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March 23, 2006

'Jeopardy' screening online next week

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.
Fans will be able to take the 50-question preliminary general knowledge exam online from March 28 to 30. Each day is designated for a specific time zone and will get different questions from the other two.

...Fans must preregister and supply basic information, after which they receive a specific time during which they must log in and answer the questions.

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.

FAQ, rules, pre-registration.

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

Posted by Sheila Lennon at 12:05 AM | Permalink

Comments

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!

Posted by: Kerry on March 23, 2006 8:58 AM

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