, aired 2012-02-07 | DJ!1 | 2 | MATHEMATICS | $10,800 | $6,600 | R | ||
| $7,000 | Michael Gurshtein | #6334, aired 2012-03-15 | DJ!1 | 13 | FORMER SOVIET REPUBLICS | $9,200 | -$1,400 | R | ||
| $7,000 | Sean Hansen | #6353, aired 2012-04-11 | DJ!2 | 26 | 21st CENTURY TONY AWARDS | $8,400 | -$6,600 | R | ||
| $7,000 | Doug Thornton | #6429, aired 2012-07-26 | DJ!2 | 27 | BARONS & BARONESSES | $9,000 | -$10,600 | R |
Season 28 games in which the Jeopardy! Round Daily Double was not uncovered
| #6384, aired 2012-05-24 | Joel Pool vs. Ursula Rodgers vs. Julie Zukowski | Joel Pool game 4. |
| #6380, aired 2012-05-18 | Anderson Cooper vs. Kelly O'Donnell vs. Thomas L. Friedman | 2012 Power Players Week game 5. From DAR Constitution Hall... |
| #6378, aired 2012-05-16 | Dr. Mehmet Oz vs. Katty Kay vs. Chris Wallace | 2012 Power Players Week game 3. From DAR Constitution Hall... |
| #6377, aired 2012-05-15 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Dana Perino vs. David Faber | 2012 Power Players Week game 2. From DAR Constitution Hall... |
| #6291, aired 2012-01-16 | Brandon Libby vs. Betsy Schroeder vs. Mike Hatch |
Season 28 games in which one Double Jeopardy! Round Daily Double was not uncovered
| #6387, aired 2012-05-29 | Joel Pool vs. Richard Block vs. Daphne Moulton | Joel Pool game 7. |
| #6377, aired 2012-05-15 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Dana Perino vs. David Faber | 2012 Power Players Week game 2. From DAR Constitution Hall... |
| #6376, aired 2012-05-14 | Chris Matthews vs. Lizzie O'Leary vs. Robert Gibbs | 2012 Power Players Week game 1. From DAR Constitution Hall... |
| #6359, aired 2012-04-19 | Dan Adkison vs. Nathan Fuller vs. Carol Golliher | |
| #6331, aired 2012-03-12 | Jessamine Price vs. Richard Elepano vs. Reid Rodgers | |
| #6330, aired 2012-03-09 | Jessamine Price vs. Galen Benshoof vs. Marion Baumgarten | |
| #6287, aired 2012-01-10 | Dan McShane vs. Bryan Barnett vs. Jennifer Osorio | Dan McShane game 3. |
| #6260, aired 2011-12-02 | Jan Zasowski vs. Bhibha Das vs. Suzanne Judson-Whitehouse | |
| #6249, aired 2011-11-17 | Ellen Lewis vs. Matt Andelman vs. Glenn Sullivan |
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