'Jeopardy' screening online next week
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Coming soon, Geek Jeopardy!: What are 'Jeopardy!' tests online? News.com: What is the online contestant test, Alex? The answer is: the innovative method "Jeopardy!" has devised for potential participants to take the first step toward appearing on the long-running game show. Even if you're not a "fan," you can try out, if you use (at least) I.E. 5.0, Flash 7 and disable pop-up blockers. (Macs are OK, no mention of Firefox.) If you're on the East Coast, test time is Tuesday, March 28th at 8:00 p.m.; Wednesday for Central dwellers, Thursday for the West. Think the servers will hold up? My colleague Alan Rosenberg was on Jeopardy! many years ago. He was foiled by the buzzer not responding as he expected -- that's the part you can't cram for. Knowing the answer and pushing a buzzer that doesn't register has to be excruciating on national TV. via Robot Wisdom 
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My husband was on Jeopardy back in 2000 (before they increased the dollar amounts on questions) and he had a heck of a time with the buzzer. He's super smart, and knew many of the answers, but just couldn't buzz in at the right time. He ended up in third place, but it's still a cool story to tell!
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