Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Sept. 15

 Here are today's contestants:

- Wesley Jalipa, a legal assistant originally from Columbia, Missouri;

- Abby Mullen, a professor originally from Greenville, South Carolina; and

- Matthew Riggle, a community college math instructor from Madison, Alabama. Matthew is a three-day champ with winnings of $72,401.

Jeopardy!

HARVARD // WHAT, LIKE IT'S HARD? // CITIES ON THE RIVER // BEGINS WITH "P" // WE'LL TAKE (OR GIVE) 1 FOR THE TEAM // THE PEASANTS' REVOLT

DD1 - $600 - CITIES ON THE RIVER - Atchison & Bismarck (Wesley improved by $1,000 to $1,800.)

Scores at first break: Matthew $4,600, Abby $1,400, Wesley $2,600.

Scores entering DJ: Matthew $7,200, Abby $1,400, Wesley $4,400.

Double Jeopardy!

MYTHOLOGY // FOREIGN WORDS AND PHRASES // 2026 CELEBRITY NEWS // EARTH SCIENCE // SHORT STORIES // 6, 7

DD2 - $1,600 - FOREIGN WORDS AND PHRASES - "La vita è bella" means this, a good thing to remember & the title of a 1997 film (Wesley doubled to $9,600 vs. $7,200 for Matthew.)

DD3 - $1,600 - MYTHOLOGY - The intersection of a Venn diagram of names of flightless birds & Titan goddesses: this 4-letter one (Matthew added $3,000 up to $17,800 vs. $9,600 for Wesley.)

Wesley took the lead with a double-up on DD2, Matthew quickly regained first, but his being slightly off on a $2,000 clue late kept the game alive into FJ with Matthew at $17,800 vs. $11,600 for Wesley and $7,400 for Abby.

Final Jeopardy!

LANDMARKS - The chief engineer for this West Coast landmark also designed gantries for the Saturn rockets

Everyone was correct on FJ. Matthew added $5,401 to win with $23,201 for a four-day total of $95,602.

Final scores: Matthew $23,201, Abby $14,700, Wesley $14,801.

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is Missouri? DD2 - What is life is beautiful? DD3 - What is rhea? FJ - What is the Space Needle?