Drew Basile | |
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Name: | Drew Basile |
Born: | September 25, 2000 |
Birth Hometown: | Birmingham, Michigan |
Occupation: | Graduate student |
Known for: | Appearances on Survivor and Jeopardy! |
Drew Basile (born September 25, 2000) is a graduate student from Birmingham, Michigan.
Survivor[]
He appeared on the TV show Survivor in Season 45 in 2023. He was eliminated in 6th place.
Jeopardy! Run[]
He appeared on Jeopardy! starting on June 19, 2024.
Regular Play[]
Game No. | Air Date | Final score | Cumulative Winnings | Additional Notes |
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1 | June 19, 2024 | $23,482 | $23,482 | He defeats 15-time champion Adriana Harmeyer, becoming the first challenger to defeat a 10+ time champion by runaway. |
2 | June 20, 2024 | $9,800 | $33,282 | Drew's first game without a runaway. |
3 | June 21, 2024 | $20,000 | $53,282 | Josh Heit finished Double Jeopardy with exactly 50% of Drew Basile's score. He and Drew got Final correct. Drew wagered $0 and 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 game without a runaway. |
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 game without a runaway. Cat Pisacano ends his streak. |
Tournament of Champions[]
Additional Page[]
Trivia[]
- He is one of six giant killers to win more than a single game after an upset of an superchampion. The other ones were Emma Boettcher, Jonathan Fisher, Danielle Maurer, Eric Ahasic and Lloyd Sy.
- He is the first champion of all time to defeat Superchamp in a Lock Game, and even if expanded to include champions with more than 5 consecutive wins, the only records are Kevin Marshall and Ben Chan.
- Among the champions who defeated the female super champion, he was the only one to win three or more games in a row.
- This is the highest record among champions who have experienced Tiebreaker, such as Brian Chang.
Reference[]
- ↑ Adjusted for doubled dollar values, the pre-doubled -$5,100 set in Season 1 by Joan Kantor is the current record.