Dan Wohl is a Syosset High School Teacher from New York, United States. He surprised everyone by defeating five-day champion Matthew Marcus on the show Jeopardy. He made his debut with the show on February 8, 2023 (Wednesday). Any game like Jeopardy is always about winning or losing.
Dan recently had the win over four-day winner Matthew Marcus for a total of $114,200. It was sad to see the pleasant personality with a British accent beaten by newcomer Dan Wohl, who bagged a whopping $10,000 in the Daily Double round.
Early life
Dan, a resident of Forest Hills, Queens, was born in 1987 and is from California. He has the origin of his surname in the German language but belongs of American descent. According to his Facebook profile, Danielle Wohl is his mother while Gary Wohl is his father and Andrew Wohl is his younger brother. From 2004 to 2008 he completed his bachelor’s degree in political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He later went to Stanford University and earned an MA (Secondary Education and Teaching) degree.
Dan Wohl career
He has experienced almost every private practice including radio, media, marketing and communications, editing, production, writing, marketing manager, and finally as a teacher. He began his professional life working in Gov. Jim Doyle’s office as a Constituent Services Intern. For another four months, he was interned as “Opinion Intern” at the Wisconsin State Journal.
For the next three years, he joined The Daily Cardinal and achieved the position of “Arts Editor/Film and Music Critic”. He has been working professionally since 2007, although he has not yet completed his BA degree. From September 2007 to May 2008, he completed an internship in Senator Herb Kohl’s office based in the Medison, Wisconsin area. In total, he gained 17 experiences in different companies with different positions, including
- Fiction Editor at The Madison Review,
- AV Club Editorial and Calendar Intern at The Onion,
- Host/Show Producer at WSUM 91.7,
- Radio Research Analyst at ASCAP,
- Fantasy Writer and Editorial Producer at Major League Baseball,
- Marketing Communications Manager at Sling Media,
- Head of Marketing and Communications at Kitman Labs,
- Contributor to The Mary Sue,
- Academic Tutor at Burlingame High School,
- Academic Tutor at Grade Potential Tutoring,
- Student Teacher at Hillsdale High School,
- Social studies teacher at Montgomery County Public Schools,
- Social studies teacher at Syosset High School (most recently since July 2021)
Jeopardy journey
He is a high school history teacher and works at Syosset High School which is part of Forest Hills, New York. Aside from being (almost) popular due to his first winning streak of $26,000, he talked about the various facts related to the story of how he got on the stage.
He said he started preparing to come for Jeopardy about two years ago. After a series of online tests and interviews, he was able to take the stage on February 8, 2023 (Wednesday).
In his first match, he faced Matthew Marcus and Becky Molder. He was a major influence in Matthew Marcus’ victory, who initially had the four-day winning streak. With only $10,000, he differed from the personality of Matthew Marcus, who won four games. Now he will return to defend his win against the other two new champions or candidates – Scott Perry and Mira Hayward.
At the end of the day’s show, Ken Jennings blew his breath by saying that Matthew Marcus is likely to appear in the 2023 Tournament of Champions.
Dan Wohl biography | |
|---|---|
| Real name | Dan Wohl |
| birth date | 1987 |
| Age (as of 2023) | 36 years |
| Place of birth | Forest Hill, New York, USA |
| Profession | high school teacher |
| University | University at Stanford |
| qualification | graduate |
Physical Statistics | |
| Height | in feet inches – 5′ 8” – in centimeters – 173cm |
| Hair Color | Blond |
| eye color | Green |
Dan Wohl Family | |
| Father | Gary Wohl |
| Mother | Danielle Wohl |
| Sister | – |
| Brother | Andrew Wohl |
relationship status | |
| Marital status | Married |
| Who is Dan Wohl’s wife? | Marissa Wallace |
| Children | – |
Personal life
Dan is a happily married man whose Halloween wedding was to be arranged in a haunted house. According to the information on his Facebook profile, he married Marisa Wallace on October 31, 2015.
Dan Wohl social media
It is available on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn and may be available on other social media platforms like YouTube, Quora, etc. On his Instagram profile, he has 424 followers with 1000 in the list below and almost 400 posts.
Dan Wohl Net Worth
Dan Wohl may earn well due to his long career in various subjects such as radio, marketing management, communications, tutoring, etc. As of February 2023, he is the new winner of the show Jeopardy (dated February 8, 2023) and has earned a total of $26,799.