got candid on why he on the June 19 game. On June 19, a Wednesday game of Jeopardy!, Drew dethroned 15-day champion much to the upset of some fans, the respect of others and the . During that game, he made a grand wager that host Ken Jennings called "gutsy" and had the audience gasping.
The former Survivor contestant picked the category Historic Ship for $1200 and the clue turned out to be a Daily Double. He wagered $10,000 on the Daily Double and ended up getting the answer correct, pushing him to $22,800 at that point of the game. The "gutsy' move paid off as it kept Drew in the lead and helped him make it in Final Jeopardy where he got the answer wrong.
Drew has since gone on to being a six-day champion now. In an June 19 post-game interview with Ken, that played in the Inside podcast's June 24 episode, Drew explained that he "wasn't going to win by playing safe." Ken applauded the 23 year-old's buzzing skills, stating he had "pretty good buzzer timing.
" Drew agreed saying that he thought his timing is "what put him over the line." He complimented Adriana and the other contestant, Tekla Sauter, for being "knowledgeable" and emphasized his point about timing: "it was just the speed with the thumb." Then the Jeopardy! host asked him about the Daily Double and how he seemed to be considering the move.
Drew acknowledged that he was thinking about who he was up against before making the wager. "I was just thinking about who I was against and I was against the dynamo and I knew .
