Same here. I say I'd use !g on duckduckgo about 1/3 of the time. If I'm getting really frustrated on a problem and am hacking away, I sometimes just default to the !g.

Duckduckgo is now doing localized results (you can choose your region, so it's transparent, unlike Google's). The thing about Google is that, even if you're not signed in, it still tried to present you with personalized results (based on previous searches for that session, your IP, your region ... if you're searching from work; it probably factors that in as well).

When people talk about getting to the top of Google results, my response has always been, "Well you need to be more popular and relevant. Also you may be at the top..for some people, but not everyone."