Do you have a faster thumb than a championship gamer?
Does answering in the form of a question come easily to you?
Then you should try out for"Jeopardy!
“if you haven’t already.
Plus, you’re bound to learn something every time you watch.
It’s a long journey from at-home viewer to actually being on the show.
It all begins with the audition process.
Potential players can take an online test on the show’s officialwebsite.
(In-person regional tryouts haven’t yet resumed post-COVID.)
Those who pass may be called for an audition; currently, these are being held virtually.
Do well on this tryout, and you’ll be put into a contestant pool for 18 months.
During that period, selected auditioners are contacted to be on the actual show.
Didn’t make the cut?
You’re free to go through the whole long process again.
Those lucky few who get to appear behind a “Jeopardy!”
podium then have to follow other rules in the name of fairness and good TV.
“Jeopardy!”
contestants don’t know the clue categories in advance
Former “Jeopardy!”
The show tapes five days' worth of episodes in a single day.
host until they’re on stage.
Even then, players only get to say a brief hello during the commercial break.
Timing is everything when you play “Jeopardy!”
When you’re watching “Jeopardy!”
at home, it’s easy to shout out the answers at the TV screen.
Playing the game for real is a lot trickier.
That’s the cue for contestants to hit their buzzers.
As every “Jeopardy!”
2021 champion Matt Amodio drove many fans crazy with his habit of saying “What’s…?”
even when the answer called for a “who” or “where.”
Spelling is another matter.
A poorly spelled written response in the final round could cost a player the win.
Fans were outraged and so was the boy’s father but the decision was final.
The government gets to keep some of your winnings
Just being on “Jeopardy!”
is a thrill, but winning some money doesn’t hurt, either.
How much will you walk away with?
That all depends on how well you play and how strategically you bet.
round to beat their competitors' scores.
AsGood Housekeepingexplains, a “Jeopardy!”
champion gets to keep all the cash they earn for as long as they play the game.
For super-players like Ken Jennings, that can run into a whopping six figures.
The second- and third-place contestants aren’t quite so fortunate.
Players shouldn’t plan for any big spending sprees right away, however.
Game show winnings are subject to California tax, so a portion of that money goes to the government.
