JEOPARDY fans have spotted the main reason Drew didn’t do well on during his recent game.

On Friday’s episode of the popular game show, the Survivor alum was aiming for his eighth win.

Drew Basile faced some major struggles during Friday night’s Jeopardy gameCredit: Jeopardy!

Drew Basile has been on Jeopardy for eight episodesCredit: Jeopardy!

Ken Jennings is the host of JeopardyCredit: 2023 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.

However, his Jeopardy opponents Andrew Fox and Cat Pisacano gave him a run for his money.

With only $200, Drew bet $1,000 on the first Daily Double but lost.

By the end of the first round, Drew had -$1,400.

Meanwhile, Andrew had $200 and Cat was in the lead with $3,400.

MISSED OPPORTUNITY

During the Double Jeopardy segment, Drew was the contestant to get both Daily Doubles only to lose $5,000 when he got both answers wrong.

By the end of the round, Drew was in the lead with $9,600.

Cat wasn’t far behind in second with $5,800 and Andrew was in last place with $600.

Andrew finished with $1,200 after getting the Final Jeopardy question correct.

Cat also guessed correctly and added an extra $5,700 to her score bringing her to $11,500.

Drew got the final Jeopardy question wrong and bet $8,399 which dropped him down to $1,201.

Cat won her first game of Jeopardy and will continue on Monday’s episode.

WHAT FANS THINK

After viewing the latest episode, fans shared their theories as to why Drew lost his streak on a Jeopardy-themed Reddit forum.

One said, “I suspect Drew was just fatigued.”

“It just felt like the long filming day got to him,” a second said, bringing up that he probably knew the answers to the questions he missed during the game.

Jeopardy! Host Timeline

Jeopardy! has had a tumultuous history regarding hosts after the death of the iconic Alex Trebek in 2020. Here are all of the hosts since the game show’s inception in 1964.

Art Fleming – 1964 to 1975, he was the original host of the daytime version of Jeopardy! on NBC.

Alex Trebek – 1984 to 2020, the late, great Alex hosted Jeopardy!’s modern iteration for 36 years until his death from pancreatic cancer.

Guest hosts – 2020 to 2021, Jeopardy! tested out a series of guest hosts for week or two-week stints, including Anderson Cooper, LaVar Burton, and Aaron Rodgers.

Mike Richards – 2021, he was named host for one 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 longest-winning contestant ever) joined Mayim as a guest host and they split hosting duties.

Ken Jennings – 2023 to present. Last December, Mayim announced on Instagram that she would “no longer” host Jeopardy! after a lengthy hiatus, having stood with the writer’s strike, and Ken was named sole host.

Ken now helms all editions of Jeopardy! including Celebrity Jeopardy!, the nightly show, and other primetime specials like Masters.

Someone else asked, “Am I the only one who thought [the Final Jeopardy] was the easiest question, and was thoroughly SHOCKED Drew missed it??”

“I was shocked by his play the entire game,” a fourth replied.

‘SO IMPRESSIVE!’

On Friday’s episode, Drew was up against Andrew Fox and Cat PisacanoCredit: Jeopardy!
Meanwhile, others were sad to see Drew go.

“I’ll miss Drew so much. I loved him,” one wrote.

Another said, “Congrats to Drew on his impressive seven-game run, and for being so much fun to watch!”

“Terrific game!” stated a third.

During his seven-game appearance, Drew raked up a whopping $129,601 and will be a contestant on the next Tournament of Champions segment.

On Reddit, fans figured out the real reason why Drew Basile lost his eighth gameCredit: Jeopardy!

A few fans brought up that Drew Basile looked ‘fatigued’ during the gameCredit: Jeopardy!

Cat Pisacano was Friday’s new Jeopardy championCredit: Jeopardy!