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Drew Basile
Drew Basile
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
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[]

  1. Adjusted for doubled dollar values, the pre-doubled -$5,100 set in Season 1 by Joan Kantor is the current record.
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