fans watched on as Drew Basile . The champion, who also appeared on 45, impressed with his knowledge after previously making a bold claim about his intelligence. However, after his winning run came to an end, he admitted his downfall was due to the same reason as previous champ - the show is fatiguing.
Speaking on the Inside podcast last week, Drew explained his thoughts on his defeat. "I'm really happy you brought that up, because I have to tell you, Jeopardy is fatiguing," he said. "You saw that with Adriana, and you certainly saw with me.
By the end of the taping day I was exhausted." He continued: "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.
I felt I was performing better, and I finally had secured a relatively stable position going into Final Jeopardy." Speaking of his defeat, he said it was "amazing" because he knew the Final Jeopardy answer - Helen Keller - but exhaustion meant he couldn't remember her name at the crucial time. "I knew I got it wrong," he continued.
"I was just so tired, for the life of me I couldn't remember Helen Keller's name. That comes down to a little bit of youth. That comes down to inexperience.
And hopefully with a little bit of more practice, that's a correctable mistake." Drew has also said he has been . He claimed his recent lo.