Drew Basile is prepared for spherical two of Survivor.

Whereas the Survivor 45 alum previously told Entertainment Weekly he wasn't "holding [his] breath" for an invite for the upcoming milestone season, he's now pitching himself for a return.

"Yeah, my opinion has positively modified on Survivor 50," Basile tells EW. "I haven't gotten the decision, I don't have any concrete info, however I feel I’d be an awesome choose. I feel CBS would actually profit from choosing me."

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Recent off his return to Jeopardy for the ongoing Tournament of Champions, Basile now feels extra assured about taking one other stab at Survivor. "I've acquired slightly little bit of a special perspective than among the different contestants — I'm not afraid to get imply," he says. "You've acquired loads of good talkers on the present today, however for me, phrases are a weapon. I say the proper phrase on Jeopardy each time, and I win $100,000. I can positively say the proper phrases to win one million on Survivor."

The 24-year-old grasp’s pupil, who previously declared himself to be "one of many smartest individuals to ever play this sport," made it to the ultimate six earlier than being blindsided by his personal alliance members again in 2023. The next yr, he turned the primary Survivor alum to play on Jeopardy, the place he finally certified for the Match of Championsduring his seven-game profitable streak. He misplaced in Thursday's semifinals, bringing his complete earnings to $138,403.

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Basile teases that he's truly "gotten another provides" to seem on further reveals, however he needs to be good about what he does subsequent.

"The Traitors is nice enjoyable, I really like to look at it — it's like a homicide thriller film, it's very campy," he says. "However from my perspective, I solely need to be doing the perfect reveals, and for me, Survivor and Jeopardy are just about on the high of that pyramid. I'll by no means say no to something, however we're searching for actually distinctive experiences that I do know I can win, that shall be enjoyable, and that I'll be good at."

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And that features one other potential return to Jeopardy — after he practices some extra, in fact.

"Some individuals deal with Jeopardy like a job. They examine, they follow, they get their very own buzzer system at residence, they prep," Basile says. "If I have been going to take issues to the following degree, like say Jeopardy Invitational, that may be the sort of system I’d need to implement. I've already been taking a look at some issues like that, some flashcards, getting individuals to assist me. And I'm assured that if we come again, we'll come again invincible. I didn't beat anyone this time, however subsequent time I'll be swinging."

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