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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category New Testament Greek) for Tuesday, January 13, 2026 (Season 42, Game 92):
A famous passage in Matthew 6 refers to kleptai, meaning them
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Bill McKinney, a hospitality executive from San Diego, California
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Michelle Tsai, a tutor originally from Honolulu, Hawaii
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Jonathan Hugendubler, an adjunct professor & trivia host from Baltimore, Maryland
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Our three semifinalists today in Jonathan Hugendubler, Michelle Tsai, and Bill McKinney have been set a high bar by yesterday’s semifinalists—yesterday’s game was the first game without a main game incorrect response since July 4, 2019. What will they do for an encore? In any case, the winner gets one step closer to the Tournament of Champions.
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Correct response: Who are thieves?
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The important part of this Final Jeopardy, as part of the Sermon on the Mount, comes from Matthew 6:19-20 KJV: “Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: / But lay up for yourselfes treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal”.
Honestly, I am glad that this is generally a universal translation—both the KJV and more modern translations translate “kleptai” the same way—as I don’t think we need a(nother) controversy of Biblical proportions on the show. That said, the “klept”-to-“thief” translation from Greek should be pretty straightforward for most fans and players at this level.
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Game Recap:
Finding both Daily Doubles in Double Jeopardy was enough for Jonathan Hugendubler to cruise to a runaway entering Final Jeopardy; he then put the exclamation point on the game by being the only player correct in Final.
Scores going into Final:
Jonathan $30,600
Michelle $13,400
Bill $1,200
Tonight’s results:
Bill $1,200 – $0 = $1,200 (Who is Three wisemen)
Michelle $13,400 – $31 = $13,369 (Who are tax collectors? )
Jonathan $30,600 – $0 = $30,600 (Who is thief?) (Finalist)
Chances of winning Champions Wildcard:
Cameron Berry 34.396%
Jonathan Hugendubler 37.534%
Stella Trout 10.875%
Harvey Silikovitz 10.459%
Ian Morrison 6.736%
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s runaway game means that wagering suggestions will not be posted.
- Michelle’s Final Jeopardy wager of 31 is clearly a prescient reference to the number of viewers who are actually boycotting the show after Ken Jennings’s remarks last week on social media.
- Today’s J!6 clues can be found at the monthly archive.
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