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: Wordplay

DD "P"s & QUEUES — $12,400 Show #9533 (2026-04-01)

More than 3 million people a year queue up to visit this Paris cultural center named for a French president

DD "HIS" & "HER"s — $5,200 Show #9523 (2026-03-18)

These organic compounds may induce the dilation of capillaries or the constriction of bronchial muscle tissue

DD POEM ADD A LETTER — $1,000 Show #9502 (2026-02-17)

Keats looks back on an unfortunate day as a line cook in Athens when his hand blistered after touching a hot gyro plate

DD "E" BEFORE "I" — $6,000 Show #9489 (2026-01-29)

The great ice age occurred during this epoch that preceded the one we're in now

DD "N" THE CITY — $2,000 Show #9488 (2026-01-28)

Once named for Nicholas II, a city on the Ob was given this new name meaning "new Siberia"

DD "L" ON EARTH — $3,000 Show #9468 (2025-12-31)

This Himalayan city situated at an elevation of about 12,000 feet has a name meaning "God's place"

DD ALPHABETICALLY FIRST — $3,600 Show #9465 (2025-12-26)

Of the traditional birthstones

DD "C.B." — $1,800 Show #9462 (2025-12-23)

When you analyze information in a manner that tends to bolster your preexisting beliefs, it's called this

DD "O" POURRI — $2,400 Show #9440 (2025-11-21)

After his death his lyre was placed in the heavens as a constellation

DD "EZ" DOES IT — $2,000 Show #9411 (2025-10-13)

One who sings the part of Amneris in "Aida", for example

DD "V"OCABULARY — $4,000 Show #9398 (2025-09-24)

Used for heart conditions & high blood pressure, it's any medication designed to widen the blood vessels

DD "CROSS" WORDS (& PHRASES) — $4,000 Show #9396 (2025-09-22)

This act by Julius Caesar in 49 B.C. led to war against Pompey & the Senate

DD "GREAT" STUFF — $2,000 Show #9392 (2025-09-16)

This 5,000-pound aquatic carnivore can detect one drop of blood in 25 gallons of water

DD "MP" — $4,000 Show #9380 (2025-07-18)

From Italian, it's a person who puts on, & often finances, public entertainment, like a concert or theatrical event

DD "WATER"-Y RESPONSES — $2,200 Show #9371 (2025-07-07)

Sort of like "between the devil & the deep blue sea", this phrase with 2 not-great options means "no matter what"

DD "S" IS FOR SMALL — $5,000 Show #9340 (2025-05-23)

From the Latin for "spark", it's a tiny amount; add -ting & it describes something that's sparkling

DD "T.M.", I — $2,200 Show #43 (2025-05-14)

In an 1824 article for Britannica, he wrote about "Keeping population on a level with the means of subsistence"

DD "A" IS FOR CAPITAL — $5,000 Show #9325 (2025-05-02)

This capital lies on the Anatolian Plateau, 3,000 above sea level

DD "A"UTHORS — $5,000 Show #9292 (2025-03-18)

She worked as a journalist in Chile before she was forced to flee to Venezuela in 1975, her last name being a big problem

DD "BAD" ENTERTAINMENT — $1,400 Show #9291 (2025-03-17)

In a 2015 No. 1 hit, "'Cause baby now we've got" this, "You know it used to be mad love"

DD "B" ON THE SEA — $13,400 Show #9252 (2025-01-21)

The name of this small Middle Eastern kingdom means "the 2 seas" in Arabic

DD "MORE" OR "LESS" — $11,000 Show #9249 (2025-01-16)

The pope endorsed neither candidate in the 2024 U.S. presidential election but said voters should choose this

DD "R" WE THERE YET? — $3,000 Show #9240 (2025-01-03)

This mountain's major peaks are named Liberty Cap, Point Success & Columbia Crest, which is actually the summit

DD SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER — $2,400 Show #9236 (2024-12-30)

To do this is to drain a body of all of its blood

DD "E" BOOKS — $3,000 Show #9213 (2024-11-27)

This nonfiction Pulitzer winner is subtitled "Poverty and Profit in the American City"; the title happened to many families

DD "EZ" ON THE MAP — $5,000 Show #9182 (2024-10-15)

The southern portion of this inlet between Baja & mainland Mexico can reach a depth of 10,000 feet

DD "M"USIC — $4,000 Show #9113 (2024-05-29)

Some say this voice ranges between the notes A3 & A5, but it's more about the color

DD "I" TUNES — $1,799 Show #38 (2024-05-22)

In the 1980s Windex competitor Glass Plus seized on the obvious & used a version of this 1972 song in its ads

DD "H" TOWN — $3,200 Show #36 (2024-05-20)

An inscription at the Rattenfangerhaus in this town describes a supposed 1284 event that reduced its population

DD "K"-TOWN — $1,800 Show #9061 (2024-03-18)

It's the capital city on the Nile that fits the category

DD "AI" — $2,000 Show #9056 (2024-03-11)

A contemporary of Buddha, Mahavira is revered as a leader & organizer of this religion

DD "N"OWLEDGE — $2,000 Show #9050 (2024-03-01)

Henry Fonda played this admiral in the 1976 film "Midway"

DD "B"EGINNINGS — $7,000 Show #9047 (2024-02-27)

A Norse god begins this word that means a nonsensical jumble of words

DD "AMERICAN" ORGANIZATIONS — $2,000 Show #9038 (2024-02-14)

Chartered by Congress in 1919, it's the largest veterans' organization in the U.S., with nearly 2 million members

DD "N" SCIENCE — $4,000 Show #9029 (2024-02-01)

It's the study of the kidneys

DD "LOL" — $400 Show #25 (2024-01-16)

This word meaning "dawdle" is almost as much fun to say as "dillydally" & "shilly-shally", two of its other synonyms

DD "F" IN GEOGRAPHY — $1,000 Show #9012 (2024-01-09)

This city in Alaska has hosted the Midnight Sun Festival for more than 40 years

DD "A"DJECTIVES — $8,000 Show #8980 (2023-11-24)

Looking for a word to describe a cloudless sky? Try this light blue

DD "B"OOKS — $1,000 Show #8978 (2023-11-22)

The title of this bestseller by Ann Patchett refers to a smooth style of opera singing

DD ALPHABETICALLY FIRST — $2,300 Show #8921 (2023-07-24)

Of the 5 books of the Pentateuch, it's written in the form of a farewell address by Moses

DD "B" IN MUSIC — $2,800 Show #8912 (2023-07-11)

Russian by birth, he composed the patriotic song heardherefor his beloved adopted country

DD "B" MOVIE QUOTES — $5,000 Show #8906 (2023-07-03)

"My people are praying for a man who can drive their team to victory over Messala"

DD "F"IVE LETTER WORDS — $800 Show #8896 (2023-06-19)

It's a genus of tree that can be grown as a houseplant such as the fiddle-leaf fig

DD "MAN" O' WAR — $3,000 Show #8884 (2023-06-01)

Appropriately, noted clockmaker Aaron Willard was one of these colonial militiamen

DD "V"ERBS — $3,000 Show #8883 (2023-05-31)

From Latin for "love", it means to regard with devotion or reverence

DD "OF" PAINT — $13,200 Show #4 (2023-05-09)

This 1793 painting seenheredepicts anevent from July of that year

DD "OH", YES! — $3,000 Show #8865 (2023-05-05)

In physics it's the intermolecular force that holds together a liquid or solid

DD "D" TOUR — $3,000 Show #8863 (2023-05-03)

In this Old West town, you can pay your respects to Wild Bill Hickok & Calamity Jane

DD "F"IVE LETTER WORDS — $1,500 Show #8855 (2023-04-21)

In its simplest form it's a sheet of paper folded in half to make 2 leaves or 4 pages; Shakespeare's had a lot more

DD ALPHABETICALLY FIRST — $2,000 Show #8851 (2023-04-17)

Of current justices of the Supreme Court, by last name