Stumped! Episcopal Priest Misses Bible Questions on “Jeopardy!”

Kevin Laskowski, an Episcopal priest from Virginia and three-day champion on Jeopardy!, was getting people to question their faith.

That is, their faith in the fact that he is indeed a priest.

After stumbling on two well-known Bible clues during Wednesday’s episode, doubt was rising.

Competing in the “Quoting the King James Bible” category, Laskowski successfully got two answers but went silent on two tougher prompts.

He couldn’t recall the “mote” in his brother’s eye. Which, I suppose is fair, if you’re not familiar with King James translation.

Since he’s Episcopalian, let’s see what translation they use in that church.

Hey robot, what version is that?

The Episcopal Church primarily uses the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) of the Bible for its liturgies and official purposes, as it is considered accurate and inclusive in language. However, other translations, such as the King James Version (KJV), Revised Standard Version (RSV), and even the New International Version (NIV), may be used in study or worship depending on the congregation or context.

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So he might be off the hook for that one, seeing as NRSV is the main translation used.

The next question missed was what did God breathe into man’s nostrils?

“The breath of life”

These left all contestants speechless, proving even a reverend can have a heavenly off day.

Oddly enough, he knew the title of some obscure R-rated sexually charged movie.

This Episcopalian priest dominated the “it’s also a drink” category, but he grew up Catholic so it checks out. #jeopardy pic.twitter.com/q6rtm7iXPG

— RK Cats (@richksu) November 26, 2024

The Gateway Pundit reports:

An Episcopal priest who is now a three-day champion on “Jeopardy!” is raising eyebrows after being unable to answer two famous clues from the Holy Bible on Wednesday night’s broadcast.

Kevin Laskowski, of Falls Church, Virginia, who is priest-in-charge at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Centreville, Virginia, was among the contestants dealing with the category “Quoting the King James Bible.”

To his credit, Laskowski was able to answer “And the light shineth in” this, which “comprehended it not.”

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“What is the darkness?” he correctly responded.

Another clue stated: “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green” these.

“What is green pastures?” he answered rightly.

But then came a pair of clues to which the reverend was completely silent.

“Why beholdest thou” this 4-letter thing “that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?”

The correct response to the triple-stumper was “the mote.”

And the final, $1,000 clue also left all three contestants unable to voice anything.

“And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils” this phrase.

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The correct response is “the breath of life.”

There are multiple versions of the Bible, but I was pretty surprised the Priest on ⁦@Jeopardy⁩ didn't answer either of the final two Bible clues. (He did get a couple earlier) #jeopardy #thegoodbook #stumped pic.twitter.com/oOiV4VuOM3

— Todd Speed (@ToddBSpeed) November 27, 2024

But at least he knew the name of rap song and the title of degenerate immoral film without even having to think hard. How does he know about that?

A priest was asked a Ken Carson question on Jeopardy ⛪️ pic.twitter.com/3G0fBDsfxK

— Over Powered Music (@OvrPoweredMusic) November 26, 2024