| Drew Basile | |
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| Name: | Drew Basile |
| Born: | September 25, 2000 |
| Birth Hometown: | Birmingham, Michigan |
| Occupation: | Graduate student |
| Known for: | Adriana Harmeyer's giant killer 6th giant killer to win more than one regular-season play game after defeating a super-champion 3rd giant killer to officially qualify for the ToC after defeating a superchampion |
Drew Basile (born September 25, 2000) is a graduate student from Birmingham, Michigan.
Game show run[]
Survivor[]
Drew appeared on Survivor 45 in 2023, but after spending 23 out of 26 days on the show, he finished in sixth place after being eliminated by four out of six votes.
Jeopardy![]
Regular-season play[]
| Game No. | Air Date | Final score | Cumulative Winnings | Additional Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 19, 2024 | $23,482 | $23,482 | Drew ended Adriana Harmeyer's 15-game winning streak, becoming the first challenger to defeat a super-champion in a runaway game. |
| 2 | June 20, 2024 | $9,800 | $33,282 | Drew's first non-runaway game. Drew became the sixth giant killer to win more than one regular season play game after defeating a super-champion. |
| 3 | June 21, 2024 | $20,000 | $53,282 | Josh Heit had exactly half of Drew's score going into Final Jeopardy! In the end, they both got Final correct, but at the same score at $20,000. It resulted in a tiebreaker. Drew won the tiebreaker to remain champion. |
| 4 | June 24, 2024 | $22,400 | $75,682 | Fellow competitor Erin Buker finishes the Double Jeopardy! round with -$7,200, which is the second-lowest score ever recorded, behind only Patrick Pearce with -$7,400.[1] |
| 5 | June 25, 2024 | $15,601 | $91,283 | Drew's second non-runaway game. Drew became the third giant killer to officially qualify for the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions after defeating a super-champion. |
| 6 | June 26, 2024 | $20,318 | $111,601 | |
| 7 | June 27, 2024 | $18,000 | $129,601 | |
| 8 | June 28, 2024 | $1,201 | $132,601 | Drew's third and final non-runaway game in regular season play. Lost to Cat Pisacano. |
Tournament of Champions[]
In the exhibition game, Basile faced off against Adriana Harmeyer and Isaac Hirsch. Throughout the first two rounds of the game, Basile came up with 13/14 correct questions (including 2/2 Daily Doubles). Everybody got Final Jeopardy! correct, and Basile won the exhibition game with a total of $38,400.
In the third and final quarterfinal game, Basile faced off against Drew Goins and Neilesh Vinjamuri. Throughout the first two rounds of the game, Basile came up with 14/20 correct questions (including 0/1 Daily Double). Basile and Neilesh both got Final Jeopardy! correct, but after losing to Neilesh, Basile and Goins received $10,000 each.
Additional Page[]
Trivia[]
- Drew is one of seven giant killers to win more than a single game after an upset of a super-champion. The other ones were Emma Boettcher, Jonathan Fisher, Danielle Maurer, Eric Ahasic, Lloyd Sy & later being Jonathan Hugendubler.
- Drew is one of three giant killers to officially qualify for the Tournament of Champions after defeating a superchampion. The other ones were Jonathan Fisher and Eric Ahasic.
- Drew is the first champion of all time to defeat super-champion in a runaway game, and even if expanded to include champions with at least five consecutive wins, the only records are Kevin Marshall and Ben Chan.
- Among the champions who defeated the female super champion, Drew was the only one to win at least three games in a row.
- This is the highest record among champions who have experienced the tiebreaker, such as Brian Chang.
- Drew is the first Jeopardy! player since Aniket Dehadrai to miss all three Daily Doubles in one game.
Reference[]
- ↑ Adjusted for doubled dollar values, the pre-doubled -$5,100 set in Season 1 by Joan Kantor is the current record.