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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category New Testament Greek) for Tuesday, August 4, 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:
Encore Presentation #7 of Season 42 is semifinal #2 of Champions Wild Card between Jonathan Hugendubler, Michelle Tsai, and Bill McKinney.
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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 & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, August 4, 2026 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Incisor Trading; Global Sports; On The Calendar; Our Love’s In Jeopardy; Baby; “Oo”, Oo Oo Oo)
Michelle doubled up through the Daily Double to pull close after 15 clues. After 15 clues, the scores were Jonathan $5,000 Michelle $4,800 Bill $1,200.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Jonathan 6 correct 0 incorrect
Michelle 6 correct 0 incorrect
Bill 2 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Bill has a son who wears Bill’s Jeopardy! swag.
Michelle has started doing aerial hooping.
Jonathan upset some locals after missing a clue about The Wire.
After the break, all three players got in quite a few times as Jonathan continued to lead. On the opening board, Jonathan went 3/5 in sports, Bill went 3/5 in love, and Michelle went 3/5 in “OO”.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Jonathan 9 correct 0 incorrect
Michelle 12 correct 1 incorrect
Bill 6 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Jonathan $6,800
Michelle $6,600
Bill $1,600
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: You Say You Want A Revolution?; Ferry Thee Well; Notable American Women; A Very Cultured “T”; Foreign Words & Phrases; Wild At The Oscars)
Jonathan found both Daily Doubles, putting the game away with correct responses on both of them (the first one being a True Daily Double). On the second board, Jonathan went 3/5 in revolutions and the Oscars, while Michelle went 3/5 in American women and “T”.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Jonathan 20 correct 2 incorrect
Michelle 21 correct 4 incorrect
Bill 9 correct 5 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 8 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Jonathan $30,600
Michelle $13,400
Bill $1,200
Jonathan put the exclamation point on today’s game by being the only player correct in Final. He’s joining Cameron Berry in the finals.
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)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) OUR LOVE’S IN JEOPARDY $1000 (clue #10)
Michelle 1600 +1600 (Jonathan 4000 Bill 800)
2) NOTABLE AMERICAN WOMEN $1600 (clue #3)
Jonathan 8800 +8800 (Michelle 8200 Bill 1600)
3) FERRY THEE WELL $800 (clue #20, $7200 left on board)
Jonathan 26000 +5000 (Michelle 11000 Bill -2000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 219
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Jonathan 5 4 3 4 3 3 4
Michelle 5 5*
Bill 4
DJ! Round:
Jonathan 4* 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 2*
Michelle 5 3 5 2 4 3
Bill 4
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Jonathan 3.60
Michelle 4.00
Bill 4.00
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 8 (0.09 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Jonathan $19,200 Coryat, 20 correct, 2 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Michelle $12,800 Coryat, 21 correct, 4 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Bill $1,200 Coryat, 9 correct, 5 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $33,200
Lach Trash: $10,800 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,000
Lead Changes: 4
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Jonathan Hugendubler, career statistics:
91 correct, 16 incorrect
6/6 on rebound attempts (on 27 rebound opportunities)
30.88% in first on buzzer (88/285)
7/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $37,400)
3/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,240
Michelle Tsai, career statistics:
138 correct, 20 incorrect
12/15 on rebound attempts (on 32 rebound opportunities)
37.13% in first on buzzer (127/342)
6/10 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,200)
2/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,900
Bill McKinney, career statistics:
98 correct, 25 incorrect
11/16 on rebound attempts (on 40 rebound opportunities)
28.24% in first on buzzer (96/340)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,000)
1/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,767
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s runaway game means that wagering suggestions will not be posted.
- Today’s J!6 clues can be found at the monthly archive.
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Despite the fact that I have already seen this episode when it originally aired, I forgot what the response was, but I initially said (today) thievery (for kleptai). But I then quickly changed my response to thieves. It pays to know what ‘Kleptai” means