Show #9145 2024-07-12 (taped 2024-05-22) Regular

Isaac Hirsch game 8.

Contestants

Ashley Weaver — an attorney from Lakewood, Ohio

Mike Ferguson — a chemistry professor from Edmond, Oklahoma

Isaac Hirsch — a customer support team lead from Burbank, California (whose 7-day cash winnings total $161,388)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Isaac	$3,000	$6,600	$21,500	$34,001 8-day champion: $195,389	$22,800 28 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD)
Mike	$3,800	$5,800	$17,000	$21,501 2nd place: $3,000	$13,000 16 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
Ashley	$-1,000	$-1,000	$-2,600	$-2,600 3rd place: $2,000	$-2,600 2 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

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
$200 [26] "I hope you're pleased with yourselves. We could all have been killed--or worse, expelled" Hermione Granger Mike	$200 [22] On your next cruise, you may be lucky enough to get an invitation to dine at the table of this officer, who will be in uniform the captain Isaac	$200 [28] From 1909 to 1958 the Lincoln penny depicted 2 sheaves of this on the reverse ears of wheat Mike	$200 [20] As this noted citizen of Chicago in "The Untouchables", De Niro says: "Somebody messes with me, I'm gonna mess with him" Capone Isaac	$200 [24] To be "in" this condition with someone means to be in exact harmony or accord in sync Isaac	$200 [30] Minneapolis lies on this river near its confluence with the Minnesota River the Mississippi Isaac
$400 [25] "You have permitted your friends to die for you rather than face me yourself. I shall wait for one hour in the Forbidden Forest" Voldemort Mike	$400 [21] Lord Byron wrote about this emperor after he died, "whose stakes were thrones, whose table earth--whose dice were human bones" Napoleon	$400 [27] Due to a minting error, this beast appears to have just 3 legs on some 1937 nickels the buffalo (bison) Mike	$400 [19] Who needs a cooking show when we have Ayo Edebiri as Sydney making a Boursin omelet on this series The Bear Isaac	$400 [23] It means to practice or perform diligently; a trade, perhaps ply Isaac	$400 [29] Uganda is bordered by lakes named for Victoria & this consort of Victoria Albert Isaac
$600 [15] "Tiny little bloke, my dad was. By the time I was six I could lift him up an' put him on top o' the dresser" Hagrid Mike	$600 [10] The 23rd Psalm says, "Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of" these people my enemies Mike	$600 [9] This Latin phrase has appeared on U.S. coinage since 1795 & must do so by law since 1873 E pluribus unum Isaac	$600 [1] It's the occupation of Billy Flynn (Richard Gere on film) in the musical "Chicago" a lawyer	$600 [4] Tough day of classes--first econ, then chem, then this, & I haven't even done the assigned reading from Freud psych Mike	$600 [16] This lake that forms a boundary between New York & Vermont bears the name of the French explorer who saw it in 1609 Champlain Isaac
$800 [12] "You are here to learn the subtle science & exact art of potion-making" Snape Isaac	$800 [13] Playwright George S. Kaufman was a core member of this witty literary group whose name includes the hotel it met at the Algonquin Round Table Isaac	$800 [6] In 1979 she replaced Eisenhower on the $1 coin, but just as women earn less on the dollar than men, her coin was slightly smaller Anthony Isaac	$800 [2] David Eigenberg played Miranda's salt-of-the-earth husband on "Sex & the City" & now lugs a hose on this show Chicago Fire Isaac	$800 [7] An undine is a water-dwelling variety of one of these mythic creatures a nymph Isaac	$800 [17] Vienna is just one of the national capitals that is on this river the Danube Mike
$1,000 [11] "I want to commit the murder I was imprisoned for" Sirius Black Mike	DD $2,600 [14] If you head to this country, take a peek at its Table Mountain, which overlooks Table Bay South Africa Isaac	$1,000 [5] A quarter released in 2023 features this Native American prima ballerina along with her Osage name, which means "two standards" Maria Tallchief Ashley	$1,000 [3] The 2020 HBO series called this "Country" took place mostly in a racist & creepy 1950s Chicago Lovecraft Country Isaac	$1,000 [8] Eva Perón is buried in one of these subterranean chambers in Buenos Aires a crypt Mike	$1,000 [18] China's second-longest river, it's been called the cradle of Chinese civilization the Yellow River Isaac

Double Jeopardy! Round

DOOM SCROLLING	GARDENING GLOSSARY	ART AROUND EUROPE	FIRST LADIES	PASSIONATE ABOUT NEUTRAL WORDS	LAKES & RIVERS
$400 [21] It's the New Testament book where "heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together" Revelation Mike	$400 [26] The prominent veining seenhereis due to chlorosis caused by a deficiency of this important metallic element iron Isaac	$400 [27] In the 19th century, Eugene Boudin did thousands of scenes of the newly touristy beaches of Normandy, like Trouville on this body of water the English Channel	$400 [28] In a 2019 memoir Carly Simon wrote about her friendship with this first lady, whom she first met on Martha's Vineyard Jacqueline Kennedy Mike	$400 [29] A 2012 headline asked if this kind of voter would "tip the election against Obama", but we haven't made up our minds on that yet undecided Isaac	$400 [1] This Oscar-winning actor honored his late brother by naming his first son River in 2020 Joaquin Phoenix Isaac
$800 [20] Hesiod wrote that this deity succeeded Cronus & killed all humans for their impiety before re-creating them from ash trees Zeus Isaac	$800 [25] It sounds like a Jerry Garcia fan, but it means to prune faded flowers from stems to promote blooming deadhead Ashley	$800 [18] Barely leaving Bologna, Giorgio Morandi did paintings of bottles & jugs, many simply called natura morta, Italian for this still life Isaac	$800 [30] Her first husband John Todd & their youngest son died during a 1793 yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia Dolley Madison Isaac	$800 [17] Separated or isolated, like the garage next to a house detached Ashley	$800 [10] Pixar's first non-binary movie character was the aqueous Lake Ripple from this 2023 flick Elemental Isaac
$1,200 [2] In Egyptian myth the snake god Apophis attacks Ra's boat & tries to prevent this daily event the sunrise Isaac	$1,200 [24] When talking about fertilizer, know the N-P-K ratio & that N-P-K refers to these 3 nutrients nitrogen, phosphorus & potassium Mike	$1,200 [9] Looking at"The Syndics"or cloth quality control board of this city, the guy with no big hat is a servant, not a syndic Amsterdam	$1,600 [8] From a prominent & wealthy Ohio family, she was known as the "Belle of Canton" Ida McKinley Ashley	$1,200 [16] Fair-minded, like this word, is a 10-letter adjective, includes a body part & means not favoring one or another evenhanded	$1,200 [11] In 2007 this Weezer frontman released "Alone", a collection of 18 home demos Cuomo Isaac
$1,600 [3] In a Hindu text it's this god who says, "Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds" Vishnu (Krishna) Isaac Ashley	$1,600 [23] From Latin for "sprouting forth", it's the process by which seeds begin to grow germination Mike	$1,600 [6] "The Liffey Swim" in the National Gallery of Ireland is by Jack, the painter brother of this poet Yeats Isaac	$2,000 [19] Reputed to have had quasi presidential powers for a while, shelived into the 1960s Edith Wilson Isaac	$1,600 [14] "Black's Law Dictionary" said it's a "term used for... fair and unprejudiced"; a good juror should be that way impartial Mike	$1,600 [12] Thisveteran actress wrote, directed & starred in "In a World", a 2013 movie about the cutthroat voiceover world Lake Bell
$2,000 [4] The "Prose Edda" has some grim previews of this event, Norse myth's Götterdämmerung or twilight of the gods Ragnarök Isaac	$2,000 [22] The Denver Water Dept. gets credit for coining this late-in-the-alphabet word for gardening that uses little water xeriscaping	$2,000 [7] Tired of the French ones? Head to this city to see the work seen here& others by the top Romanian impressionist Nicolae Grigorescu Bucharest Isaac	DD $2,500 [5] This future first lady made her society debut in 1902 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City Eleanor Roosevelt Isaac	DD $6,000 [15] 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 an objective Mike	$2,000 [13] Played by Summer Glau, River Tam saved the day in "Serenity", the movie sequel to this sci-fi series with a Western feel Firefly Isaac

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"

(Dr. Jonas) Salk

Mike "Who is Salk? Love you Dayna!" — wagered $4,501

Isaac "Who is Salk?" — wagered $12,501

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