Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Jul. 12

 Here are today's contestants:

- Ashley Weaver, an attorney from Lakewood, Ohio;

- Mike Ferguson, a chemistry professor from Edmond, Oklahoma; and

- Isaac Hirsch, a customer support team lead from Burbank, California. Isaac is a seven-day champ with winnings of $161,388.

Jeopardy! 

WHO'S SPEAKING IN THE HARRY POTTER BOOKS // SET THE TABLE // U.S. COINS // TRANSPORTED TO CHICAGO THROUGH THE MAGIC OF ENTERTAINMENT // THE ONLY VOWEL IS "Y" // LAKES & RIVERS

DD1 - $1,000 - SET THE TABLE - If you head to this country, take a peek at its Table Mountain, which overlooks Table Bay (Isaac dropped $2,600 from his score of $5,600.)

Scores at first break: Isaac $3,000, Mike $3,800, Ashley -$1,000.

Scores entering DJ: Isaac $6,600, Mike $5,800, Ashley -$1,000.

Double Jeopardy! 

DOOM SCROLLING // GARDENING GLOSSARY // ART AROUND EUROPE // FIRST LADIES // PASSIONATE ABOUT NEUTRAL WORDS // LAKES & RIVERS

DD2 - $1,200 - FIRST LADIES - This future first lady made her society debut in 1902 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City (Isaac added $2,500 to his total of $11,800 vs. $5,800 for Mike.)

DD3 - $2,000 - PASSIONATE ABOUT NEUTRAL WORDS - As an adjective, it means to be clear on facts, with no personal feelings; as a noun. it refers to the goal of a task (Mike added $6,000 to his score of $7,400 vs. $21,900 for Isaac.)

Isaac had another solid game, but Mike was able to get close enough on DD3 to make it competitive into FJ $17,000 vs. $21,500 for Isaac. Ashley finished out of the running at -$2,600.

Final Jeopardy!

NAMES IN MEDICINE - He got a special presidential citation in 1955, passed away in 1995 & was dubbed "the man who saved the children"

Both players were correct on FJ. Isaac added $12,501 to win with $34,001 for an eight-day total of $195,389.

Final scores: Isaac $34,001, Mike $21,501, Ashley -$2,600.

Triple Stumper of the day: Is a category about people named Lake, River or Rivers, no one identified a photo of actress Lake Bell.

Judging the writers: Why couldn't those round one categories simply be called HARRY POTTER BOOK QUOTES  and CHICAGO-SET ENTERTAINMENT? Do they think adding more words makes it sound clever or something? I honestly don't get it.

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is South Africa? DD2 - Who was Eleanor Roosevelt? DD3 - What is objective? FJ - Who was Salk?