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Who the hell does this Jeopardy champion think he is?

No man named Buzzy has ever inspired this much rage.

Andrea Romano

on May 26, 2016

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No Jeopardy contestant has been so polarizing, so enraging and possessing a name so reminiscent of an Archie comic character as Buzzy Cohen.

Usually, when a contestant has a winning-streak on Jeopardy, droves of Internet fans come out of the woodwork to cheer them on. They're seen as an everyman (or woman), a folk hero, a phoenix rising from the ashes of obscurity to take home the big prize (and maybe a piece of Alex Trebek's mustache, RIP).

This is not the case with Buzzy.

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Buzzy, who has had an eight-day winning streak on the show, is an indie recording executive living in Los Angeles. He wears skinny ties and trendy, round glasses. He has perfectly coiffed hair that reminds you of Pete Cambell in Mad Men.

Just like Pete, we both love and hate Buzzy at the exact same time. Perhaps Buzzy's biggest trait is that he has a distinct fondness for witty quips and jokes with Alex Trebek.

Just as Alex mentions in the video (above), its like he's Sean Connery in SNL's Celebrity Jeopardy.

Buzzy's bombastic personality has divided the Internet between people who want to marry him and people who just want to punch him in the face. Or, even, people who want to do both.

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To Buzzy's credit, he's not doing anything simply to aggravate us.

"The thing that people don’t realize is that, when I went into my audition, the one thing that the contestant coordinator said was, ‘It’s a game show — have fun.’ So that’s what I’m doing," he told The Wrap.

That's fair, Buzzy. You do you.

Until someone dethrones him, he is currently our Jeopardy king. So we must continue on, for better or for worse.

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Andrea Romano

Andrea Romano -- comedy writer, craft enthusiast, lady -- was a Watercooler Reporter. She worked as an intern at Mashable beginning in January 2014. Andrea recently completed her Masters degree in Media Studies and Film from The New School and writes sketch comedy at Upright Citizens Brigade and The People's Improv Theatre. She once watched three Paul Rudd movies in a row on a bicoastal flight and didn't realize it until she landed. She does things like that a lot. Twitter: @theandrearomano