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Jeopardy! Tryout Screenings Go Online
KingSkippus writes "According to a CNN article, the television game show Jeopardy! is now offering online contestant screenings in addition to conducting contestant searches in various cities across the country. Potential contestants will still have to pass an interview and an additional test in person to be considered for the pool of 400 contestants each year, but now the next Ken Jennings can apply without leaving the comfort of his or her own chair. The first online screenings begin March 28."
I'd hate to lose my friends just because I refuse to cover my mouth when I sneeze.
I'd hate to lose my job just because I refuse to do what my boss tells me to do.
I'd hate to have a president I don't like just because I refuse to vote.
Either use the tools to get the job done, or stop whining about it.
Do you think they want smarter people on the show? I imagine the Internet questionsing gives them a great opportunity to prevent another Jennings by dumbing down the entire applicant pool by selecting people who can search the Web the best instead of people who just know more trivia.
Of course the questions are geared towards getting people in their target viewing audience on the show but those types of questions are also the ones that are actually on the show. What's really interesting is that the pop culture range hasn't really changed much over the show's lifespan. Even back in the 80's, the pop culture questions were mostly geared towards the 60's and 70's. It makes it look to me like they're not trying very hard to reach a new younger audience but merely to maintain the audience that they have. That's not neccessarily a bad thing since the show probably won't last much longer than Trebeck's tenure as host anyways.
If you read the article you'll see the tests are at specific dates and times. One night they use a set of questions, the next another, and so on.
A better argument would be to suggest that this opens the doorway for collusion since you can use AIM, your phone, a bunch of friends, whatever to draw from a bigger Q/A pool but all you'll buy yourself is an embarassing interview and written test later on.
A better one would have been "I'd hate to miss out on digging a hole because I refuse to use a shovel."
How about "I'd hate to miss out on digging a hole because I refuse to use Microsoft Brand Shovel with NEW! Bent Handle and Seive-blade Technology!"
~Rebecca
show some love, you thankless twit
you got cash for your knowledge of minutiae, and were in a position thousands of others would love to be in
why show so much negativity over a life experience which can only be exciting?
what personality disorder do you suffer from exactly?
intellectual property law is philosophically incoherent. it is your moral duty to ignore it or sabotage it