‘Jeopardy!’ champ Drew Basile forced to reshoot ‘showboating’ behavior — calls viewers ‘incoherent’
nypost.comcompete on “Jeopardy!,” made waves in his seven-day winning streak. Basile, 23, amassed $129,601 in winnings before he was defeated on June 28.He discussed his experience on the show on the July 3 episode of “Rob Has a Podcast.”The reality star is known for his controversial reactions onstage, as he would often speak between clues and cheer, which irritated many “Jeopardy!” viewers.Basile revealed that after his third win, which came off a rare tiebreaker clue, his reaction was so large that the producers needed to redo the shot.“Obviously, I had a big reaction at the end of the tiebreak because, you know, it’s like a Western standoff,” he said. “I had such a big reaction that I think we had to rerecord it.”“I was like, ‘Let’s go!'” he shared, as he pumped his fists and yelled in celebration.Basile and his opponent Josh Heit finished with $20,000 after Final Jeopardy, giving them a bonus clue.
Basile buzzed in before Heit with the correct answer and won.However, his energy prompted producers to request a retake to maintain the show’s decorum.“Well, ‘Jeopardy!’ is so classy.
I had a huge reaction,” Basile noted.In the second take, he had a more composed reaction, which is what was aired on television.The hate from his manners on “Jeopardy!” didn’t affect the experienced reality show star, however.
After all, he was used to it from his experience on “Survivor.”“It was kind of a little bit muted compared to some of the hate you get from ‘Survivor,’” he said.Basile additionally claimed the negative comments about him were “incoherent.”“The negative people… they’re retired, they’re a little bit older, you know?
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