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?