Daily Double Prep

Daily Double Stats by Topic

#TopicDomainDD Count Contestant AccuracyAvg Value
1 History History 1168 68.5% $2,141 Practice
2 Wordplay Wordplay 764 68.1% $2,065 Practice
3 Visual Art Arts 649 63.2% $2,126 Practice
4 Literature Literature 512 63.1% $2,268 Practice
5 U.S. Presidents History 377 66.8% $1,796 Practice
6 Government & Politics Business 373 66.5% $2,148 Practice
7 Books & Authors Literature 372 66.7% $2,214 Practice
8 Science Science 317 69.4% $2,548 Practice
9 Movies Pop Culture 308 71.4% $1,788 Practice
10 Bodies of Water Geography 296 62.5% $2,096 Practice
11 Geography Geography 285 65.6% $2,213 Practice
12 Animals Science 250 60.0% $1,966 Practice
13 The Bible Religion 245 64.5% $1,766 Practice
14 Shakespeare Literature 236 62.3% $1,835 Practice
15 Transportation Business 228 63.6% $1,842 Practice
16 Authors Literature 224 62.5% $2,200 Practice
17 Historical Figures History 218 67.0% $1,870 Practice
18 Poetry Literature 191 60.7% $2,074 Practice
19 World Geography Geography 189 64.6% $1,886 Practice
20 Television Pop Culture 184 66.3% $1,294 Practice
21 Quotations Literature 184 66.3% $1,655 Practice
22 American History History 171 62.6% $1,879 Practice
23 Music Music 163 70.6% $1,917 Practice
24 Letter Words Wordplay 163 65.6% $2,049 Practice
25 Countries Geography 163 69.9% $2,592 Practice
26 Word Origins Language 160 57.5% $2,403 Practice
27 Novels Literature 157 57.3% $2,341 Practice
28 Business & Industry Business 157 66.2% $1,792 Practice
29 Botany Science 157 59.9% $1,928 Practice
30 Capitals Geography 153 63.4% $2,444 Practice

Daily Doubles: Business & Industry

DD STOCK SYMBOLS — $2,000 Show #9450 (2025-12-05)

FIZZ is the stock symbol for National Beverage Company, famous for this drink brand whose name looks très français

DD BUSINESS TERMS — $2,000 Show #9300 (2025-03-28)

Financial advisors tell clients to do this, spread investments in order to reduce risk

DD BUSINESS — $2,000 Show #9297 (2025-03-25)

From the Latin for "body", this action offers more protection against liability than sole proprietorship

DD PUNNY BUSINESS — $500 Show #32 (2025-02-12)

Get a cup of joe at Rimsky-Korsakoffee House, named for the Russian composer who wrote a famous interlude about this insect's "Flight"

DD BUSINESS NAMES — $6,000 Show #9100 (2024-05-10)

It was the last name of brothers Andre & Edouard, who began manufacturing tires for bicycles & automobiles in the 1890s

DD THE CORPORATE STRUCTURE — $10,000 Show #8803 (2023-02-08)

British architect Richard Rogers designed One Lime Street, the London headquarters of this venerable insurance company

DD GET DOWN TO BUSINESS — $3,000 Show #8734 (2022-11-03)

A New York Times article headlined "When Mac & Cheese and Ketchup Don't Mix" concerned the 2015 merger of these 2 companies

DD LET'S TALK BUSINESS — $4,000 Show #8507 (2021-11-09)

It's the horticultural term for a largely unregulated private partnership group using speculative investment strategy

DD THE STOCK MARKET — $1,400 Show #8400 (2021-05-14)

In 1941 Standard Statistics merged with this man's investment information publishing company

DD GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS — $3,600 Show #8366 (2021-03-29)

As tires weren't colored black until 1912, Bibendum, the now-123-year-old mascot of this company, is white

DD CORPORATE NAMES — $3,000 Show #8330 (2021-02-05)

Photo paper company Haloid adopted this 5-letter name of its revolutionary new office machine

DD BUSINESS PAIRS — $5,000 Show #8316 (2021-01-18)

In the 1930s these 2 partners set up shop in a garage that's now known as "The Birthplace of Silicon Valley"

DD ALLITERATIVE BUSINESS — $2,000 Show #8253 (2020-10-07)

In 1987 founders Leonard Feinstein & Warren Eisenberg added the third element to the name of this home goods superstore

DD GOING OUT OF BUSINESS — $2,000 Show #8123 (2019-12-25)

Sam Mendes directed a theatrical telling of the story of these brothers who built a financial empire that collapsed in 2008

DD INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS — $2,500 Show #8078 (2019-10-23)

In 1900 this Japanese company began producing upright pianos; motorcycles came along more than half a century later

DD PLACES OF BUSINESS — $1,000 Show #8066 (2019-10-07)

Despite the state found in the name of this airline, its home offices are in Seattle

DD BUSINESS — $8,000 Show #8012 (2019-06-11)

Almost a decade after a big spill, it's the biggest company by revenue that's headquartered in England

DD BUSINESS NAMES — $2,800 Show #8009 (2019-06-06)

This toy company that expanded into global play & entertainment was named for founding siblings Henry & Hillel Hassenfeld

DD SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY — $1,200 Show #7868 (2018-11-21)

The SBA encourages banks to make these, of $50,000 or less; they can help a business more than a "tiny" bit

DD BUSINESS — $2,400 Show #7816 (2018-09-10)

After a $26 billion merger in 2016, this business website might keep nagging Microsoft to update its resume

DD SPACED-OUT BUSINESS — $2,000 Show #7792 (2018-06-26)

Chevrolet & PBS have made very different versions of things called this

DD STOCK MARKET INDEXES — $2,000 Show #7756 (2018-05-07)

The SOFIX tracks the 15 biggest stocks on this Eastern European country's exchange

DD BUSINESSES — $3,000 Show #7453 (2017-01-25)

In 1915 Thomas Lyle Williams began selling mascara under this brand name that honored his sister

DD STATE YOUR BUSINESS — $1,600 Show #7359 (2016-09-15)

Berkshire Hathaway

DD STOCK SYMBOLS — $4,000 Show #7344 (2016-07-14)

ANF:This retailer known for its sexy "brand representatives"

DD LABOR — $2,600 Show #7241 (2016-02-22)

Among the other things made by members of this Michigan-based union are boats & jet engines

DD BIG BUSINESS — $3,200 Show #7040 (2015-04-03)

With assets of more than $1.6 trillion, there's no more traveling by coach for this U.S. banking leader

DD STOCK SYMBOLS — $1,000 Show #6959 (2014-12-11)

LVB, the former symbol for Steinway Musical Instruments, honored this man

DD ON THE CORPORATE WEBPAGE — $3,000 Show #6870 (2014-06-27)

Bank of America's website offers investment options with this subsidiary whose logo is a bull

DD STOCK SYMBOLS — $1,000 Show #6770 (2014-02-07)

This verb is the 3-letter stock symbol for Sotheby's

DD STOCK SYMBOLS — $1,000 Show #6721 (2013-12-02)

Enjoy a cup of Starbucks while checking out the bestsellers here, BKS

DD STATE YOUR BUSINESS — $600 Show #6699 (2013-10-31)

Delta Air Lines

DD BUSINESS — $7,000 Show #6683 (2013-10-09)

If it used the founder's daughter's given name, this restaurant chain would be called Melinda's

DD BUSINESS HISTORIES — $2,000 Show #6654 (2013-07-18)

In 1916 Pullman Brown was chosen as the color of this company's vehicles

DD BUFFETT TALKS BUSINESS — $3,000 Show #6455 (2012-10-12)

(Warren Buffett delivers the clue.) If you understand a particular industry, put more capital into the companies you believe in; don't bother with this strategy of putting eggs in different baskets

DD THE STOCK MARKET — $2,400 Show #6449 (2012-10-04)

The world's fourth-largest public company according to Forbes, it is traded in Amsterdam

DD STOCK SYMBOLS — $1,000 Show #6414 (2012-07-05)

This financial services company, stock symbol WFC, was founded in 1852 to serve the West

DD BUSINESS SCHOOLS — $3,000 Show #6385 (2012-05-25)

The Kenan-Flagler business school occupies a 191,000 sq.-ft. building on the Chapel Hill campus of this university

DD BEASTLY BUSINESS — $2,000 Show #6369 (2012-05-03)

A supercolony of an invading Argentine species of this insect stretches almost 4,000 miles from Italy to Portugal

DD DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE COMPANIES — $7,000 Show #5979 (2010-09-16)

Its original purpose was to insure people on journeys

DD BUSINESS LETTERS — $3,000 Show #5971 (2010-07-26)

For what it's worth, the V in CVS Pharmacies stands for this

DD STATE YOUR BUSINESS — $1,000 Show #5954 (2010-07-01)

Kellogg's:You read the side of the box a million times, now it pays off

DD BUSINESS & INDUSTRY — $2,400 Show #5806 (2009-12-07)

In 1907 9-year-old Michael Brady posed for this company's symbol wearing overalls, a cap & wooden shoes

DD BUSINESS AS USUAL — $600 Show #5744 (2009-07-23)

Despite the name, not much has restricted the growth of this women's clothing company founded in Columbus, Ohio

DD NAME YOUR BUSINESS — $4,200 Show #5714 (2009-06-11)

Al Copeland named this fast food franchise after a character in "The French Connection", not a cartoon

DD THE NEW YORK TIMESBUSINESS — $1,000 Show #5679 (2009-04-23)

This N.Y. attorney general, son of a former governor, warned against bonuses for bankers who took federal funds

DD SHOW BUSINESS — $2,600 Show #5649 (2009-03-12)

In 1923 siblings Harry, Albert, Samuel & Jack established a studio under this name

DD LABOR — $3,000 Show #5577 (2008-12-02)

This board, established by the Wagner Act in 1935, allows workers to belong to the union of their choosing

DD LIKE SNOW BUSINESS — $2,600 Show #5557 (2008-11-04)

Sail the Mediterranean on your way to the Cedars or Laklouk ski resorts in this country

DD CORPORATE — $100 Show #5491 (2008-06-23)

This car-repair chain founded in 1956 shares its name with a king of ancient Phrygia