Final Jeopardy Clues: 12-29-25 to 1-2-26

Here are the Final Jeopardy clues and correct responses for the week of December 29, 2025 through January 2, 2026.

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

Mon, Dec 29 – Correct answers: 0
EUROPEAN HISTORY: On January 20, 1649 he asked, “By what power I am called hither? It is not long since that I was in the Isle of Wight” show

Tue, Dec 30 – Correct answers: 2
ANIMAL NAMES: Those returning from a 1920s expedition to Asia popularized this name for the Buaja Darat, or land crocodile show

Wed, Dec 31 – Correct answers: 2
MEDICAL HISTORY: Now associated with women in labor, it was first used by French doctors in 1901 to treat sciatica with cocaine show

Thu, Jan 1 – Correct answers: 2 (out of 2 left in FJ!)
IT HAPPENED IN THE U.S.: Trinitite is the name of a glass-like material that came to be after a historic event in this state show

Fri, Jan 2 – Correct answers: 1
BRITISH ROYAL TITLES: This title named for a county of coastal England had lapsed by 1843 but was revived in 2018 when Elizabeth gave it to a family member show

It was a mixed bag this week. There was one triple stumper on Monday. That was the toughest. It might have been balanced out by Thursday’s clue about the trinitite, but one person didn’t make it to FJ! Still, I thought that was the easiest.

This week’s winners:
Mon 12/29/25 $25,600 Abigail Arnold
Tue 12/30/25 $27,201 Dondi DeMarco
Wed 12/31/25 $24,001 Ryan Sharpe
Thu 01/01/26 $33,440 Ryan Sharpe
Fri 01/02/26 $24,842 Ryan Sharpe

This was a Second Chance Tournament so the above figures are just scores. The top prize on Friday was $35,000, which went to Ryan Sharpe for having the highest combined score ($58,282) at the end of the last 2 games.

Jeopardy! also paid out $15,000 to the other 2 finalists: Dondi DeMarco and Abigail Arnold.

Here is the GRUB HUB category from Tuesday’s game.