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Welp, I doubt Arthur will still be competing when my taping comes up. Unless he becomes the next Ken Jennings, I figure he's gone by now, taping-wise. If, by whatever quirk of chance, he's still on, I doubt the Jeopardy casting people will let me compete against him, since then it'll be two Asian guys going against each other with another person thrown in the mix, which probably wouldn't look too good diversity-wise, if the casting directors of Jeopardy care at all about that... I'm not as fat as Arthur, but I can be a goony looking Asian guy with glasses easily enough. That might be bad for me, since if Arthur continues to win, it'll likely mean a wasted trip out to LA for me... Not even sure if I'll be able to be on camera even when I do go out there. The lady I spoke to over the phone said that since I'm going to be flying so far across the country, they'll do their best to get me on camera, though she made clear that there are no guarantees. Still, I'm pretty sure I'm going to be on, at least I hope so. I dunno, I'm still trying to work out all the adrenaline that's going through my system now after I learned I was being called to do a taping. Nervous energy plus not enough sleep last night makes for a bad combination. Way too amped at the moment... Gotta calm down, and make sure I don't publicize what happened to me too much. Avoided directly referring to it on social media so far, but have been texting back and forth with friends and family, and of course, letting you goons here know. Shouldn't have run afoul of any rules yet, at least, I hope I haven't.
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Mo0 posted:Do they literally pull names out of a hat? Not a hat, but they do put index cards face-down on a table and pick that way. GhostStalker posted:Not even sure if I'll be able to be on camera even when I do go out there. The lady I spoke to over the phone said that since I'm going to be flying so far across the country, they'll do their best to get me on camera, though she made clear that there are no guarantees. Still, I'm pretty sure I'm going to be on, at least I hope so. I'm pretty sure they just say that so if you get out there and start uncontrollably vomiting or something they can say "well, we told you there was no guarantee!" You'll definitely be on unless you really screw something up.
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The Human Cow posted:I'm pretty sure they just say that so if you get out there and start uncontrollably vomiting or something they can say "well, we told you there was no guarantee!" You'll definitely be on unless you really screw something up. Well that's somewhat of a load off of my mind... Guess I should stop talking to other people about getting to go to a taping and maybe competing before they kick me off for breaking that rule.
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I dont get it, why would they call you and tell you a date and fly you over there but theres a chance you dont go on TV? Is there an extra elimination round or something. Seems dumb.
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yourafagpleasedie posted:I dont get it, why would they call you and tell you a date and fly you over there but theres a chance you dont go on TV? Is there an extra elimination round or something. Seems dumb. Pretty much yeah. I got called for kid jeopardy years and years ago and they basically make you take another online test to further weed down contestants (this is where I was eliminated). They only need like maybe 150 people per year.
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Kick some rear end, Ghost Stalker. Make flash cards for the categories you're not too great with. J-Archive.com has thousands of games archived, and well, Jeopardy has a way of repeating its questions. Personally, I suck with opera, so I'd go on there and study all the key words and answers for the most commonly asked opera questions.
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Feb 8, 2014 11:45
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Do they pay travel? If i had no guarantee I'd get on tv I don't even think if bother making the travel.
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Feb 8, 2014 11:52
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No, they don't pay travel. You'd think they could, given that they've been rolling in that Goldbond's Foot Powder money for so long.
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Don't forget that Aleve money. But yes. Not sure I could justify going without the guarantee I'd be on the show and thus not leave without that 1k.
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The Human Cow posted:I'm pretty sure they just say that so if you get out there and start uncontrollably vomiting or something they can say "well, we told you there was no guarantee!" You'll definitely be on unless you really screw something up. Jimmy from the Clue Crew was at my audition (they happened to be filming a bunch of clues in Tampa and St. Augustine that week) and did a bit of a Q&A for us while we waited on the tests to be graded and he addressed this question directly. There was a rather large group of people who were pretty livid about the whole "pay for your own travel but we can't guarantee it's worth it" policy. It's true it's covering their rear end for legal, but it's not as shady as you think. They film the shows in batches over 2 or 3 days, I forget which, and they will call out the contestants they need. However, on rare occasions, there are these weird things called TIES that result in needing only ONE contestant for the following show, or in VERY rare cases zero. As a result, the rotation gets hosed up and you might not make it on camera. If that happens, you're sent home....but they pay for you to return the following week. Same thing happens if you're a champion on the final taping for the week; you're sent home and they pay to fly you back for any additional tapings as long as you keep winning.
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Btw there's a lot of information about Jeopardy behind-the-scenes and especially the importance of grasping the buzzer mechanics in Ken Jenning's book called Brainiac. He basically says something to the effect of: nearly all the contestants know nearly all the answers on a given show but it all comes down to how you work the buzzer.
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thathonkey posted:Btw there's a lot of information about Jeopardy behind-the-scenes and especially the importance of grasping the buzzer mechanics in Ken Jenning's book called Brainiac. He basically says something to the effect of: nearly all the contestants know nearly all the answers on a given show but it all comes down to how you work the buzzer. The show I was on wasn't Jeopardy but it was somewhat similar in that you had to beat your opponents to the buzzer in order to answer. Almost everyone knows the answer it is all about that extra fraction of a second it takes to buzz in, so I'd definitely say that would be the thing to work on.
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Alan BStard posted:The show I was on wasn't Jeopardy but it was somewhat similar in that you had to beat your opponents to the buzzer in order to answer. Almost everyone knows the answer it is all about that extra fraction of a second it takes to buzz in, so I'd definitely say that would be the thing to work on. For sure, you get to go up there before all of the tapings to answer 4 or 5 questions, play with the buzzer, and get used to the environment. I just concentrated on buzzer timing during that and it seemed to really pay off during the actual game. Also, that pen they give out during the auditions is about the same size as the buzzer, so it's great to practice with at home.
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Yeah, I'm pretty sure buzzer technique is what I need to work on. I can get most of the answers correct when I'm just watching the show, but getting to buzz in first is pretty much what seems to be the most important. I did a local school Geography Bowl thing like 15 years ago and they kinda had the same setup: you're unable to buzz in until they finish reading the entire question type deal and their buzzers were locked out for buzzing in until they did so. Won two years in a row (though it was a team competition) by being able to buzz in on time and answer correctly, so I guess if I remember how to do that well, I should be fine on the actual show. The audition I went to last year also had a portion where you played a mock game, answering a few clues complete with buzzers that only worked after the question was fully read and the screen around it lit up, so I had some practice there. escape artist posted:No, they don't pay travel. You'd think they could, given that they've been rolling in that Goldbond's Foot Powder money for so long. BaronVonVaderham posted:Jimmy from the Clue Crew was at my audition (they happened to be filming a bunch of clues in Tampa and St. Augustine that week) and did a bit of a Q&A for us while we waited on the tests to be graded and he addressed this question directly. There was a rather large group of people who were pretty livid about the whole "pay for your own travel but we can't guarantee it's worth it" policy. Yeah, they don't pay travel. The lady who called me told me that I would have to pay for my own flight over (reiterating what they told me at my audition last year), but if I was a returning champion and had to come back next week because I won on the last episode they taped on Wednesday (they tape on Tuesdays and Wednesdays), they'd pay for me to fly back out. Cheapest flights' I've found to LAX and back around my taping days are running around $310 (leaving on Monday afternoon, back on Wednesday night), plus fees, so that shouldn't be too bad. Have to pay for my hotel as well, but the lady I talked to gave me the number of a hotel they have a deal with nearby, with a Jeopardy contestant rate, plus the coupon code with which to activate it. Apparently, they also have a shuttle bus to the studios in the morning. I was planning to stay with friends of family to save some money when I get out there, but I've been convinced otherwise, since according to the family member in question, they live far away from where the television studios are and the lady said that they start taping around 8am. Raskolnikov38 posted:Pretty much yeah. I got called for kid jeopardy years and years ago and they basically make you take another online test to further weed down contestants (this is where I was eliminated). They only need like maybe 150 people per year. Pretty sure I'm already past that point, since I think that's what my audition last year was for. If I'm flying out there, it's for a taping, barring any unforeseen consequences as Vaderham alluded to above or something else where I managed to violate the rules by knowing a member of the film crew or blabbing all over social media that I was going to be on the show before they actually do my taping. That was one point that the lady who called me was absolutely firm about. I'm hoping doing this actually doesn't count, because the lady said that they were afraid of me being contacted by the media and doing an interview before I'm actually on camera, in which case, they'd probably have to get their press or legal teams involved, and I don't want that to happen. I guess talking to you guys is cool, since none of you have any idea who I am IRL, unless you do some creepy internet detective stuff and I doubt you guys would risk a ban just to screw me over like that, at least I hope. escape artist posted:Kick some rear end, Ghost Stalker. Make flash cards for the categories you're not too great with. J-Archive.com has thousands of games archived, and well, Jeopardy has a way of repeating its questions. Personally, I suck with opera, so I'd go on there and study all the key words and answers for the most commonly asked opera questions. I might look through J-Archive to prepare, but I'm still pretty busy with classes and work at the moment. Not sure how I'm going to prepare, maybe just by watching the episodes as they're airing and doing my best to answer the clues they offer. Final Jeopardy seems to be tripping me up lately, though I do get most of them if I think about them for a while, especially if I'm reading them in the New York Times. I dunno, my Jeopardy watching cousin recommended I go through J-Archive and see what categories are popular for Double Jeopardy or Daily Doubles and work on my weaknesses, and I might do that if I have some free time, but that's looking unlikely what with all the stuff I have going on right now. I know some of my weaknesses include literature and especially religion and the Bible, so I think I'll look into working on that if I have the time. Opera, architecture, and botany seem like weaknesses as well, so I'll try and work on them if I do any reviewing. I'm pretty good with history and geography, and science stuff as well, and I think I'm pretty well versed on pop culture, so I should be ok there, except for maybe older movies, TV shows, and actors, and older/some current sports. I have a month until my taping, so I guess anything can happen up until then. We'll see how this all turns out. The Human Cow posted:Also, that pen they give out during the auditions is about the same size as the buzzer, so it's great to practice with at home. Bah, I think I have that away to a friend. I guess I should practice on something, but hopefully some muscle memory from way back when with buzzers comes back to me when it counts. GhostStalker fucked around with this message at 23:40 on Feb 8, 2014 |
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I feel like the best thing to practice timing would just be to try clicking in while watching episodes on TV. Watch the special retro episodes for the Decades Tournament guys that are online if you really want to overprepare. You'll have the awkward questions where nobody buzzes in for five seconds, but if you're buzzing in at the same second as everybody else, you'll be fine. Or you can just be the current champion and mash the loving buzzer like crazy.
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thathonkey posted:Btw there's a lot of information about Jeopardy behind-the-scenes and especially the importance of grasping the buzzer mechanics in Ken Jenning's book called Brainiac. He basically says something to the effect of: nearly all the contestants know nearly all the answers on a given show but it all comes down to how you work the buzzer. It's true that most of the contestants "know" most of the answers, because you need to score at least 70% on two tests to get on the show. However, I think there's more to it than that. On the tests, you can guess on every single question without penalty. In the game, you can only buzz in if you're willing to risk losing money with a wrong answer. Also, even though the tests have a time limit, you get several seconds longer to think of the answer (or guess) than you would on the show. Finally, on the tests, every question is worth the same--unlike the show, where the more difficult clues are worth much more. There's a big difference between being able to guess the answer on a test within several seconds, versus knowing something cold, having total confidence in your answer, and being willing to buzz in right away to risk your money. My own feeling is that Ken was successful because his level of knowledge really was on a much higher level than all of his opponents, in terms of the facts that he knew cold. That edge made an even bigger difference on the high-value clues, and his ability to be comfortable betting aggressively on Daily Doubles.
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Perfidus posted:Has there been any talk about who is taking over for Alex when he retires, or is it just unsaid but accepted that it's going to be Ken Jennings?
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KICK BAMA KICK posted:That's the obvious move but the name that actually comes up for some reason is Matt loving Lauer. I've heard Anderson Cooper is also in the running.
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Retail Slave posted:I've heard Anderson Cooper is also in the running. Dan Patrick is also a name that I've seen they're interested in.
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Troy Queef posted:Dan Patrick is also a name that I've seen they're interested in. Only if Kenny Mayne replaces the Clue Crew.
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This was the most shameful Final Jeopardy I can remember in a long time. Good grief. 
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Yeah. That might have been the easiest FJ in history outside of a teen/kids/celebrity game and all three missed it.
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Perfidus posted:What was it? I missed tonight's episode. http://fikklefame.com/final-jeopardy-2-10-14/
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Oh wow, I saw complaining about that on Facebook, but I figured the music major complaining that nobody knew the composer of Bolero was talking about the Final Jeopardy. Do college kids just not play Total War games or something? I feel like there's enough of an overlap between that series (heck, probably even Paradox mapgames) that at least one of them should've gotten it. e: I get that "don't they at least play VIDEOGAMES" is pretty  of me, but this is College Jeopardy we're talking about. Most of these kids are probably nerdier than we are, and we post in the Something Awful Jeopardy thread.
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zakharov posted:I didn't get it it's opera and broadway for me. I am beginning to feel like I've been blacklisted like a commie.
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mennoknight posted:it's opera and broadway for me. I am beginning to feel like I've been blacklisted like a commie. Same here, although I also would have known about Sicily/Etna because it's a popular crossword clue/friends of mine are Palermo fans, and [i]ultras[i] of northern Italian clubs always talk about how they want another Etna to happen when Palermo goes up to Milan or Turin.
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On the Media had a fun interview with Arthur, which should really piss off you sperglords who hate him. http://www.onthemedia.org/story/rabble-rouser-jeopardy/ Also, KenJen wrote an essay in Slate defending him. quote:It didn’t take long for Arthur Chu to become Public Game Show Enemy No. 1. Within days of his Jan. 28 debut on Jeopardy!, the 30-year-old Cleveland-area insurance analyst was making America very, very angry. “Arthur Chu is the worst jeopardy contestant of all time,” one viewer tweeted. “I can’t wait until someone beats his joyless, smug rear end,” seethed another. Even the JBoard, normally a collegial hangout for the top-rated quiz show’s most dedicated ex-contestants and fans, got ugly. “There is no need to disrespect the game,” one poster scolded Chu. http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2014/02/ken_jennings_on_jeopardy_champion_arthur_chu_and_daily_double_hunting.html Basically, Arthur owns.
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