'Survivor 45' alum Drew Basile unpacks his seven-game 'Jeopardy' winning streak and why he ultimately lost. Plus, he reveals how he's leveling up his game for his Tournament of Champions return.
"I've been knocked down in the ring, but it's not a TKO," Basile tells EW. "I'm getting back up."Sydney Bucksbaum is a writer at Entertainment Weekly covering all things pop culture – but TV is her one true love. She currently lives in Los Angeles but grew up in Chicago so please don't make fun of her accent when it slips out.declared himself to be"one of the smartest people to ever play this game.
"But I get to play again, so already I've taken the loss in stride. I'm excited to be back there on the Alex Trebek stage sometime in the near future." Below, Basile unpacks his impressive seven-game winning streak, why he lost when he says he knew the answer to Final Jeopardy, and how his experience on, everyone always said when I was a little kid watching the show, "You're going to go on one day?" I had always thought that maybe I could do well at, because I'm good at history, I'm good at literature, in general I've been a great student. I figured I had a decent chance.
Going into Final Jeopardy on your last game you had a lead, so how were you feeling as you got the clue?is fatiguing. You saw that with Adriana, and you certainly saw with me. By the end of the taping day I was exhausted. I had had a terrible Single Jeopardy round, making all kinds of mistakes. I mean, MSU, Michigan State. I'm from Michigan! I know they're not the Trojans. But your mind's out of it. And then I had a come to Jesus moment in Double Jeopardy, I had really rallied.
It feels awesome. I'm looking forward that. On another level, though, I am a competitor, I love to win, and the Tournament of Champions offers not just another opportunity to compete, but an opportunity to compete at the highest level. And that's something that really appeals to me.
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