<p>I got an e-mail today about a follow-up interview in June. I have this nagging fear that I would get on the show and look really stupid!</p>
<p>At least you’d get on!</p>
<p>how exciting !</p>
<p>Congrats! .</p>
<p>Good luck! My husband took the test once when it came to our town. But he didn’t know all the TV trivia and didn’t make it past the first test. Hope you make it on. Be sure to let us know if you do, so we can cheer you on. :-)</p>
<p>You should do it!</p>
<p>The W of a friend of mine went on some game show and mostly froze. The questions that otherwise seemed so easy mostly drew blanks for her on the show. </p>
<p>But that was her - you should go.</p>
<p>Well, I did reply to the e-mail that I would at least go to the audition. It will be an interesting experience if nothing else. I can’t tell my kids to put themselves out there and take risks if I won’t do it myself!</p>
<p>you will have a ball however it turns out but I have a feeling you will do really well. Hope it all works out!</p>
<p>Mamabear–congrats to you!!! I took the test too, but I don’t expect to get a call. One of my few unrealized goals in life is to be on Jeopardy–so you’ll just have to be my proxy. I’m rooting for you—</p>
<p>I made it on Jeopardy from an in-person test locally here, given in a hotel conference room. I also was afraid that I’d freeze and look stupid; I didn’t, but I didn’t win either. It’s a lot easier at home - it’s always your turn! The buzzer messed me up. Couldn’t get in fast enough. </p>
<p>But it was a lot of fun! Good luck to you, and keep us posted!</p>
<p>mamabear, congratulations. I’ve gone to the in-person Jeopardy! interview twice…it’s a lot of fun. You fill out a form, have your picture taken for their files (so do your makeup slightly heavier than usual), retake the test with different questions, and play a mock game. It’s a LOT of fun. Have something amusing in mind to say in the mock interview part…when they asked me what I do for fun, I froze and stammered “Ummm, I like to travel and read”. BORING!</p>
<p>They hold on to your name for a year after you qualify, but tell you that, with the tournaments and returning champions and such, they only take ~400 contestants a year and many, many more than that qualify.</p>
<p>Wait a minute…where have I heard something like that before? OH YEAH…</p>
<p>My middle son was on Jeopardy as a preteen, and had a blast. He didn’t win (although we all got trips to LA and Hawaii, so it was worth it). He wrote one of his college essays on the aftermath of trying to go back to being a “normal kid!”</p>
<p>A friend of my mother went on Jeopardy and was the 5-day champ (back when they did that) so he won a fair amount of money. Maybe you will too!</p>
<p>Go for it!</p>
<p>I was a 5-day Jeopardy champion and a TOC semi-finalist myself back in the day, and it was a wonderful experience. Even though it was over 10 years ago, It’s one of the things I’m still known for. At work they still often introduce me to customers or partners as a Jeopardy champ, and that tends to impress the visitors more than anything I ever accomplished in my professional life.</p>
<p>PM me if you want advice for the tryout.</p>
<p>^^ coureur - congrats!!</p>
<p>I wonder if I saw you?</p>
<p>Thanks for all the stories and advice! I tried out for another game show in years past, and passed the written tests, but flunked the interview/personality part! I will have to work on the amusing story/interesting hobby stuff. I could see myself having trouble with the buzzer too.</p>
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<p>Quite possible if you were a regular viewer back in the mid-90s. About 15-18 million people warch Jeopardy on any given day. Right after my shows aired I’d get stopped and congratulated by strangers on the street or in the supermarket. That died down after about two weeks, although I did get one recognition more than a year after my last show aired. The place where the most people recognized my was on airplanes. My theory to explain that is that on a plane you’ve got the opportunity to stare at someone long enough to figure out where you’ve seen them before.</p>
<p>I am a Jeopardy junkie … coreur, I envy you!! Your CC handle is French - do you speak French? Did Alex correct you?!</p>
<p>Mamabear, the nice thing about Jeopardy compared to other game shows is the fact that jumping up & down and acting like an idiot is not a requirement. Perhaps the thing that kept you from the other game show is a point in your favor for Jeopardy.</p>
<p>My D’s friend from school was interviewed (with her sister) recently for a siblings version of Jeopardy. She doesn’t know yet whether or not they’ll be on, but we have our fingers crossed. I would be thrilled to replace my standard, “I know Madonna” with “I know the Siblings Jeopardy champ.”</p>
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<p>My screen name means “runner” in French and says much more about my enthusiasm for running than my skill at speaking French.</p>
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<p>Not only is it not required, it’s not allowed. All game shows heavily coach the contestants on how they want them to behave, so if the contestants on a show always act like idiots it’s because the producers are looking for that and choose players who are willing and able to be idiotic. And Jeopardy wants a certain amount of dignity and decorum. They do, however, want what they call “good energy” from their players - to be engaged, enthusiastic, and friendly, not a cold fish.</p>
<p>Wow, mamabear1234, that is exciting news! (Just saw this thread.) We’ll be rooting for you to appear on the show.</p>