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Has anybody here ever tried out for Jeopardy?
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<blockquote data-quote="svengandhi" data-source="post: 627506" data-attributes="member: 3493"><p>I have never wanted to be on TV but difficult child has tried out and been called back 3 times, once as a child and twice as a teen. I am pretty sure it works the same way for adults and kids. You come to the location, twice it was in my city, and once we took a 3 hour train ride, at a set time. The children's version was random selection so the first thing they did was give a 50 question test. They loved difficult child's personality but he didn't pass the test (lots of sports and pop music, not two of his top areas). The teen tryouts didn't involve a test there because these kids had already passed the online test. They were interviewed and played a mock round of the game. Parents weren't allowed in. difficult child had a great time but wasn't selected. Basically, they said they were looking for (for the teen tournament), kids who were diverse even more than bright, because every applicant was bright. As a white male, difficult child was in an over-represented group, based on what I saw. I have no idea why they choose who they choose. difficult child plans to try again as an adult; he doesn't want to bother with college Jeopardy because it has a limited payout.</p><p></p><p>My suggestion to you is go for it. Not many people can say they passed the Jeopardy test and got called in... You must be very bright.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="svengandhi, post: 627506, member: 3493"] I have never wanted to be on TV but difficult child has tried out and been called back 3 times, once as a child and twice as a teen. I am pretty sure it works the same way for adults and kids. You come to the location, twice it was in my city, and once we took a 3 hour train ride, at a set time. The children's version was random selection so the first thing they did was give a 50 question test. They loved difficult child's personality but he didn't pass the test (lots of sports and pop music, not two of his top areas). The teen tryouts didn't involve a test there because these kids had already passed the online test. They were interviewed and played a mock round of the game. Parents weren't allowed in. difficult child had a great time but wasn't selected. Basically, they said they were looking for (for the teen tournament), kids who were diverse even more than bright, because every applicant was bright. As a white male, difficult child was in an over-represented group, based on what I saw. I have no idea why they choose who they choose. difficult child plans to try again as an adult; he doesn't want to bother with college Jeopardy because it has a limited payout. My suggestion to you is go for it. Not many people can say they passed the Jeopardy test and got called in... You must be very bright. [/QUOTE]
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