Drew Basile - Survivor 45

Seasons: 1 | Days played: 23 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 1

  • Survivor 45 (2023) - 6th place, 13th out - 6th juror.
  • Voted out in Episode 12, "The Ex-Girlfriend at the Wedding" (Day 23).

Drew Basile on social media: twitter | Instagram

Drew Basile - Career statistics

Challenge stats Tribal council stats Jury stats Overall stats
Season ChW ChA ChW% VFB VAP TCA TC% wTCR JVF TotJ JV% SurvSc SurvAv
Survivor 45 2.13 7.98 0.27 4 6 8 0.49 1.40 - - - 0.75 3.53
Career 2.13 7.98 0.27 4 6 8 0.49 1.40 - - - 0.75 3.53

 

Drew Basile - Performance ranks

Challenges: MPF percentile

76%

Tribal: VFB% percentile

47%

Tribal: rVAP percentile

64%

Performance ranks are a quick visual measure of the contestant's season vs. historical data from all prior contestants, in three basic (scorable) categories:

1. Performance in individual challenges (MPF), as a measure of "physical game";

2. Ability to vote people out consistently (VFB%, or VFB/TCA), or "strategic game"; and

3. Ability to avoid being voted against (rVAP, or TCA-VAP) - which scales better than a percentage would - for "social/strategic game."

See also: Full glossary for all these abbreviations.

 

Drew Basile - Challenge record
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Draggin' the Dragon - Ep3 IC

Tribal/team challenge record (4-for-9; 3 2nds; 1 sit-out):

  • Survivor 45 Ep.1 RC: "Barge Simpson" - Retrieves flint with Dee, and Reba wins!
  • Survivor 45 Ep.1 IC: "Mud Crutch" - Works the puzzle with J., and Reba doesn't lose (2nd*/3).
  • Survivor 45 Ep.2 RC/IC: "Smash and Grab" - Works the puzzle with Julie, and Reba wins (1st/3).
  • Survivor 45 Ep.3 RC: "Running Down a Dream" - Sits out as Reba takes 2nd.
  • Survivor 45 Ep.3 IC: "Draggin' the Dragon" - Assembles the puzzle, and Reba wins (1st/3).
  • Survivor 45 Ep.4 IC: "Turn the Cage" - Helps carry the cage, and Belo doesn't lose (2nd*/3).
  • Survivor 45 Ep.5 RC/IC: "Knock One Back" - Slowly untangles rope, releases sandbags; Belo loses (3rd/3).
  • Survivor 45 Ep.6 RC/IC: "Super Ramp" - Builds block puzzle, and blue team wins.
  • Survivor 45 Ep.9 RC: "Different Stages" - Part of the middle-placing team, keeps his vote (2nd*/3).

 

Unspun Heroes - Ep11 IC

Individual challenge record (1-for-6): (Mean % finish: 68.8%)

  • Survivor 45 Ep. 7 IC: "Get a Grip" - Fifth out on the blue team (2nd/6).
  • [Survivor 45 Ep. 8 IC: "Drop a Log" - Sits out in exchange for rice (not counted).]
  • Survivor 45 Ep. 10 RC: "Running on Empty" - One of seven somewhere on the table maze as Emily wins (tie-2nd/8).
  • Survivor 45 Ep. 10 IC: "Invertigo" - Fifth out, on final pegs (4th/8).
  • Survivor 45 Ep. 11 IC: "Unspun Heroes" - Second to finish puzzle, but Drew wins! (1st/7).
  • Survivor 45 Ep. 12 RC: "Barreling Along" - Working on the slide puzzle as Austin wins (tie-2nd/6).
  • Survivor 45 Ep. 12 IC: "Gimme One Step" - Fourth to drop out, over 12 min. in (3rd/6).

 

Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):

  • Survivor 45 : None.
Career totals - challenges
Team/tribal challenges
Wins: 4
2nd place: 3
Played: 9
Win%: 0.56
Sat out: 1
Individual challenges
Wins: 1
Played: 6
Win%: 0.17
Mean% Finish: 68.8%
Hero challenges
Wins: 0
Played: 0
Win%: -
Mean% Finish: -
Drew Basile - Tribal Council record
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Ep5 Tribal

Idols held/played (0/0) | Advantages held/played (2/0):

  • Survivor 45, Ep. 2: Attends the Ep2 journey, plays the game, wins Safety Without Power (Day 4).
  • Survivor 45, Ep. 3: Given the Goodwill Advantage (restoring one lost vote) by Kaleb during the camp raid (Day 6).
  • Survivor 45, Ep. 3: Helps Austin finally retrieve his idol (Day 7).
  • Survivor 45, Ep. 5: Lets Austin use the Goodwill Advantage to extend the life of his idol (Day 11).
  • Survivor 45, Ep. 8: Safety Without Power expires, unused (Day 16).

 

VFB - Votes for the person booted (4/8):

Tribal Voted Boot (totals) VFB?
Ep5 Brando Brando Meyer (voted out, 3-2) Yes
Ep6 Kaleb J.Maya (voted out, [0]-0; 10-1) -*
Ep7 Sifu (F12 vote) Sifu Alsup (voted out, 5-1) Yes
Ep8 Kellie Kellie Nalbandian (voted out, 5-3) Yes
Ep9 Kendra Kendra McQuarrie (voted out, 6-1) Yes
Ep10 Jake Bruce Perrault (voted out, 4-3-1) -
Ep11 Julie Emily Flippen (idoled out, [0]-1) -
Ep12 Julie Drew Basile (voted out, 4-2) -
8 TOTALS 4

*Everyone voted for Kaleb in the first round of the Ep6 Tribal; he played his Shot in the Dark (and couldn't vote), and was safe. Nobody earned VFB, since JMaya left on the revote, not the first round.

 

VAP - Votes against (6):

  • Survivor 45, Ep. 5: Two votes, from Brando and Kendra.
  • Survivor 45, Ep. 12: Four votes, from Dee, Jake, Julie, and Katurah (voted out, 4-2).

 

Jury votes made (0/1):

  • Survivor 45, Ep. 13: Voted for Austin Li Coon, who finished in second place, 5-3-0.
Career totals - Tribal Council
Hidden idols/ advantges
Advantages held/ played: 2/0
Idols found: 0
Idols played: -
Votes voided: -
Voting record
VFB: 4
Tribals: 8
VAP: 6
Jury votes
Made: 1
For winners: 0
Received: -
Drew Basile - Pictures
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    Survivor 45 intro shot
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    Survivor 45 intro shot
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    CBS pre-game interview shot
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    On the boat, Day 1
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    Open sequence confessional, talking about stepping on the gas
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    Greeting Probst
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    Retrieving the key, Ep1 RC
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    Reba wins reward!
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    Building the puzzle, Ep1 IC
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    Reba doesn't lose!
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    Talking about the Ep2 journey
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    Talking to Bruce and Brandon
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    Just won Safety Without Power
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    Reading the rules
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    Filling the tribe in
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    Learning Austin has an idol clue
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    Working the puzzle, Ep2 IC
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    Reba wins!
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    The Reba Four agree to search for Austin's idol, Ep3
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    Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC
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    Talking about Kaleb's camp raid
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    Receiving the Goodwill Advantage
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    Showing it to Dee and Austin
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    Dee and Julie give Austin the final clue
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    Reba wins, Ep3 IC
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    Now on Belo, Ep4 swap
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    Checking out the new camp
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    Belo takes second, Ep4 IC
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    Talking Pokémon with Brando, Ep5
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    Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 IC
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    Belo, Ep5 Tribal
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    Talking to Probst
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    Three tribes, one camp, Ep6
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    Seems legit
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    Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 RC/IC
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    Block puzzle complete
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    Blue team wins!
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    Half-merge feasting
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    Not-merge tribe, Ep6 Tribal
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    Kaleb is safe? Interesting.
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    Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7 IC
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    Getting a Grip
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    Blue team, you're going to Lulu camp
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    Concerned about old Belo outnumbering old Reba 3-2 on this team
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    Blue team, Ep7 Tribal
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    Yay? Ep8
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    Ready to make some bids
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    Starting cash
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    Checking in with Emily
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    Katurah wants Bruce out
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    Sitting out for rice, hooray
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    Let's vote Kellie
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    Dakuwaqa, Ep8 Tribal
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    Listening to Kendra
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    Oh good, another split-tribe twist, Ep9
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    Pre-challenge lineup, Ep9 RC/IC
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    Landing a ball for the red team, second stage
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    The non-reward, non-punishment group, back at camp
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    Learning Austin got his vote back
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    Dakuwaqa, Ep9 Tribal
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    Listening to Kendra
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    Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 RC
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    Table mazing
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    Boys night at camp
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    Not usually my thing, but...
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    Checking in with Emily
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    Arguing with Jake
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    Final holds, Ep10 IC
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    Dakuwaqa, Ep10 Tribal
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    Talking to Probst
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    Hooray, another journey. Ep11
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    Should we target Julie?
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    Pre-challenge lineup, Ep11 IC
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    Drew wins immunity!
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    Guaranteed a spot in the final six
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    Reward feasting, plotting
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    Dakuwaqa, Ep11 Tribal
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    Talking about Hegel
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    Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 RC
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    Slide puzzling
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    Two already out, Ep12 IC
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    Not going great
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    Dakuwawa, Ep12 Tribal
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    Listening to Probst
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    The sixth member of our jury...
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    Snuffed, Day 23 (Episode 12)
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    With the jury, Final Tribal
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    Finalists plus jury, Aftershow
Drew Basile - Interviews
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Pre-game interviews

 

Post-game interviews

  • Dalton Ross at EW.com (12/14/23): "Survivor 45 star Drew Basile says he was 'humiliated' and 'mortified'"
  • Mike Bloom at Parade.com (12/14/23): "Drew Basile Says the Reba Four Would Never Go to the End Together"
  • Rob Cesternino at RHAP (12/14/23): "Survivor 45 | Exit Interview with the Sixth Juror - Ep12"
Drew Basile - Bio
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Official CBS Survivor 45 bio excerpts (from Mike Bloom's Parade.com gallery, 9/7/23):

3 Words to Describe You: Smart, witty, dynamic.

Why do you want to be part of SURVIVOR? Survivor is the ultimate test of character. I’ve worked hard building myself up into who I am today, and my growth was in considerable part motivated by watching Survivor. I want the chance to play the game and see how far I’ve come.

What’s one life experience you feel has prepared you for the game? During the pandemic, I moved to Philadelphia on my own and worked at a cell center. This gave me practical sales experience that I think a lot of people my age don’t have. You had to make a connection in the first 10 seconds or you were out of luck.

Which previous player do you identify with the most? Who do you think you will play most like? People will make the comparison to Cochran, but I identify the most with Penner. Very authentic, leaning into my quirks. In terms of game play, I think it will remind of Ryan Ulrich in season 35.

What will you value in an alliance partner? Loyalty and experience.

Favorite Hobbies: Playing scrabble, writing, trivia

Pet Peeves: The “oh my god!” autocorrect

What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Winning a trivia national championship in 2019. I captained my team, and it was a culmination of years of hard work.

What is something we would never know from looking at you? I am a pretty open book, in the sense that all my nerdy accomplishments are very predictable based on my appearance. In high school, though, I was elected secretary of the student body by my peers.

Who in your life is your biggest inspiration and why? My mom. She is a pillar of strength and has always pushed me to go beyond my limits. I would not have accomplished half as much without her.

Why will you be the Sole Survivor? I am very personable and authentic. I’m also a good strategist and a potent speaker. My hope is these attributes counterbalance for a weak physical game and help me clinch the title.