Jeopardy affectionados..here's your chance to be on the show

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Posted by riskytrader on Mar-28-2006 17:17:

Jeopardy affectionados..here's your chance to be on the show

Hi guys,
For anyone interested in taking your shot at being on jeopardy go to jeopardy.com and register as they finally are administering the test online.

Below is some info:
welcome to the Online JEOPARDY! Test, where you can take the first step toward becoming a JEOPARDY! contestant.

You may only take the online test once.

Take Special Note of the Time Zones:
DAY: TIME:
For our East Coast viewers:
Tuesday, March 28th 8:00 pm Eastern Time

For viewers in the Central and Mountain Time Zones:
Wednesday, March 29th 8:00 pm Central / 7:00 pm Mountain Time

For viewers in the Pacific Coast (including Alaska and Hawaii):
Thursday, March 30th 8:00 pm Pacific Time
Passing this online test does not make you eligible to appear on JEOPARDY! or guarantee you a spot for a tryout on JEOPARDY! This is a preliminary screening only.

Posted by Irishaddict on Mar-28-2006 17:18:

I don't think I could do Jeopardy..

..but that Cash Cab game in NYC...h'oh boy.

Posted by tha_broad on Mar-28-2006 18:53:

Wheel of Fortune > Jeopardy

Posted by Yohan on Mar-28-2006 18:55:

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Originally posted by tha_broad
Wheel of Fortune > Jeopardy

Maybe for the simpleminded

*flees as fast as a tree can*

Posted by DigDeep on Mar-28-2006 18:56:

quote:
Originally posted by tha_broad
Wheel of Fortune > Jeopardy

Posted by cono_sur on Mar-28-2006 19:06:

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Originally posted by EvilTree
Maybe for the simpleminded

My thoughts exactly.

Posted by Irishaddict on Mar-28-2006 19:13:

You all need to see Cash Cab.

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December 20, 2005 -- FREQUENT passengers in New York City taxis are accustomed to surprises.

But until recently, climbing into a cab, and then discovering that it is actually a mobile game show, had not been one of them.

And as taxicab surprises go, this one is better than stepping in something (or worse, sitting in it).

Plus, when you ride in this cab, you will have the opportunity to win a few hundred bucks in the time it takes to get to your destination.

It also helps that the questions are comparatively easy. "Cash Cab" will never be mistaken for "Jeopardy!"

The questions here are more like the ones on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" or old shows such as "Tic Tac Dough," which once featured my all-time favorite, easy quiz-show question: "Fill in the blank � it's a popular entertainment duo: '[blank]' and Cher"!

What happens on "Cash Cab" is this: A cabbie picks up unsuspecting passengers (usually in pairs) around Manhattan and when they announce their destination, bells go off and lights flash.

The driver then turns around and announces they are riding in the "Cash Cab" and can now win money if they can answer his questions.

The driver/host is a comedian named Ben Bailey, who explains that the contestants will win their money only if they can avoid getting three wrong. If that happens, out they go, wherever they are.

Forty episodes of "Cash Cab" were filmed in the city in early fall. Back-to-back episodes premiered on Discovery Channel Dec. 5, weekdays at 6 p.m.

In an episode airing tomorrow, two women out for an afternoon's shopping will win $425 if they can identify the blond actress who wrote the books "Star" and "Star Struck." (The answer is Pam Anderson.)

Another pair of contestants, a young couple, gets booted when they fail to answer a Shakespeare question whose correct (and obvious) response is "Romeo and Juliet."

And a pair of men will answer questions on such subjects as Wendy's chili, Benedict Arnold and Trent Lott on their way to winning $1,200.

One other good thing about stepping into a cab with Bob Bailey at the wheel: He seems to know where he's going, which is more than you can say for some cab drivers.

c/o New York Post

Posted by magikb on Mar-28-2006 22:23:

maybe if it were Rock N' Roll Jeopardy I could be good at it, but not regular Jeopardy

Posted by VERTiG0 on Mar-28-2006 22:24:

Paging RJ, paging RJ...

quote:
Originally posted by Irishaddict
..but that Cash Cab game in NYC...h'oh boy.

That was fuckin' awesome.

Posted by Stingray on Mar-28-2006 22:27:

quote:
Originally posted by magikb
maybe if it were Rock N' Roll Jeopardy I could be good at it, but not regular Jeopardy

+1 to that!

Posted by Frenchie on Mar-28-2006 22:57:

Wow all my wildest dreams came true!

IM KIDDING!

But oh wow, im so taking this test!
I could never be on jeopardy, but I don't care, I'm still taking it!
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But wait..since when do they let Canadians take this?

Posted by riskytrader on Mar-29-2006 00:26:

Canadians are totally allowed to be on Jeopardy. Hell, Alex Trebek is Canadian!!

I don't care if I'm a geek or what...I absolutely LOVE jeopardy and do very well @ it as well.
I think I got like 11 final jeopardy questions in a row and avg about 70-80% so long as sports are not involved.

Posted by Frenchie on Mar-29-2006 00:40:

quote:
Originally posted by riskytrader
Canadians are totally allowed to be on Jeopardy. Hell, Alex Trebek is Canadian!!

I don't care if I'm a geek or what...I absolutely LOVE jeopardy and do very well @ it as well.
I think I got like 11 final jeopardy questions in a row and avg about 70-80% so long as sports are not involved.

yay!

So taking this test with my mom later!

Im a jeopardy nerd!

Ya I said it!

I HEART JEOPARDY!

Posted by Cribby on Mar-29-2006 01:20:

Happy Smile Super Challenge Family Wish Show > Wheel Of Fortune > Jeopardy

Posted by *~LiSa-LoO~* on Mar-29-2006 21:05:

Where is Josh?!

Posted by muzzybear on Mar-30-2006 16:06:

Shewt, I would have been all over this!

Did anyone do it?

Posted by riskytrader on Mar-30-2006 16:31:

I did. It was pretty challenging but I think I did pretty well. You technically if you are on the westcoast can do it tonight. Just register anyways because the likelihood of being picked are like 1 in a million anyways.