All good issues should come to an finish, and that was the case for Jeopardy! super-champ Adriana Harmeyer on Wednesday evening (June 19) because the 15-game winner lastly met her match.

It was particularly agonizing for Harmeyer as a victory would have taken her into the Prime 10 Jeopardy! winners of all time.

Harmeyer’s streak was snuffed out by graduate scholar Drew Basile, who followers would possibly know from Survivor 45, which aired final yr on CBS. Basile completed in sixth place on Survivor after members of his personal alliance turned on him and voted him out.

It was a tense battle between Harmeyer and Basile from the beginning, with fellow contestant Tekla Sauter, a nonprofit strategist from Chicago, Illinois, trailing behind. After the primary spherical, Harmeyer had amassed $8,100 with 12 appropriate responses, whereas Basile stood at $5,600 with 10 appropriate responses.

In the course of the interview segments, Basile advised host Ken Jennings about his time on Survivor, evaluating it to the sport of Jeopardy!

“It’s not my first rodeo, Ken. I had the privilege of being on Survivor just lately,” Basile mentioned. “I lasted 23 days of 26 with no shelter or meals, which affected the noggin somewhat bit, however I’m hoping to be again on track for Jeopardy!”

When Jennings requested the Michigan native to check the 2 reveals, he defined, “Survivor is difficult on the physique, however Jeopardy! is difficult on the thoughts, so I’ll let you know after.”

Jeopardy, Inc!

Basile clearly tapped into Survivor‘s “large strikes” mindset within the Double Jeopardy spherical when he discovered a Each day Double and made a daring wager of $10,000. This even shocked Jennings, who merely responded with a, “Wow!”

The large wager paid off, as Basile nailed the reply and took a big lead over the competitors. Harmeyer was additional shut out after Sauter discovered the final Each day Double, although her conservative wager didn’t do sufficient to cease Basile from having a runaway heading into Last Jeopardy.

Going into the final spherical, Basile led with $23,600, Sauter stood in second with $10,600, and Harmeyer fell behind with $9,300.

The ultimate clue learn: “In 1978, a brand new cologne for males got here out known as this, what’s being performed within the firm’s iconic emblem.”

Jeopardy, Inc!

Harmeyer was incorrect, answering “Axe” and dropping to $7,900. In the meantime, Sauter was appropriate with “Polo” and completed on $18,601.

Assured along with his lead, Basile used his remaining response to make a joke, writing, “What’s Jeopardy?”

“We should always have a cologne named Jeopardy!” Jennings quipped. “What would it not odor like, flop sweat proper now?”

Basile solely wagered $118, giving him a remaining, episode-winning complete of $23,482 and bringing an finish to Harmeyer’s spectacular 15-game profitable streak.

“As Alex Trebek used to say, we have now a Big Killer on our palms, hardly ever as large as this,” Jennings added, noting Basile’s top. “Congrats Drew on the massive win!”

Sadly for Harmeyer, she missed out on cracking the Prime 10 of all-time Jeopardy! profitable streaks. Some followers felt like Jennings jinxed her when he introduced up this stat firstly of the present when he advised her yet another win would see her make the Prime 10.

Harmeyer shook Basile’s hand on the finish of the present and congratulated him on his victory, although she was clearly devastated. Some viewers famous how the interplay felt somewhat awkward.

“Form of a clumsy hand shake on the finish there between Drew and Adriana,” wrote one fan on the Jeopardy! Reddit discussion board.

“Yeah, Adriana appeared legit bummed on the finish when Ken got here again to her after he topped Drew the brand new champ. I believe maybe it was the misplaced likelihood to crack the all-time top-ten (Ken jinxed her at first of the present when he mentioned that lol),” mentioned one other.

Others commented on Basile’s recreation, with one consumer writing, “I knew Drew was beforehand on Survivor, so I had a intestine feeling he’d be keen to play extra aggressively than regular. That $10k wager was much more than I used to be anticipating.”

“I’d 100% describe his Survivor play as notably aggressive,” added one other.

Others unfamiliar with Survivor requested about how Basile got here throughout on that present, with one fan explaining, “He was in all probability too cocky in confessionals however aside from that didn’t have an important edit and suffered from being on a dominant tribe on a present the place individuals are likely to root for the underdog.”

Nonetheless, they added, “I believe the truth that he was properly favored by all his fellow gamers they usually had no complaints about him reveals he’s in all probability not really annoying or boastful in actual life.”

One commenter felt that Basile’s cockiness reared its head in his joke response to the ultimate clue. “I discovered it to be gloating in a means,” they wrote. “I believe it is best to nonetheless play the sport to your full extent moderately than giving a goof reply as a result of you understand you had a runaway.”

In the meantime, others praised Harmeyer for what was an iconic run.

“Congrats to Adriana on an unimaginable run. I believe everybody knew that that is how she’d be eradicated. She’s proof {that a} top-down recreation model can nonetheless be formidable,” mentioned one commenter.

“Disgrace to see Adriana go; I hope she goes far within the ToC,” added one other.

“Godspeed to you, Adriana. You have been a pleasure to observe, your video games have been aggressive, and also you knew your stuff. It is going to be onerous to not root for you within the ToC!” wrote one other.

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