Drew Basile (born September 25, 2000) is a graduate student from Birmingham, Michigan.
Jeopardy! Run[]
Regular-Season Play[]
| Game No. | Air Date | Final score | Cumulative Winnings | Additional Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 19, 2024 | $23,482 | $23,482 | Drew ended Adriana Harmeyer's 15-game winning streak, becoming the first challenger to defeat a super-champion in a runaway game. |
| 2 | June 20, 2024 | $9,800 | $33,282 | Drew's first non-runaway game. Drew became the sixth giant killer to win more than one regular season play game after defeating a super-champion. |
| 3 | June 21, 2024 | $20,000 | $53,282 | Josh Heit had exactly half of Drew's score going into Final Jeopardy! In the end, they both got Final correct, but at the same score at $20,000. 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 (Adjusted for doubled dollar values, the pre-doubled -$5,100 set in Season 1 by Joan Kantor is the current record). |
| 5 | June 25, 2024 | $15,601 | $91,283 | Drew's second non-runaway game. Drew became the third giant killer to officially qualify for the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions after defeating a super-champion. |
| 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 and final non-runaway game in regular season play. Lost to Cat Pisacano. |
Tournament of Champions[]
In the exhibition game, Basile faced off against Adriana Harmeyer and Isaac Hirsch. Throughout the first two rounds of the game, Basile came up with 13/14 correct questions (including 2/2 Daily Doubles). Everybody got Final Jeopardy! correct, and Basile won the exhibition game with a total of $38,400.
In the third and final quarterfinal game, Basile faced off against Drew Goins and Neilesh Vinjamuri. Throughout the first two rounds of the game, Basile came up with 14/20 correct questions (including 0/1 Daily Double). Basile and Neilesh both got Final Jeopardy! correct, but after losing to Neilesh, Basile and Goins received $10,000 each.
Common with Other Champions[]
Kevin Marshall[]
- They defeated champion like Tom Kavanaugh, who had won more than 5 games in a row, with a lock game and succeeded in winning more than 6 games in a row.
- They defeated a champion who qualified for a Tournament of Champions on their debut day.
- Both were defeated by the champion on the right most lecturn on their final regular season play game. When they left, the champions who defeated them had a single win.
Dave Leach[]
- They beat a champion who had won more than six games in a row, and they also succeeded in winning more than six games in a row.
- Both have joint first place experience. Dave when he won 4 games in a row, Drew when he won 3 games in a row.
- Both left on Friday in second place. The difference was that Dave was in second before the last FJ and Drew was in first before the last FJ before dropping to second.
- They defeated a champion who qualified for a Tournament of Champions on their debut day.
Emma Boettcher[]
- Both of them qualified for ToC by beating Super Champion and winning at least 3 times in a row.
Brian Chang[]
- Both took Tiebreakers on Friday and become 7-time champion.
- The difference is that Brian is trying for a 4-game winning streak, and Drew is trying for a 3-game winning streak.
- He advanced to ToC along with the champion he competed against. The difference is that Brian gave up the championship and Drew stepped down.
Christine Whelchel[]
- Both made their first appearances on Wednesday.
- Both of them won with Tiebreaker. Christine when she was a challenger and Drew when he was trying to win three games in a row.
- The difference is that Christine won four games in a row and Drew won more than four in a row.
Zach Newkirk[]
- Both have defeated champions who have won 5 or more games in a row. The difference is that Zach returned after taking a short break due to personal reasons.
- They both maintained first place in all the episodes they won before leaving, and Drew maintained it until FJ. The difference was that Zach had one come from behind win in the regular run.
Matt Amodio[]
- Both defeated the champion who qualified for ToC and became new champions. However, the difference is that Matt's previous champion won the next ToC as a Wildcard champion.
- Both had more than 5 consecutive wins, and the challenger with 4 consecutive wins received a score of -$7K.
- They defeated a champion who qualified for a Tournament on their debut day.
Eric Ahasic[]
- Both defeated Superchampion, and Superchampion placed third at the time.
- Both qualified for ToC by winning five or more games in a row.
- Both advanced to the semifinals, with the difference being that Drew advanced with a bye.
- They defeated a champion who qualified for a Tournament of Champions on their debut day.
Ben Chan[]
- They both defeated champion with 5 or more consecutive wins like Hannah Wilson in a lock game. The difference is that Drew was a challenger and Ben was a contestant after a 4-game winning streak due to personal reasons.
- They defeated a champion who qualified for a Tournament on their debut day.
Trivia[]
- Drew is one of eight giant killers to win more than a single game after an upset of a super-champion. The other ones were Emma Boettcher, Jonathan Fisher, Danielle Maurer, Eric Ahasic, Lloyd Sy & later being Jonathan Hugendubler and Libby Jones.
- Drew is one of three giant killers to officially qualify for the Tournament of Champions after defeating a superchampion. The other ones were Jonathan Fisher and Eric Ahasic.
- Drew is the first champion of all time to defeat super-champion in a runaway game, and even if expanded to include champions with at least five consecutive wins, the only records are Kevin Marshall and Ben Chan.
- Among the champions who defeated the female super champion, Drew was the only one to win at least three games in a row.
- This is the highest record among champions who have experienced the tiebreaker, such as Brian Chang.
- Drew is the first Jeopardy! player since Aniket Dehadrai to miss all three Daily Doubles in one game.