Who Wants to be a Millionaire before Jeopardy
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Re: Who Wants to be a Millionaire before Jeopardy
The Millionaire wiki at https://millionaire.wikia.com/wiki/Cate ... _Jeopardy! might be used as a source to see who else has appeared on both shows. But not every contestant that has ever been on BAM has a page on there. Some of the players in that category don't have any games in the j-archive (like Mark Dixon and Tom O'Brien), so, if the "Appeared on J!" category on their pages is true, I don't know how they did on Jeopardy.
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Re: Who Wants to be a Millionaire before Jeopardy
Agreed.
I'd also suggest that getting on show #1 will help your chances to be chosen to get on show #2. (the "if Bob successfully made it through the ________ audition process, he's probably gonna be an entertaining contestant for us too..." effect)
I feel fortunate that Jeopardy wasn't my first show - being on Millionaire (back in '09) definitely helped with the confidence and comfort that are so important for the (IMO) MUCH higher pressure of Jeopardy.
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You were on Weakest Link too, right? What was that like compared to the other two?
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OMG I auditioned for the Weakest Link in NYC! I taped Millionaire this August, got the call for Jeopardy! in September (arrrrrgh!), just found out my episode is going to air in Nov. so I need to ask TPTB about my status ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Re: Who Wants to be a Millionaire before Jeopardy
You can highlight the link and click the url icon (looks like a diagonal two-link chain). This will put url tags around the whole thing and it will show up as a link.JayK33 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 27, 2018 10:08 pm The Millionaire wiki at https://millionaire.wikia.com/wiki/Cate ... _Jeopardy! (include the exclamation mark- the link here doesn't for some reason)
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Re: Who Wants to be a Millionaire before Jeopardy
I was on Millionaire in 2003 and then Jeopardy in 2016. Interestingly, I tried out for Millionaire once and got "The Call" a month later. It took me 6 in-person tryouts over 18 years to get on Jeopardy. I really don't know if being on Millionaire affected it or not.
Also, my first 5 Jeopardy tryouts were while living in a town of 4000. The last, successful tryout was while living in Rochester, NY. Perhaps the bigger market had something to do with it?
Also, my first 5 Jeopardy tryouts were while living in a town of 4000. The last, successful tryout was while living in Rochester, NY. Perhaps the bigger market had something to do with it?
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fixed, thanks.opusthepenguin wrote: ↑Tue Oct 30, 2018 7:30 amYou can highlight the link and click the url icon (looks like a diagonal two-link chain). This will put url tags around the whole thing and it will show up as a link.JayK33 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 27, 2018 10:08 pm The Millionaire wiki at https://millionaire.wikia.com/wiki/Cate ... _Jeopardy! (include the exclamation mark- the link here doesn't for some reason)
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Re: Who Wants to be a Millionaire before Jeopardy
Yes, TWL in 2002 was my first game show endeavor.
I honestly don't remember much about the backstage experience, it was fun but with more sitting around time than J! or Millionaire. I was quite sure I would come home emptyhanded, due to the winner-takes-all format AND the Survivor-esque nature of the game. (doing well in early rounds inevitably led to being voted off in later rounds...) Lo and behold I was wrong. If you find the video on youtube, the crucial (and atypical) moment is around the 3-minute mark IIRC.
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Re: Who Wants to be a Millionaire before Jeopardy
Liz Murphy became the fifth and final member of the six figure club on both shows just a couple months ago.kprather895 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 12, 2017 11:03 pmBingo! I remembered Dave, but somehow I forgot Jeff Richmond being the newest member of the club. My apologies to Jeff.cheezguyty wrote: ↑Thu Oct 12, 2017 4:00 pmviewtopic.php?p=235284#p235284kprather895 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 12, 2017 3:30 pmDave, you're the third. I've got you, Ken, and Bill. Is there someone else I'm missing?pastor_dave wrote: ↑Wed Oct 11, 2017 9:30 amIf you include my $2000 consolation prize when I lost the fifth J! game, there are four. 125K on Millionaire, 100,901 on J!. (I"d say, "Not to brag," but that would be disingenuous.)kprather895 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 11, 2017 2:30 am Same goes for Bill MacDonald. He was on Millionaire in 1999, and later made a run on Jeopardy. To date, he's one of only three people to win at least six figures on both shows.
I remember that discussion, and I was looking for that very thread too, but I was searching the wrong board for it. Thanks for finding it!
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There was someone who fell during Dave Madden's reign of terror who won 250K on WWTBAM? when MV hosted.
Forgot who she was.
Forgot who she was.
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The Archive doesn't have anyone from Dave Madden's games mentioning them winning 250k on Millionaire, but I did find two who were previously on WWTBAM.MDCSWildcats86 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 13, 2019 5:40 pm There was someone who fell during Dave Madden's reign of terror who won 250K on WWTBAM? when MV hosted.
Forgot who she was.
http://www.j-archive.com/showplayer.php?player_id=889
www.j-archive.com/showplayer.php?player_id=926
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Re: Who Wants to be a Millionaire before Jeopardy
That's because this player page needs to be updated.LucarioSnooperVixey wrote: ↑Sat Jul 13, 2019 6:03 pm The Archive doesn't have anyone from Dave Madden's games mentioning them winning 250k on Millionaire [...]
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I updated Steve's page to reflect his appearances on Millionaire.
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Speaking of 250k winners. Tony Hightower's 250k win on WWTBAM still isn't listed on his page.MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Sat Jul 13, 2019 8:31 pm I updated Steve's page to reflect his appearances on Millionaire.
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It's been added now. It was only the most recent season when I actively tried to keep up with updating the J! bio pages for a Millionaire appearance.LucarioSnooperVixey wrote: ↑Sat Jul 13, 2019 11:35 pmSpeaking of 250k winners. Tony Hightower's 250k win on WWTBAM still isn't listed on his page.MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Sat Jul 13, 2019 8:31 pm I updated Steve's page to reflect his appearances on Millionaire.
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Re: Who Wants to be a Millionaire before Jeopardy
MDCSWildcats86 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 13, 2019 5:40 pm There was someone who fell during Dave Madden's reign of terror who won 250K on WWTBAM? when MV hosted.
Forgot who she was.
Jessica Schreader, who won $64K during the Regis era (2001)
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Re: Who Wants to be a Millionaire before Jeopardy
Upon updating my leaderboard spreadsheets with all college tournament results, I discovered that $250,000 WWTBAM winner (originally $0) Martin Poteralski was a semifinalist in the 1994 College Championship. That info wasn't in the archive, might be worth updating.
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Re: Who Wants to be a Millionaire before Jeopardy
Bumping this thread.
One of today's challengers, Alfred Guy, won $250,000 on WWTBAM back in 2011.
One of today's challengers, Alfred Guy, won $250,000 on WWTBAM back in 2011.
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Re: Who Wants to be a Millionaire before Jeopardy
But did he find love in 1987?LucarioSnooperVixey wrote: ↑Wed Jul 20, 2022 4:20 am Bumping this thread.
One of today's challengers, Alfred Guy, won $250,000 on WWTBAM back in 2011.