Holly Hassel, an English professor at North Dakota State University is the new champion of Jeopardy, who faced off against Neilay Amin, new competitor and six-day champion Suresh Krishnan. The game had to undergo many changes, with Hassel winning a total of $10,500. Despite being the six-day champion, Krishnan finished second for a total of $5,200, and the third contestant, Amin, ended up taking $799. The show was originally taped on April 4th in Culver City, California, and on June 14th, 2023, Holly Hassel got together with her 25 friends and waited for her performance on stage.
Early life
Holly Hassel (47) completed her high school education at Brainerd High School (1990 to 1992). She received her BA and MA in English from the same university – St. Cloud State University. Holly later received her Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1997 to 2002). She speaks Spanish and English.
Holly Hassel Career
Holly Hassel has been an English professor for 21 years and continues at the University of Wisconsin-Marathon County. She is Professor of English and Chair of the UW Colleges Women’s Studies Program.
Jeopardy journey
Suresh Krishnan was at the top, and the day Hassel arrived she suddenly tightened her grip as the daily doubles round began. First, she bet $1,600 and then started making the right answers, responding correctly to each clue, and then took the lead. After that, when the Double Jeopardy round started, she had $5,200 and was still ahead of the two participants – Krishnan and Amin.
Amin, the third entrant in line, got the correct answer for the Daily Double Clues, beating Krishnan and Hassel mid-game. But in the second round he bet $4,800 after which he started losing the game. Suresh Krishnan gave six correct answers with two wrong answers, Neilay Amin had four correct answers with three wrong answers and Holly gave eight correct answers with three wrong answers.
Holly Hassel Biography | |
|---|---|
| Real name | Holly Hassel |
| birth date | October 1974 |
| Age (as of 2023) | 47 years |
| residence | Fargo, North Dakota, USA |
| Profession | English professor |
| University | University of Wisconsin |
| qualification | graduate |
Physical Statistics | |
| Height | in feet inches – 0′ 0” – in centimeters – 000 cm |
| Weight | in kilograms – 00 kg – in pounds – 000 pounds |
| Hair color | light brown |
| eye color | hazel |
Holly Hassel Family | |
| Father | – |
| Mother | Najia Hassel |
| Sister | Andrea Hassel |
| Brother | – |
relationship status | |
| Marital status | Married |
| Who is Holly Hassel’s husband | Ben Schultz |
| Children | Two |
Personal life
Holly Hassel is a happy, loving married woman. She was married to Ben Schultz and both had two children after their marriage. Other relatives in Holly’s family include Najia Hassel (mother) and Andrea Hassel (sister).
Holly Hassel social media
Holly Hassel is available on LinkedIn, where she has 132 contacts, and describes herself as a native of Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA. She is also available on Twitter where she pinned the post of her round of Jeopardy on the day of June 14, 2023.
On Instagram, she has 170 followers, including 176 in the list below and 24 posts. Her name is @hollyhassel and she has an unverified account. By seeing her pictures on Instagram, it is known that she has a cat and seems to be a big fan of cartoons like Scooby Dooby. Among the various images on her Instagram, she posted a picture of her fishing eyes.
Holly Hassel Net Worth
Holly actually makes good money due to her two-decade teaching career. In addition, she earned a lot on the Jeopardy stage, and we hope she stays with it for a long time and keeps winning.