I feel for the two sacrificial lambs who must face him each day. But he has made ‘’Jeopardy’’ much more interesting than it was. He is one of the few to start with the high-dollar questions, possibly the root of his success.
Him having control of the board from the start as the defending champion sinks the competition - he’s going to have to screw up and lose control of it from the start by missing the question to another contestant that is well above average that hold control of it for at least a few rounds in order for the pattern to be disrupted. Otherwise, he just gets a quick $5000 at minimum, finds the Daily Double and doubles his score, often having as much as the champions normally by the end of the first round. If he continues to win he will be over $1 million probably by Wednesday next week.
In addition, I really like this for Alex Trebek...getting to experience this as some of the most interesting shows he has ever hosted 35 years in and after his diagnosis.