This! Is! JEOPARDY!

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HookShot: Dec 26, 2005

Huh, that explains it. I put in the zip code for the closest American city this year because I figured it was a glitch that it wouldn't accept my postal code.

# ? Feb 22, 2016 23:40

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# ? Jun 2, 2024 23:51

3 Action Economist: May 22, 2002; Educate. Agitate. Liberate.

I really appreciate that the keep giving me American Revolution categories to keep giving me the illusion I'm smart.

# ? Feb 23, 2016 02:00

zakharov: Nov 30, 2002; Tater Love

The lady was so happy when she got right answers! It was great. If only she got more of them.

Malkovich Junior looking like a TOC threat.

# ? Feb 23, 2016 05:31

GhostStalker: Mar 26, 2010; Guys, find a woman who looks at you the way GhostStalker looks at every bald, obese, single 58 year old accountant from Tulsa who managed to win $4,000 by not wagering on a Final Jeopardy triple stumper.

DrBouvenstein posted:

So...how long after the online test do they send out notices if they want you for the next round?

I'm assuming I would have heard by now?

For me, when i took the January 2013 test, they didn't get back to me until the middle of March for an audition in May. There still may be a chance you will get called for an audition, so keep your hopes up.

# ? Feb 23, 2016 06:16

Vulture Culture: Jul 14, 2003; I was never enjoying it. I only eat it for the nutrients.

zakharov posted:

Malkovich Junior

Definitely Powder

# ? Feb 23, 2016 16:56

jojoinnit: Dec 13, 2010; Strength and speed, that's why you're a special agent.

So nobody else gets a season one Lex from Smallville vibe? I keep expecting him to talk about that jerk Clark Kent.

# ? Feb 23, 2016 17:15

Vulture Culture: Jul 14, 2003; I was never enjoying it. I only eat it for the nutrients.

jojoinnit posted:

So nobody else gets a season one Lex from Smallville vibe? I keep expecting him to talk about that jerk Clark Kent.

Never watched Smallville but Google Image Search suggests you're the winner

# ? Feb 23, 2016 17:31

totally losing my mime: Aug 3, 2012; The quiet can scrape
All the calm from your bones.
But maybe it should.
Maybe we need to be hollowed
To get up and grow,
And stop fucking around,
To kick off our braces and start straightening out; Fun Shoe

jojoinnit posted:

So nobody else gets a season one Lex from Smallville vibe? I keep expecting him to talk about that jerk Clark Kent.

Getting more of a younger, balder Ned Yost vibe

# ? Feb 24, 2016 01:23

zakharov: Nov 30, 2002; Tater Love

And he's gone. Have we had a 5-time winner since the last TOC?

I don't know poo poo about Shakespeare so I was never getting that FJ.

# ? Feb 24, 2016 01:29

Groovelord Neato: Dec 6, 2014

they need to throw people that bet like morons into a pit.

# ? Feb 25, 2016 14:15

3 Action Economist: May 22, 2002; Educate. Agitate. Liberate.

I, for one, am shocked that a naval officer knew the name of an island important to naval history.

# ? Feb 26, 2016 01:52

Soothing Vapors: Mar 26, 2006; Associate Justice Lena "Kegels" Dunham: An uncool thought to have: 'is that guy walking in the dark behind me a rapist? Never mind, he's Asian.

Rip Jill

# ? Feb 26, 2016 02:46

3 Action Economist: May 22, 2002; Educate. Agitate. Liberate.

And Navy Officer JJ Abrams

# ? Feb 27, 2016 17:13

Sir Lemming: Jan 27, 2009; It's a piece of JUNK!

Forgetting to buzz in before saying the right answer. Ouch!

Terrible answer to Final Jeopardy; good thing she didn't bet much. 4 years after 1776, and she picks Alaska?!

# ? Mar 3, 2016 01:33

Soothing Vapors: Mar 26, 2006; Associate Justice Lena "Kegels" Dunham: An uncool thought to have: 'is that guy walking in the dark behind me a rapist? Never mind, he's Asian.

I'm fuckin Canadian and I know that Alaska wasn't a territory in the 1700s and Newport isn't the capital of Rhode Island

# ? Mar 3, 2016 01:56

zakharov: Nov 30, 2002; Tater Love

Yes, America settled Alaska in the 1780s. Get outta here.

Also, if you are the only one to get FJ right, and you still lose, you done hosed up.

# ? Mar 3, 2016 03:40

Propaniac: Nov 28, 2000; SUSHI ROULETTO!; College Slice

I just got the email invite to audition on April 4. I'm loving terrified. I know I can't turn it down, but what if I actually make it on the show and say something so horrifically stupid it goes viral? Or I sound so weird that everyone talks about me like that lady with the weird voice thing? What if I can't stop myself from yelling "FUCKER" after every wrong answer?

Can someone reassure me how unlikely it is to make it on the show after the in-person audition?

I gotta go study, man.

# ? Mar 5, 2016 00:06

zakharov: Nov 30, 2002; Tater Love

Propaniac posted:

I just got the email invite to audition on April 4. I'm loving terrified. I know I can't turn it down, but what if I actually make it on the show and say something so horrifically stupid it goes viral? Or I sound so weird that everyone talks about me like that lady with the weird voice thing? What if I can't stop myself from yelling "FUCKER" after every wrong answer?

Can someone reassure me how unlikely it is to make it on the show after the in-person audition?

I gotta go study, man.

Congratulations! The audition is a ton of fun. I'm going to quote myself from 2014 describing the process.

zakharov posted:

I will be doing my third shortly. Here is what will happen.

1. A very energetic woman named Maggie will welcome you. She and her staff will take a photo of you and have you sign a bunch of paperwork.

2. You and the ~20 other people there will get another 50 question test. Clues are projected at the front of the room and read by one of the Clue Crew. You have 8 seconds to answer each one. Unlike the online test you can correct old answers.

3. After they grade the test, you'll be called up in groups of 3 to play a mock game with buzzers. In this portion, it DOES NOT MATTER if you get answers right. They are looking to see if you can speak loudly and clearly, answer in the form of a question, pick the next clue quickly, an follow their directions.

4. You'll be interviewed based on the 5 interesting stories they tell you to bring. They'll ask you about your job, one of your stories, and what you'd do with the money if you won. This is your chance to show them you belong on tv. Smile, show energy, speak up, and charm them.

After the audition, you'll be in the pool for 18 months. By getting this far, you've beaten the odds. About 100,000 people take the test. 3,000 are called to audition, and about 300 of those will make it on the show. With that in mind, the audition itself is lots of fun. Enjoy the experience for what is and don't put too much pressure on yourself.

Good luck!

About 3,000 people get called to audition, and of those about 300 get called to be in the show. With that in mind, have fun at the audition and show them your best, energetic self. You've got nothing to be afraid of.

# ? Mar 5, 2016 00:09

mennoknight: Nov 24, 2003; I WILL JUST EAT ONE MORE SANDWICH
OH MY HEAD EXPLORDED I'M JAY FATSTER

Yeah, it's a hoot. Just go have fun with a bunch of other nerds.

# ? Mar 5, 2016 00:23

GhostStalker: Mar 26, 2010; Guys, find a woman who looks at you the way GhostStalker looks at every bald, obese, single 58 year old accountant from Tulsa who managed to win $4,000 by not wagering on a Final Jeopardy triple stumper.

Propaniac posted:

I just got the email invite to audition on April 4. I'm loving terrified. I know I can't turn it down, but what if I actually make it on the show and say something so horrifically stupid it goes viral? Or I sound so weird that everyone talks about me like that lady with the weird voice thing? What if I can't stop myself from yelling "FUCKER" after every wrong answer?

Can someone reassure me how unlikely it is to make it on the show after the in-person audition?

I gotta go study, man.

Congrats! Don't take it too seriously, and you'll be ok. That's why they have these auditions and camera tests and all that. Just go have some fun, do your best, and if you make it onto the show, that's a bonus.

# ? Mar 5, 2016 00:30

Sir Lemming: Jan 27, 2009; It's a piece of JUNK!

I love how Trebek is clearly trying to talk to Rachel less and less each night. Personality black hole right there.

# ? Mar 5, 2016 01:10

zakharov: Nov 30, 2002; Tater Love

I didn't know Helen Reddy was Australian. I was stuck trying to think of Olivia Newton-John songs.

# ? Mar 5, 2016 05:42

HookShot: Dec 26, 2005

Best part of the episode was Alex going "I don't know what that is" to "Back in Black" hahahaha

My best guess was Stayin' Alive, couldn't think of any solo Australian artists from that early.

# ? Mar 5, 2016 05:48

3 Action Economist: May 22, 2002; Educate. Agitate. Liberate.

HookShot posted:

Best part of the episode was Alex going "I don't know what that is" to "Back in Black" hahahaha

My best guess was Stayin' Alive, couldn't think of any solo Australian artists from that early.

Although both AC/DC and the Bee Gees are known as Australian bands, they are both in fact made up of Brits.

# ? Mar 5, 2016 18:47

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

Colonial Air Force posted:

Although both AC/DC and the Bee Gees are known as Australian bands, they are both in fact made up of Brits.

Olivia Newton-John was also born in England.

# ? Mar 5, 2016 18:53

Cpt. Mahatma Gandhi: Mar 26, 2005

I don't know if betting big when your winning in a runaway is ballsy or stupid but hey good work to the champ.

# ? Mar 9, 2016 02:01

HookShot: Dec 26, 2005

Yeah that was definitely uh a thing.

I wayyyyyyyyyy overthought that answer because obviously there was no way the answer to a FJ was going to be the obvious Columbus and oh boy was I ever wrong.

# ? Mar 9, 2016 03:05

zakharov: Nov 30, 2002; Tater Love

HookShot posted:

Yeah that was definitely uh a thing.

I wayyyyyyyyyy overthought that answer because obviously there was no way the answer to a FJ was going to be the obvious Columbus and oh boy was I ever wrong.

Yep same. Overthought the whole drat thing.

# ? Mar 9, 2016 04:27

CaligulaKangaroo: Jul 26, 2012; MAY YOUR HALLOWEEN BE AS STUPID AS MY LIFE IS

# ? Mar 9, 2016 08:42

Urdnot Fire: Feb 13, 2012

I was thinking more like Brent Spiner in Independence Day.

# ? Mar 9, 2016 21:42

Vulture Culture: Jul 14, 2003; I was never enjoying it. I only eat it for the nutrients.

CaligulaKangaroo posted:

# ? Mar 9, 2016 23:08

Boomer The Cannon: Oct 27, 2011; Gotta see it live!

gently caress Bill.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 01:51

zakharov: Nov 30, 2002; Tater Love

Thailand isn't a island country, come on bro

Also what the heck is the Vale of Chamouni?

# ? Mar 10, 2016 05:13

HookShot: Dec 26, 2005

zakharov posted:

Thailand isn't a island country, come on bro

Also what the heck is the Vale of Chamouni?

It's now called Chamonix! It's one of the biggest/most famous ski resorts in France.

I almost said the aiguille de midi because of it then went "nahhhh it'll be mont blanc"

And that dude was hilarious. He thought he was so good at geography and it probably cost him the entire game. As soon as I saw the FJ category I said to my husband "he's gonna bet everything and get it wrong" and oh boy was he ever off by thousands of kilometers.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 05:39

Shimrra Jamaane: Aug 10, 2007; Obscure to all except those well-versed in Yuuzhan Vong lore.

Are there any good video compilations of worst final jeopardy bets? Like people who were runaway winners betting it all and losing? Or maybe doing the math wrong and losing by a dollar?

# ? Mar 10, 2016 06:58

GhostStalker: Mar 26, 2010; Guys, find a woman who looks at you the way GhostStalker looks at every bald, obese, single 58 year old accountant from Tulsa who managed to win $4,000 by not wagering on a Final Jeopardy triple stumper.

zakharov posted:

Thailand isn't a island country, come on bro

Also what the heck is the Vale of Chamouni?

HookShot posted:

It's now called Chamonix! It's one of the biggest/most famous ski resorts in France.

I almost said the aiguille de midi because of it then went "nahhhh it'll be mont blanc"

And that dude was hilarious. He thought he was so good at geography and it probably cost him the entire game. As soon as I saw the FJ category I said to my husband "he's gonna bet everything and get it wrong" and oh boy was he ever off by thousands of kilometers.

I'm normally really good at geography, but this Final killed me, because I couldn't place it at all. Of course, once it's explained, it all sounds so simple to puzzle out.

Still, I was yelling the answers to both of those Daily Doubles at the screen. The guy in question hasn't popped up in our Facebook former contestant group yet and I dunno if he ever will, so I can't ask him if he blew it all because he was overconfident on the subject or whatever...

# ? Mar 10, 2016 12:45

Soothing Vapors: Mar 26, 2006; Associate Justice Lena "Kegels" Dunham: An uncool thought to have: 'is that guy walking in the dark behind me a rapist? Never mind, he's Asian.

Vulture Culture posted:

or just https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZLgEPKYcHw

# ? Mar 10, 2016 15:15

Vulture Culture: Jul 14, 2003; I was never enjoying it. I only eat it for the nutrients.

Soothing Vapors posted:

or just https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZLgEPKYcHw

whoa

HookShot posted:

It's now called Chamonix! It's one of the biggest/most famous ski resorts in France.

So you might say it's more of a Vail than a vale

# ? Mar 10, 2016 23:56

Groovelord Neato: Dec 6, 2014

bill was insanely dumb.

how do norway and italy rhyme. what do they have to do with poland. how is thailand an island. how did you get on the show.

# ? Mar 11, 2016 01:29

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# ? Jun 2, 2024 23:51

GhostStalker: Mar 26, 2010; Guys, find a woman who looks at you the way GhostStalker looks at every bald, obese, single 58 year old accountant from Tulsa who managed to win $4,000 by not wagering on a Final Jeopardy triple stumper.

Groovelord Neato posted:

bill was insanely dumb.

how do norway and italy rhyme. what do they have to do with poland. how is thailand an island. how did you get on the show.

Nerves from being on camera can seriously gently caress a guy up.

Also, he was taking advice from Alex Jacob to bet everything when it came to a Daily Double and it didn't pay off.

# ? Mar 11, 2016 01:52

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