Timing of Audition Invite Emails
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Re: Timing of Audition Invite Emails
It took me awhile to get the email for my audition, but a significantly shorter wait to get my call
Online Test: June 1, 2017
Audition Email: May 10, 2018
Audition (DC): June 22, 2018
Got The Call: July 5, 2018
Tape Date: August 14, 2018
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Online Test: June 1, 2017
Audition Email: May 10, 2018
Audition (DC): June 22, 2018
Got The Call: July 5, 2018
Tape Date: August 14, 2018
I wish I had more time to study, but OMG I'm going to be on Jeopardy!!
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Ha ha! My 18 month eligibility was set to expire about 2 weeks after the online test this past March. I emailed the contestant coordinators to ask about taking the test. They told me that I did not need to do so. I have heard nothing since. I don't know if they were communicating that I am still in the pool to be considered. Or that perhaps I will never be selected so why bother. At any rate, I will take the test again the next time it is offered. And I hope to go to a taping in the fall. I'll try to catch Maggie's eye and remind her that I am still around.PowerofHoodoo wrote: ↑Mon Jul 23, 2018 3:04 pmAn online test came up about 3 weeks before I hit the 18 month mark one year. I emailed the contestant coordinators asking if it would be okay to take the test. They said yes, since it would be well over 18 months before I would get another invite to audition.
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Best of luck!rufiowong wrote: ↑Mon Jul 23, 2018 4:09 pm It took me awhile to get the email for my audition, but a significantly shorter wait to get my call
Online Test: June 1, 2017
Audition Email: May 10, 2018
Audition (DC): June 22, 2018
Got The Call: July 5, 2018
Tape Date: August 14, 2018
I wish I had more time to study, but OMG I'm going to be on Jeopardy!!
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Similar to my experience. Online test in Oct 2014, audition in March 2015, 18-month window expired September 2016, re-took the online test in October 2016, got "the call" in November 2016 without a repeat audition. To the best of my knowledge, the online re-take was extraneous to the process, but I can't know for sure.seaborgium wrote: ↑Mon Jul 23, 2018 3:25 pm I auditioned in August 2007, then took the online test again in January 2009, and got The Call a month later. (That had nothing directly to do with my online test, to my knowledge. That would be weird if it did, since the last test didn't lead to an audition, and I got 34 right anyway.)
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Congrats! Was at that audition, but specified I wouldn't be able to tape until after the New Year, so I'm hoping they still come back to our cohort.rufiowong wrote: ↑Mon Jul 23, 2018 4:09 pm It took me awhile to get the email for my audition, but a significantly shorter wait to get my call
Online Test: June 1, 2017
Audition Email: May 10, 2018
Audition (DC): June 22, 2018
Got The Call: July 5, 2018
Tape Date: August 14, 2018
I wish I had more time to study, but OMG I'm going to be on Jeopardy!!
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Quoting myself from over 3 months ago to say that someone from Prince Edward Island has gotten the call, according to this CBC article: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-ed ... -1.4759675The Talking Mime wrote: ↑Sun Apr 08, 2018 11:47 pmHey, I'm from P.E.I. and... well I'm not auditioning since I didn't take the test, but I'm now wishing I had since the floodgates have apparently opened.
Seriously though, congrats and good luck!
Between this and the Newfoundland boardie that got the call, it looks like fans of the show here in Atlantic Canada have a couple of people (at least) to root for next season.
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Interesting to see a article about someone who's 'about to compete on Jeopardy!' I thought contestants were supposed to keep mum until closer to the episode airing, not to mention talking to the press!The Talking Mime wrote: ↑Wed Jul 25, 2018 4:27 pm Quoting myself from over 3 months ago to say that someone from Prince Edward Island has gotten the call, according to this CBC article: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-ed ... -1.4759675
Between this and the Newfoundland boardie that got the call, it looks like fans of the show here in Atlantic Canada have a couple of people (at least) to root for next season.
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Time spent on interviews is much better spent learning how to bet. Of the last two people who I recall doing press before taping, one decided that betting random numbers in Final Jeopardy! was better than actual strategy, and another made a really ill-advised "Lazarus" wager in a crush game, but hey, at least a friend of mine got an extra $1,000 out of it.morbeedo wrote: ↑Thu Jul 26, 2018 10:59 amInteresting to see a article about someone who's 'about to compete on Jeopardy!' I thought contestants were supposed to keep mum until closer to the episode airing, not to mention talking to the press!The Talking Mime wrote: ↑Wed Jul 25, 2018 4:27 pm Quoting myself from over 3 months ago to say that someone from Prince Edward Island has gotten the call, according to this CBC article: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-ed ... -1.4759675
Between this and the Newfoundland boardie that got the call, it looks like fans of the show here in Atlantic Canada have a couple of people (at least) to root for next season.
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Ouch! I have a feeling she'd be tough to coach. Most people don't need instruction to figure out how to make the shutout bet. Those who do may have a serious mental block to anything math-related.OntarioQuizzer wrote: ↑Thu Jul 26, 2018 11:07 am Time spent on interviews is much better spent learning how to bet. Of the last two people who I recall doing press before taping, one decided that betting random numbers in Final Jeopardy! was better than actual strategy,
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There's nothing to keep mum about yet--looks like they're mainly reporting that he auditioned and got The Call. He tapes next month.morbeedo wrote: ↑Thu Jul 26, 2018 10:59 amInteresting to see a article about someone who's 'about to compete on Jeopardy!' I thought contestants were supposed to keep mum until closer to the episode airing, not to mention talking to the press!The Talking Mime wrote: ↑Wed Jul 25, 2018 4:27 pm Quoting myself from over 3 months ago to say that someone from Prince Edward Island has gotten the call, according to this CBC article: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-ed ... -1.4759675
Between this and the Newfoundland boardie that got the call, it looks like fans of the show here in Atlantic Canada have a couple of people (at least) to root for next season.
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Re: Timing of Audition Invite Emails
Just heard back about a Philly audition from the March online test. I'll be there September 10th.
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Just got an email today for a Philadelphia audition as well -- September 12 for me.
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I just got an email yesterday for an audition in Philly for Tuesday, September 11!!! Super excited, this is my first audition!
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Have fun. And when they ask you what would you spend your winnings on if you were to win a lot of money, don't mention cocaine and hookers.
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What is a contestant referral and has this ever helped anyone get on the show?! My friend told me he has a friend who’s been on the show and who could refer me. I said huh? I don’t even know what that means. Then said friend asked if I’ve ever taken an online test and I said just stop
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Contestants are asked if they know anyone who might be a good person to be on the show. I don't know how (or if) these recommendations translate into auditions/appearances. I can tell you that I've been referred by a contestant in 2014 and haven't heard a peep since. I don't know if anyone can unambiguously trace an audition or show appearance to a referral.morbeedo wrote: ↑Mon Aug 13, 2018 11:33 am What is a contestant referral and has this ever helped anyone get on the show?! My friend told me he has a friend who’s been on the show and who could refer me. I said huh? I don’t even know what that means. Then said friend asked if I’ve ever taken an online test and I said just stop
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Ray Crosby was referred by me. I don't know if my referral had anything to do with his getting on the show, but he had been passing contestant tests as early as 2005 if not earlier.
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I got mine today, same day and location (but possibly a different time). They said it may take 10 days for them to send further details.
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