SURVIVOR star Drew Basile revealed he will compete on Jeopardy! in a few weeks.
Drew, who appeared on season 45 of Survivor last year, left fans baffled when he shared photos of himself with Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings.
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The 23-year-old posted photos with Ken on the set of the popular game show on Instagram on Tuesday.
“I’M IN DANGER!!! Airs June 19th,” he captioned it.
“The haters called me a know-it-all. It’s time to prove them right.”
Drew graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied English and Philosophy.
The Philadelphia native placed sixth on Survivor, leaving the show a week before the finale in December.
While many fans praised his appearance on Jeopardy!, some were confused by how he handled the crossover.
“Drew competed on Survivor season 45 last fall, placing 6th,” one wrote on Reddit.
“This is super exciting for me, someone who considers himself a Survivor and Jeopardy superfan, and I’m excited to see how he does!
“I hope there are other Survivor fans here who are excited too.”
“You can’t be serious. People wait their whole lives to get into any of these shows and he got into both in one year. Bros stealing my dream,” commented another.
One suggested that a casting agent for the former Survivor contestant may have helped “fast track” Drew onto Jeopardy!
“Many of these shows have mutual friends in the casting departments, and many people who appeared on Survivor were nominated by production members or former players,” they posted.
“I’m sure he was already a viable candidate that was fast-tracked here.”
“Good for him, but the guy was too full of himself on Survivor. He called himself one of the smartest to ever play the game,” said another person.
“Which maybe it is, but something about labeling yourself that way is kind of off-putting.”
“Yes, I found him a bit arrogant on the show,” agreed another user.
Danger! Host timeline
Danger! has had a tumultuous history regarding hosts following the death of the iconic Alex Trebek in 2020. Here are every host since the game show’s inception in 1964.
Art Fleming – from 1964 to 1975, he was the original host of the daytime version of Jeopardy! on NBC.
Alex Trebek – From 1984 to 2020, the late, great Alex hosted the modern iteration of Jeopardy! for 36 years until his death from pancreatic cancer.
Guest Hosts – 2020 to 2021, Jeopardy! tested a series of guest hosts for one- or two-week stints, including Anderson Cooper, LaVar Burton and Aaron Rodgers.
Mike Richards – 2021, he was named host for a week before resigning amid controversy. He was the show’s executive producer at the time.
Mayim Bialik – 2021 to 2023, when Mike was announced as the show’s new host, Mayim was chosen to host tournaments and primetime specials.
Mayim and Ken Jennings – 2022 to 2023, 74-time champion Ken (the winningest contestant of all time) joined Mayim as guest host and they shared hosting duties.
Ken Jennings – 2023 to present. Last December, Mayim announced on Instagram that she would “no longer” host Jeopardy! After a long hiatus, having defended the writers’ strike, Ken was named sole host.
Ken now runs all editions of Jeopardy! including Celebrity Jeopardy!, the late night show and other primetime specials such as Masters.
Drew praised his intellect in an interview shortly after being kicked off Survivor.
“I’m one of the smartest people you’ve ever had on Survivor. Now, I don’t say that to brag. I say that in fact,” he said. Stop.
“I’m a great conversationalist. I can sell, sell, sell. So I thought those attributes would put me very well in any combination of the Final Three.”
He also addressed a deleted scene that aired that showed him looking grumpy around the island.
“Emotionally, I was quite depressed at the end of the game. A lot of it was lack of food. But I was also very nervous about my position,” he admitted.
“I was feeling a little left out and feeling like things outside of my control had changed and were affecting me for the worse, and it really changed my mindset.”
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