Has Karbalai is a Jeopardy contestant appearing on the longest-running trivia game show this season. He is set to make his debut on the 24 May episode of the show.
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Who Is Has Karbalai From Jeopardy?
Karbalai is a public health advisor from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This season, he will appear as a contestant on the 24 May episode of Jeopardy.
There, he will be up against a returning champion Amar Kakirde, a graduate student from Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey. Likewise, the other contestant is Anna Marie Cunningham, a market research account manager from Sellersville, Pennsylvania.
Karbalai will be competing against a previous day champion Amar Kakirde, and Anna Marie Cunningham on the 24 May episode of Jeopardy. (Via Jeopardy.com)
Amar secured his second straight win on the 23 May episode of Jeopardy. As a two-day champion, he will return to the Jeopardy stage with total winnings of $24,599.
Has, who overwent a long journey towards his Jeopardy selection will also seek his victory on Friday’s episode.
Has Karbalai Wiki, Age & Family: Where Is He From?
Karbalai has reached the age of 46 or 47 years old now. He was born as Hasneen Karbalai somewhere in the 1970s.
As per wiki, he is originally from Calgary, Alberta, and has Canadian nationality. He was raised in an Islamic family there. Moreover, some sources suggest that his family origin is from Pakistan.
Has has been involved in trivia competitions since his early days. Besides, he participated in the Foodies Festival chilli-eating competition in Wiltshire, England, back in the year 2014.
His Educational Background
Karbalai attended Aurora High School in Aurora, Canada, and graduated in the year 1994. He then studied biology and neuroscience at McGill University in Montreal.
Afterward, he moved to the United States and studied Law and Intellectual Property at the University of California, Berkeley. He then obtained a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School, graduating in the year 2003.
Additionally, he studied Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
What Is Has Karbalai’s Actual Job?
Karbalai now works as a Public Health Advisor at the Canadian Red Cross. He has been serving in the position since 2019.
Prior to that, he worked at NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde in Glasgow, United Kingdom. From 2003 to 2010, he worked as an associate attorney at Kaye Scholer, a law firm based in New York, New York.
Is Has Karbalai A Married Man?
Karbalai prefers to keep his personal life away from the public domain. Therefore, there are no details regarding his marital status.
However, the Jeopardy contestant has mentioned himself as single on his Facebook account. An animal lover, he has also shared a picture of his pet dog on his Facebook.