Ben Chan Jeopardy Contestant Stats & Bio: Age, Ethnicity, Job

Find out everything you need to know about Ben Chan, a Jeopardy Contestant appearing on Season 39 of the show airing on April 12, 2023!

Ben Chan Jeopardy Contestant Profile – Biography & Profession

Ben Chan is a Philosophy Professor from Green Bay, Wisconsin.

NameBen Chan
Location & ResidenceGreen Bay, Wisconsin
Profession & JobsPhilosophy Professor

Assistant professor of philosophy at St. Norbert College in De Pere, working at the college since 2013

Gender & SexMale
Age & Date of Birth40s
Nationality & EthnicityAmerican
Chinese Ethnicity, with parents emigrating from Hong Kong and Guangdong in the late 1960s
Education & School
  • Bachelor of Arts degree from Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania
  • Ph.D. from the University of California-Los Angeles.
  • Postdoctorate in the bioethics department of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.
  • Uihlein Fellow of Ethics at Lawrence University in Appleton
Relationships (Married/Dating/Sexuality) & Family
  • Parents met in New York City and started a restaurant there
Biography & More Details
  • Once beat Aaron Rodgers at pub trivia
  • Owns two rescue dogs
Social Media

Ben Chan is an assistant professor of philosophy at St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin. He has been working at the college since 2013. He holds American nationality and has Chinese ethnicity, with his parents emigrating from Hong Kong and Guangdong in the late 1960s. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. from the University of California-Los Angeles. He also completed a postdoctorate in the bioethics department of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Additionally, he served as the Uihlein Fellow of Ethics at Lawrence University in Appleton. Ben’s parents met in New York City and started a restaurant there. In an interesting detail, he once beat Aaron Rodgers at pub trivia. Furthermore, Ben is a dog lover and owns two rescue dogs.

Ben Chan Jeopardy Results & Statistics

Looking to find out how Ben Chan did on Jeopardy tonight? Scroll down below to find out their final scores after each round as well as their competitor results!

Returning ChampionContestantContestant
Tuesday, 19 March 2024Yogesh Raut
Vancouver, Washington
Social and Personality Psychologist

Winning Score: $13,399
Round 2 Score: $19,800
Round 1 Score: $9,400
Troy Meyer
Tampa, Florida
Music Executive

Final Score: $6,399
Round 2 Score: $16,600
Round 1 Score: $5,400
Ben Chan
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Philosophy Professor

Final Score: $6,400
Round 2 Score: $3,200
Round 1 Score: $3,400
Monday, 18 March 2024Yogesh Raut
Vancouver, Washington
Social and Personality Psychologist

Winning Score: $38,800
Round 2 Score: $38,800
Round 1 Score: $8,800
Troy Meyer
Tampa, Florida
Music Executive

Final Score: $18,401
Round 2 Score: $16,800
Round 1 Score: $3,600
Ben Chan
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Philosophy Professor

Final Score: $16,801
Round 2 Score: $9,200
Round 1 Score: $4,800
Friday, 15 March 2024Yogesh Raut
Vancouver, Washington
Social and Personality Psychologist

Final Score: $15,200
Round 2 Score: $20,400
Round 1 Score: $6,400
Troy Meyer
Tampa, Florida
Music Executive

Final Score: $25,599
Round 2 Score: $33,200
Round 1 Score: $8,000
Ben Chan
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Philosophy Professor

Winning Score: $25,600
Round 2 Score: $12,800
Round 1 Score: $1,800
Thursday, 14 March 2024Yogesh Raut
Vancouver, Washington
Social and Personality Psychologist

Winning Score: $35,601
Round 2 Score: $29,600
Round 1 Score: $4,600
Troy Meyer
Tampa, Florida
Music Executive

Final Score: $30,400
Round 2 Score: $15,200
Round 1 Score: $2,800
Ben Chan
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Philosophy Professor

Final Score: $30,401
Round 2 Score: $17,800
Round 1 Score: $5,800
Wednesday, 13 March 2024Yogesh Raut
Vancouver, Washington
Social and Personality Psychologist

Final Score: $40,800
Round 2 Score: $20,400
Round 1 Score: $4,800
Troy Meyer
Tampa, Florida
Music Executive

Winning Score: $46,800
Round 2 Score: $46,800
Round 1 Score: $5,800
Ben Chan
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Philosophy Professor

Final Score: $10,400
Round 2 Score: $10,400
Round 1 Score: $5,600
Tuesday, 12 March 2024Yogesh Raut
Vancouver, Washington
Social and Personality Psychologist

Final Score: $15,600
Round 2 Score: $15,600
Round 1 Score: $3,600
Troy Meyer
Tampa, Florida
Music Executive

Final Score: $12,799
Round 2 Score: $22,000
Round 1 Score: $5,800
Ben Chan
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Philosophy Professor

Winning Score: $15,601
Round 2 Score: $10,000
Round 1 Score: $6,000
Thursday, 7 March 2024Jared Watson
Quality Control Specialist
Greenville, Texas

Final Score: $3,600
Round 2 Score: $3,600
Round 1 Score: $7,400
Ben Chan
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Philosophy Professor

Winning Score: $9,599
Round 2 Score: $15,200
Round 1 Score: $6,800
Ike Barinholtz
Chicago, Illnois
Producer, Writer & Actor

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $10,400
Round 1 Score: $1,600
Tuesday, 5 March 2024Ben Chan
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Philosophy Professor

Winning Score: $29,800
Round 2 Score: $29,800
Round 1 Score: $11,400
Justin Bolsen
Public Policy Economics
Canton, Georgia

Final Score: $9,958
Round 2 Score: $10,000
Round 1 Score: $1,600
Emmett Stanton
Baltimore, Maryland
Freelance Writer

Final Score: -$2,000
Round 2 Score: -$2,000
Round 1 Score: $3,200
Tuesday, 23 May 2023Ben Chan
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Philosophy Professor
9 Day Winnings of $252,600

Final Score: $5,199
Round 2 Score: $17,400
Round 1 Score: $7,200
Danny Leserman
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Policy Communications Manager

Final Score: $1,000
Round 2 Score: $2,400
Round 1 Score: $1,600
Lynn Di Vito
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Retired Museum Educator

Winning Score: $11,800
Round 2 Score: $14,800
Round 1 Score: $1,000
Monday, 22 May 2023Ben Chan
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Philosophy Professor
8 Day Winnings of $227,800

Winning Score: $24,800
Round 2 Score: $20,800
Round 1 Score: $8,400
Joe Lasser
Originally Colfax, Illinois
Astronautical Engineer

Final Score: $7,999
Round 2 Score: $7,600
Round 1 Score: $1,400
Nancy Duran
Stowe, Vermont
Marketing Copywriter

Final Score: $100
Round 2 Score: $3,600
Round 1 Score: -$400
Friday, 19 May 2023Ben Chan
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Philosophy Professor
7 Day Winnings of $213,000

Winning Score: $14,800
Round 2 Score: $12,400
Round 1 Score: $10,400
Erica Johnson
Greenbelt, Maryland
Stay-at-home Mom

Final Score: $9,600
Round 2 Score: $4,800
Round 1 Score: $3,600
Chris Hammer
McKinney, Texas
Teacher

Final Score: $6,699
Round 2 Score: $3,400
Round 1 Score: $1,400
Thursday, 18 May 2023Ben Chan
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Philosophy Professor
6 Day Winnings of $182,000

Winning Score: $31,000
Round 2 Score: $31,000
Round 1 Score: $7,800
John Groves
Originally Forteau, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada
Legislative Technical Specialist

Final Score: $4,601
Round 2 Score: $4,400
Round 1 Score: $1,600
Kristen Beck
Seattle, Washington
Physician

Final Score: $4,401
Round 2 Score: $4,600
Round 1 Score: $1,000
Wednesday, 17 May 2023Ben Chan
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Philosophy Professor
5 Day Winnings of $157,000

Winning Score: $25,000
Round 2 Score: $24,205
Round 1 Score: $8,400
Brittani Seagren
Bourbonnais, Illinois
Nurse Practitioner

Final Score: $799
Round 2 Score: $400
Round 1 Score: $3,200
David Lu
Los Angeles, California
Mail Processing Clerk

Final Score: $1,000
Round 2 Score: $1,200
Round 1 Score: $2,000
Tuesday, 16 May 2023Ben Chan
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Philosophy Professor
4 Day Winnings of $129,001

Winning Score: $27,999
Round 2 Score: $26,400
Round 1 Score: $13,200
Tom Winiarski
Briarcliff Manor, New York
Media Strategist

Final Score: $200
Round 2 Score: $5,200
Round 1 Score: $6,600
Lydia-Claire Kerrigan
Lafayette, Tennessee
Web Development Team Lead

Final Score: $2,400
Round 2 Score: $11,200
Round 1 Score: $3,200
Monday, 15 May 2023Ben Chan
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Philosophy Professor
3 Day Winnings of $69,001

Winning Score: $60,000
Round 2 Score: $41,000
Round 1 Score: $11,800
Hannah Wilson
Chicago, Illinois
Data Scientist
8 Day Winnings of $229,801

Final Score: $13,599
Round 2 Score: $6,800
Round 1 Score: $4,000
Wendy Swanson
Portland, Oregon
Retired Teacher

Final Score: $8,600
Round 2 Score: $4,400
Round 1 Score: $1,200
Friday, 14 April 2023Ben Chan
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Philosophy Professor
2 Day Winnings of $46,001

Winning Score: $23,000
Round 2 Score: $20,800
Round 1 Score: $8,600
Greg Czaja
San Diego, California
Cardiologist

Final Score: $12,401
Round 2 Score: $8,000
Round 1 Score: $2,800
Kari Elsila
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Grant Strategy Consultant

Final Score: $2,200
Round 2 Score: $7,200
Round 1 Score: $400
Thursday, 13 April 2023Ben Chan
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Philosophy Professor
1 Day Winnings of $16,001

Winning Score: $30,000
Round 2 Score: $27,200
Round 1 Score: $10,200
Liz Jensen
Metuchen, New Jersey
Stay-at-home Mom

Final Score: $11,000
Round 2 Score: $6,000
Round 1 Score: $800
Peter Early
Windham, New Hampshire
Settlement Consultant

Final Score: $4,484
Round 2 Score: $6,400
Round 1 Score: $6,000
Wednesday, 12 April 2023Kat Jepson
Originally Virginia Beach, Virginia
Artist
1 Day Winnings of $20,399

Final Score: $10,800
Round 2 Score: $5,400
Round 1 Score: $1,000
Ben Chan
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Philosophy Professor

Winning Score: $16,001
Round 2 Score: $17,000
Round 1 Score: $2,400
Laura Caton
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nonprofit Arts Administrator

Final Score: $5,199
Round 2 Score: $8,000
Round 1 Score: $400

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