Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Jul. 17

 Here are today's contestants:

- Zach Eckstein, a law clerk from New York, New York;

- Nella Ballauer, a church secretary from Amarillo, Texas; and

- Jay Fisher, a government relations manager from Lisle, Illinois. Jay is a one-day champ with winnings of $1,799.

Jeopardy! 

CYBERTALK // THE FOLKIE ERA // STATES BY SUPER-SENATOR // ARRESTING LITERATURE // 2 x 3 // 6-POURRI

DD1 - $600 - CYBERTALK - It's the diplomatic word for the standards governing an exchange of data between computer systems (Nella dropped $1,000.)

Scores at first break: Jay $3,800, Nella $600, Zach $3,800.

Scores entering DJ: Jay $6,400, Nella $0, Zach $3,800.

Double Jeopardy! 

U.S. PLACE NICKNAMES // LE CINÉMA // EDUCATION // 3 CONSECUTIVE LETTERS // WORLD HISTORY // OPERA HEROINES

DD2 - $1,200 - U.S. PLACE NICKNAMES - "The Weather Capital of the World", Pennsylvania (Jay added $3,000 to his total of $7,600 vs. $4,200 for Zach.)

DD3 - $1,600 - EDUCATION - Her first book outlining her "method" was published in 1909 as "Il metodo della pedagogia scientifica" (Jay added $3,500 to his leading score of $12,200.)

Jay scored on both DDs in DJ and faced no real opposition from that point, leading easily into FJ at $19,700 vs. $3,600 for Nella and $1,800 for Zach.

Final Jeopardy!

LITERARY CHARACTERS - In a 1980 National Book Award Winner, we learn this title character gets his name from the rank of his late dad - Technical Sergeant

Everyone was incorrect on FJ. Jay dropped $5,300 to win with $14,400 for a two-day total of $16,199.

Final scores: Jay $14,400, Nella $1, Zach $0.

Triple Stumper of the day: No one knew the "4-letter word meaning to visit a discussion forum without ever posting a message" is to lurk.

Stand-and-stare dept.: The contestants went 1-for-5 in the dreaded OPERA HEROINES category.

One more thing: A category was called THE FOLKIE ERA, or as the late Martin Mull referred to it, "the folk music scare of the 1960s".

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is protocol? DD2 - What is Punxsutawney? DD3 - Who was Montessori? FJ - Who is T.S. Garp?