Jeopardy! champ Drew Basile roasted for ‘sloppy’ gameplay but ends up ‘saving’ himself with ‘big move’ before 7th win
JEOPARDY champ Drew Basile has been called out for the way he played a recent game.
On Thursday’s episode, the former Survivor aimed for his seventh win against his opponents Luke Hemphill and Jayake Kolli.
Jeopardy!Drew Basile has won another game of Jeopardy on Thursday night’s game[/caption]
Jeopardy!Drew Basile has now won seven games of Jeopardy[/caption]
ABCAbove, Ken Jennings remains the host of Jeopardy[/caption]
Before the first Jeopardy commercial break, Drew had a slow start with $2,600 – putting him in second place behind Jayake with $4,600.
At the end of the first round, Jayake was still in the lead with $5,800, but Drew was slowly catching up as he had $4,200, and Luke with $2,600.
After the Double Jeopardy segment ended, Drew was way ahead with $19,000, and Luke and Jayake were tied with $7,800.
During the Final Jeopardy round, the three contestants had to answer a question that went under the theme of Businessmen.
Jayaker guessed correctly and stayed with $7,800.
Luke, unfortunately, did not get the correct answer and lost all but $800.
Luckily for Drew, he won his seventh game in a row after getting the question wrong but only losing $1,000.
The former TV personality won the game with $18,000.
Since his first win, Drew has gained over $129,000.
DREW’S DAILY DOUBLES
On a popular Reddit forum dedicated to the game show, one fan discussed how Drew’s betting on the Daily Doubles has saved him from being eliminated.
The commenter said, “Drew’s performance on Daily Doubles has definitely been the difference in his run.
“It’s enabled him to overcome some sloppy play.”
The contestant got the first Daily Double at the beginning of the show.
With only $600, he bet $1,000, but he didn’t get the answer correctly.
Jeopardy! guest hosts
Since Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek died in November 2020, the beloved game show has continued with various guest hosts in 2021 to present day:
Ken Jennings (Jan. 4 to Feb. 19)
Katie Couric (Mar. 8 to Mar. 19)
Dr. Mehmet Oz (Mar. 22 to April 2)
Aaron Rodgers (April 5 to April 16)
Anderson Cooper (April 19 to April 30)
Bill Whitaker (May 3 to May 14)
Buzzy Cohen (May 17 to May 28)
Savannah Guthrie (June 14 to June 25)
Dr. Sanjay Gupta (June 28 to July 9)
George Stephanopoulos (July 12 to July 16)
Robin Roberts (July 19 to July 23)
LeVar Burton (July 26 to July 30)
David Faber (Aug. 2 to Aug. 6)
Joe Buck (Aug. 9 to Aug. 13)
Mayim Balik (Aug. to Dec. 2023)
Ken Jennings (Aug. to present day)
However, Drew received his second Daily Double in the Double Jeopardy round.
He bet $4,000, with host Ken Jennings calling it a big wager.
Fortunately for him, he got the answer correctly.
MORE ABOUT DREW
During his first appearance on the show, Drew revealed that he was a contestant on Survivor Season 45.
Jeopardy!Drew Basile was up against two new contestants, Luke Hemphill and Jayake Kolli[/caption]
“I lasted 23 days of 26 with no shelter or food, which affected the noggin a little bit, but I’m hoping to be back on course for Jeopardy!.”
Ken was curious to know if Survivor and Jeopardy had any similarities.
“Survivor is hard on the body, but Jeopardy! is hard on the mind, so I’ll tell you after.”
Drew will return for his eighth game on Friday night.
Jeopardy!Drew Basile has won over $129,000 during his time on Jeopardy[/caption]
Instagram/JeopardyDrew Basile was also granted access to the next Tournament of Champions game[/caption]
GettyViewers may also recognize Drew Basile from Season 45 of Survivor[/caption]
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