DANGER! alumnus Drew Basile has responded to his critics after being called arrogant on the show.
The Survivor star, 23, was eliminated from Jeopardy! late last month after enjoying a seven-day winning streak.
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Critics claimed that the Michigan-born graduate student was obnoxious during his time on the show and called out the “obnoxious” contestant for celebrating triumphantly when he won the games.
He clapped, clapped and beat his chest when the winner was announced.
Drew criticized negative comments on social media during an appearance on Rob Cesternino’s show Rob has a podcast On thursday.
“Negative people… are retired, they’re a little older, you know?” he said.
“They’re still struggling with technology, they haven’t figured out spell check, for example.
“It’s hard to be so outraged when the message is completely incoherent.”
Still, he admitted, “I was kind of a polarizing figure on Jeopardy!”
The reality TV star said the other contestants had “great poise” and were “dressed to encourage the best qualities of politeness and rectitude.”
“I love exhibitionism. I think [because I have] a little more personality than the average winning contestant, [it] could have been a little unnerving for [some] viewers,” he said.
Elsewhere in the interview, Drew admitted that producers forced him to reshoot a scene in which he celebrated his victory with great enthusiasm.
He confessed that after his third victory following a rare tiebreaker clue, he was so excited that they had to re-record the ending.
“Obviously, I had a big reaction at the end of the tiebreaker because, you know, it’s like a Western standoff,” he recalled.
“It got such a huge reaction that I think we had to re-record it. I was like, ‘Come on!’” he said, yelling and clenching his fists.
He added that Jeopardy is “so classy” and got a “huge reaction.”
Drew left fans devastated when she defeated 15-day winner Adriana Harmeyer last month.
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.
He himself was kicked out of the competition on June 28, having won $129,601.
Last week, it was announced that he will compete in the game show’s Tournament of Champions.
Some viewers threatened to boycott the show if Drew appeared on it.
“I’m a regular viewer but I’m done until Drew leaves,” one furious fan posted on Instagram.
They added that he was “full of himself” and “so obnoxious” and shared their hopes that he would be knocked out early.
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