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Debby
Citizen
Username: Debby
Post Number: 1714
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 - 8:52 am: |     |
I'm trying out on April 1st. Just wondering if there's anything I should know (besides, oh, everything)
Thanks |
drewdix
Citizen
Username: Drewdix
Post Number: 846
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 - 9:13 am: | |
you should contact Maplewood Township Committee member David Huemer.
He was on the show 8-10 years ago and did very well.
I'm sure he'd be happy to help you out.
He's in the book.
Ask him how many sides there are to home plate. |
softparade
Citizen
Username: Softparade
Post Number: 80
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 - 9:21 am: | |
I tried out in Atlantic City years ago in Resorts- there were hundreds of people there - you waited in line outside a ballroom- then they ushered in about 100 at a time and you had 4 minutes to answer 10 questions- you turned it in and had to wait four hours(!) before you got your results.
I didn't bother to wait- Albert Einstein couldn't have answered all those questions. They were way harder than the show. Good Luck! |
gozerbrown
Citizen
Username: Gozerbrown
Post Number: 657
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 - 9:26 am: | |
If I'm not mistaken, our very own Library Lady was also a contestant. |
Debby
Citizen
Username: Debby
Post Number: 1715
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 - 9:30 am: | |
drewdix - what is 5?
Library Lady - is it true? |
Sgt. Pepper
Citizen
Username: Jjkatz
Post Number: 736
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 - 9:42 am: | |
I tried out in Atlantic City around 15 years ago. As previously noted, the questions are a lot harder than those on the show. I missed the cutoff to go to the next level by one question (I got 6 out of 10 right, and you had to get 7 right to stay in the running). I think I only had to wait a couple of hours for the results though. |
Andrea Weisbard
Citizen
Username: Njnetsfan
Post Number: 60
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 - 9:43 am: | |
Debby,
Good Luck.
Yes, Library Lady was a contestant on Jepordy.
My friends tell me I should tryout as well, but I don't do well under pressure.
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canismajor
Citizen
Username: Canismajor
Post Number: 314
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 - 10:13 am: | |
I was on Jeopardy in June 2003 (won 17K). My audition was held at the Waldorf in May 2002. It was a 50 question test covering the usual array of J! topics-Geography, Politics, Literature, TV, Art, Music, Movies etc. If I recall correctly, you had to get at least 40 right. The questions are read by Alex by way of videotape, and you have about 10 seconds to write down your answer before the next question is read. If you get the requisite number of questions right (8 out of 100 people at my session made the cut), you move on to an audition phase where you play a mock game against the other people who qualified, get asked a few silly questions by the contestant coordinators, and get a Polaroid taken of yourself. Then you go home and wait to be called-I waited nine months!
Best of luck to you! |
LibraryLady(ncjanow)
Supporter
Username: Librarylady
Post Number: 2283
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 - 11:07 am: | |
I posted a long repsonse to this at 6 am but I guess my lack of coffee made me forget to hit the final post. Oh well, (GOsh, Edited to say that I just saw the thread under Tech Support)
Canismajor is correct. I was on 15 years ago and it was basically the same. The very small number of us who passed the first test was winnowed even further when we played a "pretend" game of Jeopardy. Of the 21 that passed initally, we were left with 11. This was on May 30th, they told us if we didn't hear from them by January to try again. The called me the first day of Sept. Questions? Please PL. I LOVE to talk about my 15 minutes (really 30) of fame. |
LibraryLady(ncjanow)
Supporter
Username: Librarylady
Post Number: 2284
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 - 11:12 am: | |
Ok, a fundraiser idea for MOL> I challenge David Huemer, Canismajor (and anyone else) to a championship round of JEOPARDY!. Sben could be Alex or Dave the moderator could moderate. Posters could place bets with the winnings going to pay for defense of the lawsuit. To be held at the fundraiser?? Let me know. |
canismajor
Citizen
Username: Canismajor
Post Number: 315
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 - 12:12 pm: | |
Sounds fun......count me in! It would be cool if there could be an MOL category....."This ubiquitous, controversial MOL poster derives his username from the only fruit to have its seeds on the outside" |
SoOrLady
Citizen
Username: Soorlady
Post Number: 1847
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 - 12:23 pm: | |
I love it! But.. back to Debby's posting....play video games. An acquaintence(who knows everything - and will be the first to tell you so)was a contestant..he won the first day, but in the second, although he knew the answers, another player beat him to the button.. ended up that the guy was a huge video game fanatic. |
canismajor
Citizen
Username: Canismajor
Post Number: 316
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 - 12:45 pm: | |
Definitely play the Jeopardy computer games. The 2002 and 2003 versions came with a sample contestant exam which was very representative of what the real exam was like. Also, a book came out last year titled This Is Jeopardy by Ray Richmond that has a sample contestant exam in it.
I don't think it's a test you can study for. Your brain is either wired to retain trivia or it's not. The "studying" I did was more or less refreshing my memory of things I already knew.
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tabby
Citizen
Username: Tabby
Post Number: 184
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 7:08 pm: | |
I was never a contestant but I did attend a taping session in December 1992 and have the pictures to prove it. a friend was on the tech crew back then. I had to pretend I did not know anyone because if I ever wanted to be a contestant, there had to be no connection. the atomosphere was much more low key that what you see in the final episode. After everyone left, I got to run up on stage and have my picture taken at a contestant station AND at Alex Tebeck's host station. (We made sure HE left!  ) Really cool how it's all done from a technical standpoint. Alex T. is very different off the air. As soon as they say action, he gooes into tv show host mode. If he misprounces something, which happens rarely, then they stop taping, bring down a mike, he re-says the phrase and then it is edited into the show.
PL me if you want to see the pictures-you also get to see yours truly in my "better days" |
Debby
Citizen
Username: Debby
Post Number: 1717
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, March 11, 2005 - 10:23 am: | |
Thanks, everyone. Now I have way less confidence than when I first posted!
But really, thank you - I wasn't even thinking of study tips - it was more what to expect. And now I know!
The one thing I'm disappointed about is how long you wait to get called - I thought I'd know that day. |
Laura_facc
Citizen
Username: Laura_facc
Post Number: 67
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 - 3:30 pm: | |
Does anyone remember David Javerbaum winning it all. I think it was in 1991. He was one of the smartest guys ever. |
jem
Citizen
Username: Jem
Post Number: 1201
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 - 3:42 pm: | |
The South Orange-Maplewood Education Foundation is having a Jeopardy-style fundraiser on Sunday, April 17th. All you Jeopardy buffs should get together and form a team! Details are here. |
LibraryLady(ncjanow)
Supporter
Username: Librarylady
Post Number: 2358
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 - 4:16 pm: | |
Actually David didn't win. I was on Jeopardy! the following year and he was very well remembered there by the Jeopardy!staff despite the fact that he wasn't the big winner. |
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