Final Jeopardy Clues: 1-5-26 to 1-9-26

Here are the Final Jeopardy clues and correct responses for the week of January 5, 2026 through January 9, 2026.

Click on the dates to see the recap for each game.

Mon, Jan 5 – Correct answers: 1
SCIENCE: Important in developing vaccines against TB, they were domesticated as a food source in the Andes region around 5000 B.C. show

Tue, Jan 6 – Correct answers: 0
TYPOGRAPHY: Inspired by Port Authority bus terminal signage, it was adopted as a font by NYU & the Tribeca Film Festival show

Wed, Jan 7 – Correct answers: 0
LITERATURE: In a 21st century Pulitzer Prize winner, this character introduced in an 1876 work is biracial show

Thu, Jan 8 – Correct answers: 2
BIBLICAL ART: 3 of Michelangelo’s panels on the Sistine Chapel ceiling deal with him, including his “drunkenness” & “sacrifice” show

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Fri, Jan 9 – Correct answers: 2
NOTABLE AMERICANS: Known in Mexican history as the Sale of the Mesilla Valley, the 30,000-square-mile deal was negotiated by this U.S. diplomat show

The week began with one right response in FJ! That was followed by two triple stumpers. Two correct responses in the last two FJ’s balanced that out, for a rough start and an easy finish. The first and last clues were the easiest ones for me. As for that typeface, I was as clueless as the contestants.

This week’s winners:
Mon 12/05/25 $26,401 Stella Trout
Tue 12/06/25 $14,398 Michelle Tsai
Wed 12/07/25 $12,998 Harvey Silikovitz
Thu 01/08/26 $18,400 Jonathan Hugendubler
Fri 01/09/26 $25,951 Ryan Sharpe

The Champions Wildcard tournament began this week and the scores above show the winners of semifinal spots. There were also 4 Wild Card spots that went to (in alphabetical order by first name): Bill McKinney, Cameron Berry, Ian Morrison and Vickie Talvola.

Jeopardy! also paid out $5,000 in consolation prizes to Dargan Ware, Dave Bond, Geoff Barnes, James Courson, Jason Singer and Pete Johnston.

Here is the COMEDY GETS PERSONAL category from Tuesday’s game.