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 Post subject: This..is..JEOPARDY!
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No, I am NOT a long-lost relative of Ken Jennings. I have been a fan of JEOPARDY! for most of my life. This summer, I might have the opportunity to try out & be a contestant in their annual Teen Tournament! I am SO excited! I feel like God has blessed me with a mind for retaining facts, which is essential in any trivia show.

You're probably asking, "So, Ian, what are you going to do with the money if you win?". Well, however far I go (if I'm even selected), I plan to tithe to my home church (Colorado Community Church), put half in the bank for college/savings, and spend the remaining 40% to good use. Maybe I'll donate to charity, help my parents pay some bills, or buy a bunch of music stuff. Whatever it is, I will pray that God's plan for me will be known through this. If that's your thang, I ask for your prayers.

I will keep you posted as soon as I get more details along the way. Peace!

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 Post subject: I really have no idea what to say.
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Um... congratulations... I guess...

Why might you have a chance to get on the show? What did you do?

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I see you haven't played Twilight Princess. Why is that?

I got to the water dungeon thing and got bored.

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Every summer, the signup form for the Teen Tournament is posted on JEOPARDY's web site. You fill it out, choose an audition city (Boston, Memphis, Cleveland, or LA), & people are contacted to come & audition. After that, the people who have passed the test get to come on & try to win!

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 Post subject: I'm still confused!
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So, were you contacted to come audition?

I guess that's pretty cool.

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I see you haven't played Twilight Princess. Why is that?

I got to the water dungeon thing and got bored.

WOW. You just lost the very little respect I had left for you.


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Grood luck, Ian! That's fantastic! If you go, you'll have to make sure to tell us the air date of your show! We'll all be rooting for you! :mrgreen:

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Go for it Ian, what have you got to lose? I want to try for the College Tournament. I watch Jeparody basically everyday and I answer most of the questions correctly.

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Sweet, I watch Jeopardy all the time. I'll make sure to keep up with the teen tounament.

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Woah, congrats, Ian! Good luck! We're all rooting for you.

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I like that show! I'm gonna be rootin for ya if ya get on! And uhh.. if you win, be sure to thank ME for some reason! Melonade Man!

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Thanks for your support, everyone! I haven't been contacted yet; I've only filled out the first form for now, but I feel pretty confident/

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Okay dude. If you make it to final Jeopardy, and you have no idea what the answer (question?) is, like you have NOOOOO clue, and you can't even guess, you TOTALLY need to write "What is the HR Wiki"! Wouldn't that be awesome? Ok, maybe not.... :sad: (Why did I just sound like a valley girl? :eek: )

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Better yet, make sure you're winning by double plus one dollar, so it's not worth risking a loss for more money, so you can wager zero(0) dollars and then write "What is the hr wiki?"

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Cool, if you make it on, I'll be sure to screem the answers at my TV in a futal attempt to give you the answers.

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Hey, good luck, Ian. Keep us posted.

And if you do make it to the audition, here are some hints:
-The questions on the initial test are always harder than the ones on the show.
-They can ask some pretty random stuff. But don't try to stuff your brain with as many random facts as possible the week before. This is "you know it or you don't" stuff.
-Be as friendly as possible. They're more likely to pick someone the audience will enjoy watching play.
-Have as much fun as possible. Honestly, they like to see someone who isn't nervous: just there to have some fun.

(I'd tell you guys how I know this, but you probably wouldn't believe me.)

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 Post subject: Re: This..is..JEOPARDY!
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IantheGecko wrote:
No, I am NOT a long-lost relative of Ken Jennings. I have been a fan of JEOPARDY! for most of my life. This summer, I might have the opportunity to try out & be a contestant in their annual Teen Tournament! I am SO excited! I feel like God has blessed me with a mind for retaining facts, which is essential in any trivia show.

You're probably asking, "So, Ian, what are you going to do with the money if you win?". Well, however far I go (if I'm even selected), I plan to tithe to my home church (Colorado Community Church), put half in the bank for college/savings, and spend the remaining 40% to good use. Maybe I'll donate to charity, help my parents pay some bills, or buy a bunch of music stuff. Whatever it is, I will pray that God's plan for me will be known through this. If that's your thang, I ask for your prayers.

I will keep you posted as soon as I get more details along the way. Peace!


YOU DID NOT TELL ME THIS!!!! *cries hysterically*

Okay I'm all better now. ;) You still didn't tell me though. Anywhos, if you do get on I'll be rootin for ya! And my parents'll be able to see you on tv, then maybe we can see each other finally! Break a leg! \m/

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when do you expect to be contacted?

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Thanks for the tips, everyone! I know from Final Jeopardy to wager just enough to be $1 ahead of the 2nd place guy if he bets everything. I'm pretty full of random facts anyways, so I think I'll do well.

Christy: I'M SORRY FOR NOT TELLING YOU! My head is just swimming with random thoughts & things. HUGSx5000!!

P.S. Look for the spiky-haired guy with rectangular glasses; if I get any further I'll let everybody know & post a pic of myself.

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IantheGecko wrote:
Thanks for the tips, everyone! I know from Final Jeopardy to wager just enough to be $1 ahead of the 2nd place guy if he bets everything. I'm pretty full of random facts anyways, so I think I'll do well.

Christy: I'M SORRY FOR NOT TELLING YOU! My head is just swimming with random thoughts & things. HUGSx5000!!

P.S. Look for the spiky-haired guy with rectangular glasses; if I get any further I'll let everybody know & post a pic of myself.


Hehe, I'm just giving you a hard time. ;) Oh and yes you should definitely have fun. That's your number one priority. That, and giving a shout-out to me when you win the million dollars. :cheatgrin:

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The tournament winner gets $75,000, but I'll mouth "Hi, Christy" when they introduce me. ;)

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Do you have any idea when it will air?

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IantheGecko wrote:
The tournament winner gets $75,000, but I'll mouth "Hi, Christy" when they introduce me. ;)
Why don't you just say "Hi" to all of us on the forum.

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The tournament winner gets $75,000, but I'll mouth "Hi, Christy" when they introduce me. ;)
Why don't you just say "Hi" to all of us on the forum.


That's a good idea, too. :ehsteve: Or, you could say "HI WORLD!!!"

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I'll try to.

Color Printer: It airs in February.

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IantheGecko wrote:
I'll try to.

Color Printer: It airs in February.


February?!? :eek:

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Okay dude. If you make it to final Jeopardy, and you have no idea what the answer (question?) is, like you have NOOOOO clue, and you can't even guess, you TOTALLY need to write "What is AAAAARRRRRGGGGGBLBBLBL"! Wouldn't that be awesome? Ok, maybe not.... :sad: (Why did I just sound like a valley girl? :eek: )


Fixed. :mrgreen:

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Okay dude. If you make it to final Jeopardy, and you have no idea what the answer (question?) is, like you have NOOOOO clue, and you can't even guess, you TOTALLY need to write "What is AAAAARRRRRGGGGGBLBBLBL"! Wouldn't that be awesome? Ok, maybe not.... :sad: (Why did I just sound like a valley girl? :eek: )


Fixed. :mrgreen:


Took me a sec to figure out what the crap was going on! :p

*holds on to pants, hopes fellow sister won't steal them*

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February?!? :eek:

Yeah, but it's taped in the fall.

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I hope Trebek says:

"Ian, I heard you are a fan of this called 'Homestarrunner.com' what is it?"

Anyways combolations! And i hope you make it on to the show!

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IantheGecko wrote:
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February?!? :eek:

Yeah, but it's taped in the fall.

So it will air NEXT Feburary, or the Feburary that just happened?


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Obviously February 2006, if he doesn't even know if he'll be on the show. :rolleyes:

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