Drew won regular Jeopardy yesterday
Birmingham native, 'Survivor' alum Drew Basile topples 15-day 'Jeopardy!' champ
https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/television/2024/06/20/drew-basile-jeopardy-survivor/74157657007/
Birmingham native and \
I finally got caught up on season 46. After stumbling on a discussion on /r/survivor about generational^1^ participation and play styles I decided to waste a whole bunch of time and pulled together some data^2^. I thought it was interesting and thought I’d share.
Number of contestants by generation by season
| Season | Gen Z | Millennials | Gen X | Boomers | Silent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 9 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 22 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
First Season a generation appeared in
| Gen | Season |
|---|---|
| Silent | 1 |
| Boomers | 1 |
| Gen X | 1 |
| Millennials | 4 |
| Gen Z | 32 |
Last season a generation appeared in (so far)
| Gen | Season |
|---|---|
| Silent | 32 |
| Boomers | 39 |
| Gen X | 46 |
| Millennials | 46 |
| Gen Z | 46 |
First season of plurality
| Gen | Season |
|---|---|
| Silent | None |
| Boomers | None (almost 12) |
| Gen X | 1 |
| Millennials | 11 |
| Gen Z | 45 |
Number of seasons participated in
| Gen | Season Count |
|---|---|
| Silent | 9 |
| Boomers | 36 |
| Gen X | 46 |
| Millennials | 42 |
| Gen Z | 12 |
Total participants
| Gen | Participants |
|---|---|
| Silent | 11 |
| Boomers | 115 |
| Gen X | 305 |
| Millennials | 356 |
| Gen Z | 52 |
Miscellaneous
- Only Gen X has appeared in every season
- Only Season 32 had a representative from all 5 Generations
- Seasons 3, 28, 35, and 40 only had 2 Generations represented
- Season 33 was "Gen X vs Millennials" but had a Boomer and a Zoomer (by USC Standards)
^1^ Generations are arbitrary, inconsistent, and ill defined. I used USCs definitions ^3^ for no particular reason other than I had to pick something
^2^ A contestant is counted for each appearance in a season at the age of their appearance in each season. Contestant’s generation was determined by <Year of Filming> minus <Age>. Age and Filming dates were sourced from Wikipedia
What a great season! What did you think of the finale? Should Jalinsky have made it to the final three? Did Hunter's Grin break your TV screen? Is Jeff using the cushion?
Warning reader... Spoilers ahead
I'm not spoiled. I just love reading the edit.. and being wrong most of the time. My theory is that, the editor never show the winner being mean.
Kenzie: was mean to Bhanu
Liz: was pisseddddd to everyone
Mariah: was mean with the rock paper play
Before last boot, Q was also not show to be mean to anyone, and was most of a frontrunner than kenzie for me So we"re left with:
Ben and Charlie.
Since the new Era, the editor try really hard to hide their winner, it seems. Since Charlie is center stage, I suppose he will not win.
Plus their are a lot of non strategic scene with Ben and his anxiety. Thoses scenes make no sense if he doesn't win. EDIT: Unless Kenzie win. Which could happen, since the Bhanu scenes are now forgotten
What are your prediction before the finale?
Jeff Probst Says Survivor 50 Could Include Players From Before Season 41
