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“I’m getting back up.” “But I get to play again, so already I’ve taken the loss in stride. I’m excited to be back there on the Alex Trebek stage sometime in the near future.” Drew Basile on ‘Jeopardy’.Jeopardy Jeopardy ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Did you always want to go onJeopardyor did that come about after you went onSurvivor? DREW BASILE:What’s funny is I had grown up watching two shows,JeopardyandSurvivor. Nobody had much faith in [me playing]Survivor....

The collective pants of the entire cast are on fire. The whole lot of them! (Or second, in the case ofBruce Perreault.) The cast of ‘Survivor 45’.Robert Voets/CBS But how much of the information being offered is just a bunch of phony baloney? It turns out… a lot of it! First off, a whole lot of BS is going to get served up when it comes to professions. I didn’t know if I’d have to lie about it....

Unfortunately for them, the show often has other ideas. Not unlikeVin Diesel, they come fast and they come furiously onSurvivor. Sometimes they are a life preserver, and other times they can completely drown your game. The cast of ‘Survivor 45’.Robert Voets/CBS So which twists were thecast ofSurvivor 45(airing Wednesdays on CBS) most dreading seeing on their season? Like the player who told us “I don’t want to see tribe swaps....

And a decade-long boyfriend is revealed! No player onSurvivor 45appears to have evolved more during the season thanEmily Flippen. All that work was undone, however, whenAustin Li Cooninformed Dee Valladares that they were blindsiding Julie Alley. Emily Flippen in ‘Survivor 45’ deleted scene.CBS Her experience on the island may have a huge impact on her biggest relationship outside the game as well. I knowSurvivoris like a fast-paced game, says Jake OKane....

Are the stars aligning for one player? You may roll your eyes at astrology. To be honest, I was one of those people. Some people don’t know that they’re being affected by them. Some people tune into them a little bit more. So on April 19th, 20th, I think some s— is going to go down." Sounds kind of out there, no? That’s whenHannah Roseblew up the first Tribal Council by quitting the game and savingEmily Flippen’sskin in the process....

How the groundwork was laid for that jaw-dropping Shot in the Dark. Warning: This article contains spoilers forSurvivor 45, episode 6. The Shot in the Dark had never actually saved a player who would have otherwise been voted out. Kaleb Gebrewold on ‘Survivor 45’.Robert Voets/CBS That gave Kaleb immunity from the vote, andJ Mayawas then unanimously ousted in a revote. “That’s exactly it,” Probst says on the podcast. “You imagine: What’s the best thing that could ever happen with this?...

But one player simply can’t be bothered. There truly is nothing more inconsequential in the game ofSurvivorthan the naming of the merge tribe. How inconsequential is it? The ‘Survivor 45’ merge tribe flag.CBS Ahhh, but no guesswork is required! Which is why we often get to post the deleted merge tribe naming scene you could’t see on TV. Which brings us toSurvivor 45. “Alright, so I looked this up before I came here,” she tells the others....

The entire cast shares their most embarrassing stories ever, and one involves “Glee” fan fiction. As a contestant onSurvivor, Dee Valladares is playing a game built on stealth and deception. But it turns out she could have been a little more discreet during the pre-game portion of the contest. Jeff Probst and the cast of ‘Survivor 45’.Robert Voets/CBS It seems Dee was totally busted by another player in a most embarrassing fashion....

So far, it seems the Dragonslayer is playing hard to get. And it often gets very predictable results. Nothing wrong with that. ‘Coach’ Benjamin Wade on ‘Survivor Tocantins’.Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty Images But perhaps not the most imaginative. Which is why we like surprises. Surprises like finding out that one of theSurvivor 45cast members has apparently been cyber stalking his favorite player foryears. Austin Li Coon of ‘Survivor 45’.Robert Voets/CBS...

And it’s not who you think. Seemingly every single person on the beach forSurvivor 45has wantedBruce Perreaultout of the game since the merge. But there were a few problems. The cast of ‘Survivor 45’.CBS For one thing, Bruce had an immunity idol that he was not shy about threatening to play. Either hold on tight for safety, or slide into the sea. CBS Austin knows exactly what that means. So we got Tree Mail, he explains in an interview....

Here we go again… What. That means we are currently at a 50 percent quit rate on the season. As Pete Campbell once so aptly exclaimed to short-shorts loving Ben Benson onMad Men:Not great, Bob! Sean Edwards on ‘Survivor 45’.Robert Voets/CBS Sean’s story was heartbreaking and beautiful at the same time. And that’s wonderful. And I love that for Sean. Jeff Probst and the Reba tribe on ‘Survivor 45’.Robert Voets/CBS...

Plus, who’s ready for some shirtless beach volleyball? Drew accused Jake of trying to act like a mobster on this weeks episode ofSurvivor 45. Perhaps the least successful and intimidating mobster in the history of the mob, but a mobster nonetheless. Emily Flippen, Bruce Perreault, Drew Basile, and Katurah Topps.CBS He needs to take that back immediately! THEY LITERALLY SHOWED HER DRINKING THE BLOOD OF HER ENEMY!!! It was likeMike WhitesbiggestSurvivorfantasy come to life....

One player gets the glory, while another steals the show. Nothing shocking happened on the three-hour finale ofSurvivor 45. There were no jaw-dropping blindsides. Dee Valladares on ‘Survivor 45’.Robert Voets/CBS There was no WTF move from the jury crowning a winner no viewers saw coming. None of that happened. Lets start with the winner, Dee Valladares. The ‘Survivor 45’ final five.CBS I should be mad. The guy seemed sharp, social, athletic, yet not flamboyant enough to make himself an easy target....