Jeopardy! Tryout Screenings Go Online 102
KingSkippus writes "According to a CNN article, the television game show Jeopardy! is now offering online contestant screenings in addition to conducting contestant searches in various cities across the country. Potential contestants will still have to pass an interview and an additional test in person to be considered for the pool of 400 contestants each year, but now the next Ken Jennings can apply without leaving the comfort of his or her own chair. The first online screenings begin March 28."
Great... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Great... (Score:4, Funny)
Yeah, but you're supposed to scream the question.
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What is, screenings are going online, alex.
Your answer wasn't in the form of a question....
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AN english teacher
At least you used a question mark.
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By the way, welcome to the internet, where some quickly written messages lack proper punctuation. Also, sometimes, GASP! typos show up!
But seriously, I do appreciate your help. I wish I had you around when I was working on my Master's thesis!
He
Re:Great... (Score:2)
Dude, just quit typing. Proper typing and punctuation online, in public forums, is often used as a watermark for one's intelligence, just like proper speech in real life. Type like a moron, be interpreted as a moron, and you've no one to blame but your lazy self. Might as well leave the caps lock on while you're at it.
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Please rephrase that in the form of a question.
Easier and Cheaper for People (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Easier and Cheaper for People (Score:2)
Wheel of Fortune came to my town for the same reason and some friends actually got on the show.
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I registered last night and the closest city to me is St. Louis, so if I do "pass", I'll still be flying and staying in a hotel at least one night.
And the same rules still apply; if you pass the on-line test, the mock session, and the personality interview, you go into the contestant pool for 1 year. No guarantee you'll ever get to stand on stage and say " what is terrified out of my mind, Alex? "
Don't Tell Them! (Score:2)
It would be really funny though if the tryout site gets "slashdotted."
Nonsense! (Score:2)
Remember, though... (Score:2)
As the Cult of Einstein is wont to remind us, if you steal from one source, that is plaigiarism, if you steal from many, well, that's just research.
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Re:Nonsense! (Score:2)
Did you memorize that?
'I'll take "The-Rapists" for $200, Alex' (Score:2, Funny)
Next question (Score:1)
Whoddya mean, "someone seems to have hacked in and changed the screens?"
Re:'I'll take "The-Rapists" for $200, Alex' (Score:1)
All I hope... (Score:3, Interesting)
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Re:All I hope... (Score:3, Insightful)
How about "I'd hate to miss out on digging a hole because I refuse to use Microsoft Brand Shovel with NEW! Bent Handle and Seive-blade Technology!"
~Rebecca
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i tried out for this once (Score:5, Interesting)
you needed to get 35 right to move onward. stuff onvloving the minutiae of the battle of bull run, and various french names for certain foot movements in ballet. very hard
i would say out of a roomful of 200 people, 5 moved forward
no, i wasn't one of them
i can only wonder at what sort of cheating preventatives they'll employ for online: like a huge pool of questions (so repeating the test won't yeild value), and a 5 second countdown to answer questions... i hope
or we won't be seeing the next ken jennings from online jeopardy applications, we'll be seeing the next script kiddie
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It doesn't matter. Now that the tests are on-line, Alex will soon be saying "And, now, here's our returning champion, Google AI, who has shattered all records by winning $19,424,647,422,153! Can it break $19,424,647,500,000 today? Our new contestants are a smart bunch...oh forget it, I'd quit if Google AI didn't rig my bank and 401K!"
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Re:i tried out for this once (Score:3, Interesting)
I'll answer all the stupid questions now.
They do not pay for your flight or hotel. They do not give you the answers beforehand. Yes, you have to pay taxes on winnings. No, Alex is not cool, he is a jerk.
I was on three shows (two wins), you'll see me on Game Show netw
how much did you win? (Score:3, Insightful)
you got cash for your knowledge of minutiae, and were in a position thousands of others would love to be in
why show so much negativity over a life experience which can only be exciting?
what personality disorder do you suffer from exactly?
Re:how much did you win? (Score:2)
Subtract the cost of the flight and hotel and rental car.
It's NOT FUN being a contestant. It's work. Fill out forms, get made-up, change clothes quickly between shows, GET INTERVIEWED BY A JERK ON TV (they cut out the banter between Alex and me on one show, he was
what was the point of that reply? (Score:2)
ever hear the phrase "don't look a gift horse in the mouth"?
what does that phrase mean to you? what lesson about life is meant to be gleaned from this nugget of common sense?
please, write the article on k5, my intrigue now is to get at what makes you so selfish that you can't appreciate the experience AND the gobs of money for so little time and effort!
you truly have some sort of god-awful handicapping personality disorder
Re:what was the point of that reply? (Score:2)
If I were to meet Merv Griffin, I would thank him for creating the game. I thanked the contestant coordinators. Alex, who I repeat is a JERK, gets no thanks, but he no doubt got a bigger paycheck than I did for far less effort.
I'd also like to thank the data entry operator from South Carolina who I beat on the second show, since she took time off from work, brought her family with her, and ended up with those fine watches (and mops), probably ending up
you're odious (Score:2)
to be on a game show, to win over $25K, and have nothing but complaints?
wow
you're pretty pathetic dude
Re:you're odious (Score:1)
I don't see you as being all that much better. At least Bob Cat is an entertaining read.
You, however, jump out of nowhere to harass him about having the nerve say he was less than thrilled by the experience.
Whether or not you agree with him, that's your choice, sure. But insulting him needlessly because you still worship Alex doesn't change his mind and force him to realize that "hey, maybe I really *am* pathetic and so therefore Alex isn't such a bad guy after all."
In a contest to see who's the
Re:you're odious (Score:2)
The best part of this whole discussion is that cts made me his foe! How awesome is that?
it's a GAME SHOW you moron (Score:2)
wtf?!
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
uh... uh... can't breath
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ah, the priorities of the coddled fat rich western self-involved child
oh man, thanks for the laugh, you're making me tear up from laughing, i needed that belly laugh
we have people scraping by on less than a dollar a day
Re:it's a GAME SHOW you moron (Score:1)
Re:i tried out for this once (Score:2)
Sconeu -- Jeopardy contestant, airdate March 1991.
Last Night's Jeopardy.... (Score:2)
Re:Google help (Score:2, Informative)
Also the article summary clearly states that you still must pass an interview and another written test.
Good luck making those into a "googling-contest."
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Prediction (Score:5, Interesting)
This will last all of 2 weeks before the list of questions and answers is published in its entirety on the Internet and the spike in successful entries causes Jeopardy to shut down the program.
On a side note, I took one of these tests when the Jeopardy bus was touring the US and thought the questions were very age-biased. There were a disproportionate number of questions about events about late 60's / early 70's pop culture. I wonder if they target those in their mid 30's to mid 50's, as this is probably their target viewing audience as well. As a child of the 80's, I could have told them who shot John Lennon or Ronald Reagan, but not who shot Andy Warhol. I also would have preferred they ask about bumbling superheros with suits from outer space and not superheros with the powers of an Egyptian goddess.
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Of course the questions are geared towards getting people in their target viewing audience on the show but those types of questions are also the ones that are actually on the show. What's really interesting is that the pop cul
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Ummm, that would tend to create another Jennings by increasing the advantage of outliers over the median.
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What the hell? (Score:1)
Yes, I can't imagine why those silly Jeopardy people would want their show mentioned that much, or god forbid watched that much.
Ken Jennings got the Jeopardy people more press than they've had in years. What you've said makes no sense.
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And on your other note, they would LOVE to have another Ken Jennings -- their ratings shot up by about a third. Which is why they held that Ultimate Tournament of Champions last year to get him back o
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If you read the article you'll see the tests are at specific dates and times. One night they use a set of questions, the next another, and so on.
A better argument would be to suggest that this opens the doorway for collusion since you can use AIM, your phone, a bunch of friends, whatever to draw from a bigger Q/A pool but all you'll buy yourself is an embarassing interview and written test later on.
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There's always the popular "Blithering Blatherscythe!", don't think they've had that one yet.
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My sincere apologies... (Score:5, Funny)
Sean Connery: Well, well, well Trebek. Fancy seeing you here. It's been a while.
Alex Trebek: Not long enough.
Sean Connery: That's not what your mother said last night.
Alex Trebek: Okay Here are the categories for double jeopardy. (Board appears)
They are: POTENT POTABLES, COLORS THAT ARE RED, JAPAN US RELATIONS; I have no idea what that category is doing up there.
Sean Connery: I had relations this morning Trebek, hope we didn't wake you. Your mother's a screamer.
Alex Trebek: For your information my mother's in a nursing home in Alberta, Canada.
Sean Connery: Oh she was nursing it alright.
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When I first saw those sketches I really didn't think they were very good. I guess they grow on you. Probably is why people always say "SNL from n-5 years ago is so much better than SNL today"... it's just not funny until it has some time to sink in.
Re:My sincere apologies... (Score:4, Funny)
Alex Trebek: That's not the right answer. [ Reynolds buzzes in ] Burt Reynolds.
Burt Reynolds: That's not my name.
Alex Trebek: Okay. Turd Ferguson.
Burt Reynolds: [ laughs ] Yeah, what do ya want?
Alex Trebek: You buzzed in!
Burt Reynolds: No I didn't.
Alex Trebek: Yes you did!
Burt Reynolds: Yeah, well, that's your opinion.
Source [jt.org]
Re:My sincere apologies... (Score:2)
Alex Trebek: [ shakes head ] Let's just go with Foreign Flicks for $800. [ Connery buzzes in. ]
Sean Connery: Ursula Andress.
Alex Trebek: What?
Sean Connery: Ursula Andress, Catherine Deneuve, and Charo, twice.
Alex Trebek: That's Foreign Flicks, Mr. Connery. Foreign Flicks. Mr. Reeves, why don't you pick?
Keanu Reeves: I shall take Balloons for $800, if you please.
Alex Trebek: That's not a category.
Keanu Reeves: My mistake. I shall
Re:My sincere apologies... (Score:5, Funny)
Connery: "I've got to ask you...about the Penis Mightier."
Trebek: "No, no, no, that's The Pen is Mightier!"
C: "Gussy it up however you want Trebek, what matters is, does it work! Will it really mighty my penis man!"
Nicholas Cage: "wait, wait, wait, you guys are selling penis mightiers?!"
Re:I'll take... (Score:1)
Not the strangest thing I've seen on a game show. (Score:1, Funny)
Hopefully... (Score:5, Funny)
Trebek: "You wagered everything you had and your answer is... CowboyNeal? The hell...?"
Re:Hopefully... (Score:2)
If Slashdot won't/can't do it themselves, then a group of Slashdotters should. Hell, I'd contribute $50 to the cause. Who's with me?
Ken Who? (Score:2, Informative)
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In Soviet Russia (Score:1)
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Did this already (Score:3, Informative)
They had a page with a Flash application that gave you questions and a place to enter your answer. Didn't have to be in the form of a question, which was fortunate, because you didn't get much time to enter it. There were plenty I barely answered, so I can't imagine typing it into Google first. (Just realized: Because it was Flash, you couldn't copy and paste it there, either.) No going back to previous questions, either.
I evidently did well enough, because I was called to an in-person audition as well. It sounds like it was about the same as previous auditions as mentioned elsewhere in this thread. In any case, the people there said they were testing this to do the initial filter on contestants - previously, they'd pull dozens (hundreds?) of hopefuls, they'd take the test, wait an hour to get them tested, and most wouldn't do well enough to go to the next step. (One audition was mentioned where NOBODY did well enough on the test to move forward.)
The one I was at had maybe 30-40 people, and everyone passed the written: They made us take another test, similar to the online one but written rather than electronic. Different questions, just the answers again, and not a lot of time to get it right. (But you could, if you wanted, go back and change your answers. Not that you had time for that.)
Evidently, the rest of the audition was just like it used to be: Take people three at a time to play a mock game, to see how you handle being in front of people. I thought I did okay...but haven't heard back yet. And they said that the only way we'd know how we did was if we heard back within a year. Still waiting...
TSG
PC Only (Score:1)