Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Oct. 1

 Here are today's contestants:

- Mike McComb, a project manager originally from Dearborn, Michigan;

- Brooke Levine, a workforce manager from Old Bridge, New Jersey; and

- Ryan Manton, a systems administrator from Columbus, Ohio. Ryan is a one-day champ with winnings of $22,178.

Jeopardy! 

19th CENTURY CULTURE TRIP // LUNAR FEATURES // TOYS & GAMES // AIRPORTS // NAME THE CLASSIC BAND: A READING // FAMILIAR PHRASES

DD1 (video) - $600 - LUNAR FEATURES - Nearly 30% of the Moon's near side is made of this igneous rock; it's holes were formed by gas bubbles captured as lava cooled (Mike lost $1,000.)

Scores at first break: Ryan $2,800, Brooke $800, Mike $1,600.

Scores entering DJ: Ryan $6,800, Brooke $200, Mike $3,200.

Double Jeopardy! 

SIR WALTER RALEIGH // AVIAN POETRY // THE NAME GAME // FILM-POURRI // AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL // "C" TO SHINING "C"

DD2 - $1,600 - FILM-POURRI - A script called "Night Skies" about long-fingered aliens led to both "Poltergeist" this other 1980s hit (Mike dropped $2,400 from his score of $5,600 vs. $8,400 for Ryan.)

DD3 - $800 - AVIAN POETRY - The narrator asks this title bird to "leave my loneliness unbroken!--quit the bust above my door!" (Ryan added $5,600 to his total of $14,400 vs. $8,000 for Mike.)

Mike missed both of his DD opportunities while Ryan scored on his, resulting in a runaway for Ryan at $21,600 vs. $10,000 for Mike and $600 for Brooke.

Final Jeopardy!

SITCOMS - The first British sitcom to win a Best Comedy Golden Globe, it was remade in a U.S. version that had almost 15 times as many episodes

Mike and Brooke were correct on FJ, while once again as in his previous game, Ryan chose not to respond. Ryan bet $0 to win with $21,600 for a two-day total of $43,778.

Final scores: Ryan $21,600, Brooke $1,200, Mike $10,000.

Tough category of the day: The players went 1-for-5 in FAMILIAR PHRASES, including not knowing the "exclamation of surprise...(that) probably was not inspired by Mrs. Ross" is "heavens to Betsy".

That's before their time: A song lyric containing "L.A. woman" didn't lead the contestants to The Doors.

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is basalt? DD2 - What is "E.T."? DD3 - What is the raven? FJ - What is "The Office"?