MORE danger! Viewers watch the show to test their general knowledge, but some have also started to take an interest in the show’s current champion.
Survivor 45 alum Drew Basile may have racked up over $100,000 in winnings from his Jeopardy! sequel, but he also picked up a handful of online enemies along the way.
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On Wednesday, June 27, 2024, the official Jeopardy! Instagram account previously announced that Basile was the newest addition to the game show’s Contest of Champions.
“Watch out, there’s a new ToCer on the block and it’s @SurvivorCBS alum Drew Basile! #Jeopardy!” the presentation captioned the post.
Danger! also announced the news simultaneously in X.
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Basile had previously tweeted a message thanking fans and viewers for their support on his journey to the Tournament of Champions.
“Honored to do ToC, thank you for all the support from Jeopardy fans as well as the Survivor community,” he tweeted.
“They’re not kidding when they say it’s a family. And a special shoutout to @anthonyd46 for all the content, screenshots, etc,” he added.
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DO NOT DISTURB
Even before the announcement, Jeopardy! Viewers had already shared their thoughts on Basile, and they weren’t pretty.
“Drew doesn’t know what it’s like to be a humble winner. Instead, he’s a nasty winner,” one Instagram user commented.
“Someone please break his streak… Please. I really hoped he wouldn’t make it to ToC,” another user commented.
“Can anyone see through his false humility? Waiting for a new winner,” wrote another user.
“If nasty victory was a person,” one user tweeted.
“I could do without his ‘bro’ attitude, but maybe he’ll get over it in the winter,” another user added.
Some danger! fans have even vowed to boycott the show until a new champion takes Drew’s place.
“I’m a regular viewer but I’m done until Drew leaves,” one user tweeted.
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“He’s arrogant and full of himself. So obnoxious. We hope his run is short and his defeat is glorious.”
Still, Basile managed to turn some viewers into die-hard supporters or, at the very least, lukewarm believers.
DESIGNED TEAM
“Go, Drew. I hated you on Survivor, but I like you on Jeopardy!” wrote user X.
“Shocking to see a Twitter post about Drew and not see all the comments hating him,” one user tweeted.
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“Our Survivor and Jeopardy legend kingggg,” commented one user, alongside a crown emoji.
“I think he’s very competitive and can’t help himself,” another user wrote.
“How else could you survive Survivor for so long?”
“Listening to his interview about all sorts of students who skipped 7th period to watch Jeopardy with him, the class officer, he seems well-liked and respected by those who know him,” they added.
“Think about it before betting on such a good player.”
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“Drew is one of my top 5 favorite Jeopardy contestants!!” exclaimed another user.
Even Survivor got in on the action, commenting three clapping emojis on his official Instagram, @survivorcbs.
BASIS THE BUSINESS
Any danger! The contestant who wins at least five games in the program’s current season will be eligible to compete in the Tournament of Champions.
Basile, who participated in the 45th season of Survivor, won six consecutive games on Wednesday, June 26, 2024.
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“It’s not my first rodeo, Ken,” Basile told host Ken Jennings during his first Jeopardy! interview.
“I had the privilege of being on Survivor recently,” he continued.
“So I stayed there for 23 days out of 26 with no clothes, no shelter, no food.”
“[It] It took a bit of a toll on my head, but I hope, you know, I’m back on the horse for Jeopardy.
“Survivor is very hard on the body, but Jeopardy is hard on the mind,” he added.
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Tournament of Champions typically airs after the show’s regular season ends.
The game show’s 40th season is set to end on July 26, 2024, although fans shouldn’t expect TOC to air immediately in August.
Most of the show’s previous tournaments aired in November, with the latest TOC taking place from February 23 to March 19, 2024.
The Survivor alum is doing a little better on the quiz game show than he did on the survival competition show, though time will tell if he can top his 23-day streak on the island.
Danger! Universe
Danger! it first aired in 1964 until 1975. Then, the nighttime version began in 1974. Since then, many spinoffs of the game show have emerged. Here they are all:
Danger! – (syndicated) 1974 to present, weekdays on ABC at 7pm ET.
Tournament of Champions – 1984 to present, features the top champions who have appeared on the show since the last tournament.
Second Chance Tournament – 2022 to Present features hand-selected non-winners from the previous season, where the prize is entry into the Champions Wildcard.
Champions Wildcard – 2023 to present, features all one-, two-, and three-day champions from the previous season that are eligible for entry into the Tournament of Champions.
Danger! Invitational Tournament (distribution) – from 2023 to the present, features big names from the past invited by producers to compete for a place in the Masters.
Danger! Masters (primetime) – from 2023 to present, features the six Jeopardy! champions competing against each other.
Celebrity Danger! (Primetime) – From 1992 to the present, celebrities compete against each other to raise money for charity.
Pop Culture Jeopardy (streaming) – from 2024 to present, will feature teams of three in charge of pop culture trivia on Amazon Prime, host and air date to be determined
Danger! eliminated specialized tournaments, such as University Tournaments, Children’s Week and Teacher’s Tournament, to move towards a more sporting model, with the Masters being the top of the Jeopardy pyramid.
Other versions of Jeopardy! have also failed over the years, such as Sports Jeopardy!.
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