Ben Chan Jeopardy Wife Alaina Chan Is His Number One Fan

Ben Chan's wife Alaina Chan shares a desire to visit Maine. Ben mentioned his planning in the Wednesday game on Jeopardy.

Bialik questioned Chan about his feelings and plans to spend his winnings during the contestant chat while he won the first six games in Runaways.

While he felt amazing and excited to play the quiz, he conveyed his life partner's wish.

Recently, the philosophy professor shared his big plans with his winning prize.

He set a journey on a cross-country trip with his spouse next summer. It seemed the couple loved adventure.

The couple has two needy rescue dogs, Ruthie and Chester, so they are preparing to take them on their tour.

Meanwhile, he added he has an aunt in the northeasternmost U.S. state, and his spouse wanted to visit there, per Marshfield News-Herald.

Maine is well known for its natural areas, maritime history, and rocky coastline.

Also, the couple has a lot of friends in other cities like New York, Philadelphia, and North Carolina. As a result, it would be easy for their accommodation facilities as they would take care of themselves and their dogs together.

Ben Chan on Jeopardy appears to be in his 40s.

Chan's family volunteered to rasied money to push the childhood cancer survival rate on their birthday.

His mom Suk Chan celebrates her birthday in late June. On 2019 birthday, she asked for donations to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

She had chosen this nonprofit because its mission means a lot to her, as she hoped people would consider contributing as a way to celebrate with her.

In addition, she felt every little bit would help her reach her goal.

Before this, on February 5, 2019, his sister created the fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Where is Ben Chan From?

The Jeopardy Champ is from Whitestone, NY. Later, he moved to Queens with his family and was raised with his sister, Christine Chan.

He currently lives in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

The Norbert College teacher previously attended a small college where he used to play baseball.

According to Marshfield News-Herald, he studied at Swarthmore College and received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Pennsylvania.

Afterward, he attended the University of California-Los Angeles and obtained his Ph.D.

In Appleton, he joined Lawrence University as a Uihlein Fellow of Ethics.

Besides this, he studied postdoctoral research in Bethesda, Maryland, at the National Institutes of Health bioethics department.

Chan was born to a supportive family in Whitestone, NY. His parents moved from Guangdong and Hong Kong in the 1960s.

They both met in New York and began their resturant.

His father was a resturant owner. Meanwhile, his mother, Suk Chan, is from Hong Kong. She currently lives in the New York City borough of Queens, Flushing.

He inherited the 80's Rolex from his dad, as the professor mentioned in the Q&A segment. While holding a buzzer, anyone can glimpse his watch.

At first, he was unknown about the watch, but after one month, he learned about it while watching Antiques Roadshow.

In addition, he felt he has similar stories with the comedian Ronnie Cheing while linking with his dad.

The Redditors believed the watch was worth $5000.

He agreed to the Reddit comment and shared more stories about his father's watch, per The Sun.

According to Ben, it's a gift from his mother's family to his dad, which arrived from Hong Kong.

Additionally, he expressed his dad was the most hard-working man he has ever known.

In the early 70s, he founded a resturant in Manhattan solely. He used to work 365 days for like five years.

Although he loves to display his dad's watch, his mom makes a joke about it.

Suk mentioned he should wear it as not so special while being common in Hong Kong.

Ben And His Sister Grew up In Queens

Christine Chan is the sister of Ben. They grew up together in Queens, New York, playing baseball.

On April 14, 2023, she shared their childhood picture in their flushing little league uniforms.

From the photo, it seemed they both loved sports and spent their early years playing baseball.

The professor conveyed the message of his sister on his Twitter cover. She messaged him, 'I'm watching you now.' Why do you sound so confused all the time.'

The Green Bay Packers quarterback sibling is an Irvington parent who supported Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang, believing he would push the Overton window for universal basic income. She even co-hosted a fundraiser for him in Manhattan.

Christine married Darcie Pickering, a music teacher. Darcie completed her studies at Umas Lowell and Columbia University. 

The couple has two beautiful children, a boy and a girl. They are twins and are currently 11 years old.