Final Jeopardy: Biblical Art (1-8-26)

The Final Jeopardy question (1/8/2026) in the category “Biblical Art” was:

3 of Michelangelo’s panels on the Sistine Chapel ceiling deal with him, including his “drunkenness” & “sacrifice”

Today’s contestants vying for a spot in the 2026 Champions Wildcard semifinals are: Pete Johnston, a filmmaker & educator orig. from Alma, MI; Vickie Talvola, a quantitative trader from Jersey City, NJ; Jonathan Hugendubler,, adjunct professor & trivia host from Baltimore, MD.

Round 1 Categories: Holiday Ro-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-oad – Poets & Poetry – The Golden Globes – “A”Ntonyms – Furniture I Need Help Moving – Pivot!

Pete found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Poets & Poetry” under the $800 clue on the 1st pick of the round. Nobody was on the board. Jason bet the $1,000 allowance but didn’t have a clue so he was WRONG.

“Bless my baby bless my baby bright”, wrote Gertrude Stein to her show

WHO IS ALICE B. TOKLAS?

Jonathan finished in the lead with $4,800. Pete was second with $3,800 and Vickie was last with $800. All clues were shown.

Round 2 Categories: Let’s Radiocarbon Date – Acronyms & Abbreviations – Pop Quiz – In the Range – Broadway Writing Teams – I’d Like to Buy a Vowel

Vickie found the first Daily Double in “Let’s Radiocarbon Date” under the $1,200 clue on the 3rd pick. She was in last place with $2,400 now, half of Jonathan’s lead. Vickie made it a true Daily Double and she was RIGHT.

Found in Portugal, the skeleton of a love child from a homo sapiens & this species has been dated at 27,000+ years old show

WHAT IS A NEANDERTHAL?

Pete got the last Daily Double in “Broadway Writing Teams” under the $800 clue on the 18th pick. In last place with $7,800, he had $600 less than Jonathan’s lead. Pete bet $1,000 and he was RIGHT.

John Kander & Fred Ebb knew how to open a show, with “All That Jazz” & this language-lesson number that begins “Cabaret” show

WHAT IS “WILLKOMMEN”?

Pete finished in the lead with $10,800. Vickie and Jonathan were tied in second place with $9,200. All clues were shown.

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TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHO IS NOAH?

Michelangelo painted 9 panels depicting events from the Book of Genesis. Three of them are about Noah. The Drunkenness of Noah (Genesis 9:20–23) is about Noah’s sons finding him drunk and naked. Ham is amused but Shem and Japheth cover him up. The message is really lost in this painting, though, because they’re all naked! The Deluge (Genesis 7:6–24) is in the middle and Noah’s sacrifice of thanks (Genesis 8:18–22) is first or last, depending upon your viewpoint. Learn more

At 600 years old, Noah probably couldn’t hold his liquor, and his sons likely covered him with a blanket. According to Eddie Cantor’s song “Noah’s Wife Lived a Wonderful Life” (1920), she locked up his coat.

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Jonathan got it right. Wild Cards be damned, he bet it all and finished with $18,400.

Vickie got it, too. She bet $4,400 and finished with $13,600.

Pete thought it was Abraham. He lost $7,601 and finished with $3,199. So Jonathan wins the semifinal spot and Vickie is a shoo-in for a Wild Card.

A triple stumper from each round:

PIVOT! ($800) Facing angry seas at Cape Horn, the Bounty’s Capt. Bligh went 1,000 of miles the other way to reach this island

LET’S RADIOCARBON DATE ($1600) Researchers used seeds at Djoser’s step pyramid to help pinpoint this Egyptian kingdom’s timeline between 2691 & 2625 B.C.

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “BRAND NAMES”

Originally called Fruit Scones, the name of this food brand introduced in 1964 was influenced by an art movement of that time show

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