Former 2000s Child Star Has Tough Run on ‘Jeopardy!’ [Video]

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Bad Santa actor Brett Kelly’s time on Jeopardy! was not very merry.

Kelly, who played Thurman Merman in the 2003 Christmas dark comedy that starred Billy Bob Thornton, appeared as a contestant on the hit game show’s Wednesday, October 23 episode.

The former child star, who hails from Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, went up against Sophia Mayudes, a software engineer from Seattle, Washington, and returning champion Will Wallace, a game design director from Austin, Texas. Wallace entered with $18,799 from his previous day’s winnings.

Mayudes shined in the first round, getting every question right in the “Be Witched” category. Going into the second round, also known as Double Jeopardy, Mayudes led with $6,200, Wallace was in second with …