Final Jeopardy: Biblical Art (7-30-26)

The Final Jeopardy question (7/30/2026) 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.

Continue to the original recap with the rest of the game, more information about Final Jeopardy! and 2 additional triple stumpers.

These are the stumpers and the Sneak Peek clues that are on page 2 of the original recap:

HOLIDAY RO-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-OAD ($1000) Each year on this day, the Pope symbolically goes on the road to Calvary on a trek around the Colosseum

FURNITURE I NEED HELP MOVING ($1000) We’ll have such fun moving my cabinet with lots of small drawers named for this type of tradesperson, who once used it

POP QUIZ ($1200) Before Penn &… came Ulam & Teller– Edward Teller was Father of this but mathematician Stanislaw Ulam has a claim to the title

I’D LIKE TO BUY A VOWEL ($1200) One U in this word from Yiddish, used to mean a synagogue by Ashkenazi Jews

The contestants missed 3 clues in ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS:

($1200) You probably know your own zip code, but do you know that zip stands for these 3 words
($1600) When someone comments “bump”, it stands for these 4 words (the first word is actually not bump)
($2000) Involved in ovulation, FSH is short for this hormone

ANSWERS: show

SNEAK PEEK CATEGORY: “A”NTONYMS
($200) of descendant
($400) of digital
($600) of enact or ratify
($800) of stinky or unscented
($1000) of ineloquent or incoherent

ANSWERS: show