Saturday, October 3, 2026
Sortie! answer for October 3, 2026
Oct 3’s Sortie! hints
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Reveal the answer
2. Name a Ballon d'Or winner. — Best: Stanley Matthews (1,956 win year); also strong: Raymond Kopa (1,958 win year).
3. Name an action film released in the 1990s. — Best: The Matrix (1,999 year); also strong: The Mummy (1,999 year).
4. Name a mammal. — Best: African Elephant (645 gestation days); also strong: Asian Elephant (640 gestation days).
5. Name a non-ivy league University in the U.S. — Best: College of William & Mary (1,693 founded); also strong: St. John's College (1,696 founded).
6. Name a restaurant chain. — Best: Subway (53 SD locations); also strong: Casey's (52 SD locations).
Why this is the answer (spoilers)
This daily ran six prompts, each scored by a measured rule rather than by rarity. On “Name a U.S. state capital.”, the winning answer was Lincoln at 121 mi from Lebanon, ahead of Topeka at 162 mi from Lebanon. On “Name a Ballon d'Or winner.”, the winning answer was Stanley Matthews at 1,956 win year, ahead of Raymond Kopa at 1,958 win year. On “Name an action film released in the 1990s.”, the winning answer was The Matrix at 1,999 year, ahead of The Mummy at 1,999 year. Naming mattered too: Lincoln is also accepted as Lincoln NE, Lincoln, Nebraska, which helps if you only know the short form. The counterintuitive one was “Name a U.S. state capital.”, where the closer to the city of lebanon, kansas, the higher you fly — so Lincoln outscored the more famous picks. Magnitudes and sources are the game's own, as listed in its archive notes for this date.