I really disliked Doug when he started winning a few Jeopardy games a while ago. I knew he would be back, and he is... with a vengance. He embodies everything I hate about Jeopardy contestants. He has a really annoying voice, an arrogant way of clicking the buzzer (hands always folded, buzzer tucked away behind his arms), a weird little flower, and an affected way of writing his name. Also, he's Canadian which isn't a bad thing in and of itself, but it gives him an unnatural advantage on the Canadian province questions. (Jeopardy never asks questions about Canadian history.)Over the past two weeks, Jeopardy has been running its Tournament of Champions. The most annoying thing about Doug's current run (he'll be playing in the finals on Thursday and Friday) is the way he's totally backed into each of his wins. Last week and again today, he dipped into negative territory. Today he was over $10,000 down to the money leader and managed to get back within striking distance before winning the match by wagering less than anyone else. (Nobody got the Final Jeopardy correct.)
Twice, he's been nearly vanquished by his own tendency to make wild guesses only to be saved by a very fortunate streak. The players have one more chance to put an end to Doug's reign of terror. If only for my sake, please, please beat Doug.
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