Monday, October 12, 2026

Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Oct. 12

 Here are today's contestants:


- Megan Whelan, a managing editor originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;

- Daniel Ransom, a librarian from San Francisco, California; and

- Greg Monson, a videographer from Portland, Oregon. Greg is a two-day champ with winnings of $31,300.


Jeopardy!


"FALL" IS HERE // MAGAZINES // U.S. CITIES BY TALLEST STRUCTURE // SPLOOSH! // THE MAGICAL WORLD OF HARRY POTTER // YOU'RE JUST DUMB


DD1 - $800 - MAGAZINES - A photo of John Lennon from the movie "How I Won the War" graced the cover of this magazine's first issue in 1967 (Greg added $1,400.)


Scores at first break: Greg $8,400, Daniel -$800, Megan $1,800.


Scores entering DJ: Greg $11,400, Daniel -$1,200, Megan $3,800.


Double Jeopardy!


HISTORIC NAMES // IT SOUNDS WORSE THAN IT IS // NATIVE AMERICANA // THAT'S REPETITIVE! // HYDROGEN // SHOW GIRLS


DD2 - $1,600 - HISTORIC NAMES - Later to sketch his views on politics, he arrived in NYC as a boy in 1846 & got a job after an impressive sketch of the Hoboken ferry (Greg added $5,000.)


DD3 - $1,200 - SHOW GIRLS - A wolf with Grimm intentions in this musical serenades Little Red Riding Hood with "Hello, Little Girl" (Daniel added $3,000.)


Scores entering FJ: Greg $25,600, Daniel $6,600, Megan $8,600.


Final Jeopardy!


2026 FAREWELLS - On his passing in 2026, England’s The Guardian noted he found "freedom & fulfilment amid the blue skies & pools of California"


Greg and Daniel were correct on FJ. Greg added $3,400 to win with $29,000 for a three-day total of $60,300.


Final scores: Greg $29,000, Daniel $9,000, Megan $3,999.


Correct Qs: DD1 - What is Rolling Stone? DD2 - Who was Nast? DD3 - What is "Into the Woods"? FJ - Who was David Hockney?

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