probably related to a Jeopardy champion

Was watching Jeopardy last night and saw a potential cousin, Patrick Macaraeg, kick ass! He's the current 3-day champion with over $80K. The guy's got guts. Was down by more than half, bets nearly all of it in the last daily double, then nearly doubles again in final jeopardy.

You can see him on the Jeopardy website and click on "see who's on this week" link. He even has a pretty silly promo for the Tampa Bay area where he's from.

So far, every Macaraeg (with an E) I've met can trace their lineage back to the town of Malasiqui, Pangasinan where every other person is a Macaraeg. Suffice it to say, I'd bet it all on a daily double that he is a distant kin of mine.