JEOPARDY! contestant and Survivor alum Drew Basile has survived another night on the game show, but his second win also wasn't without its drama. On Thursday's episode, Drew raised eyebrows with an unclear wager situation that some fans argued host Ken Jennings mishandled. Drew , the first Survivor contestant to ever compete, returned after an utterly shocking first win.
He ended Adriana Harmeyer's 15-day winning streak in a stunning upset. Tonight, he faced Jonquil Garrick-Reynolds and Bob Longstreth to go for win two. After the Jeopardy! round, he led with $3600, his opponents $600 and $1200 - in Double Jeopardy! things got sticky.
Drew located both Daily Doubles, gaining $3000 on one, then he made an unclear wager on the last one. With a leading score of $13,800, Drew phrased his wager as "Um, 12." He did not specify the exact figure he wanted to wager, shortening the dollar amount.
Ken intervened and said, "for $1,200," assuming that was the figure he wanted to bet. It read, "Philosopher Jacques Derrida was born in this African country when it was governed by France, but left for Paris in 1949." Drew didn't object and answered the clue correctly as "Algeria" to have a slightly larger lead, "That's my Master's!" Fans were quick to point out his wager amount could have been $12, $1,200, or $12,000.
If he had meant to wager $12,000 (he won his previous game of a $10,000 Daily Double), he would have won the game in a runaway. This discrepancy seemingly prevented himself from .
