Sitting in the Audience
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Sitting in the Audience
What's the guideline on sitting in the J! audience if you're in the contestant pool but haven't yet received "The Call", and happen to be in Culver City?
Is there a rule against it?
Could it harm my chances of getting The Call?
Anyone?
Is there a rule against it?
Could it harm my chances of getting The Call?
Anyone?
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Re: Sitting in the Audience
I can't see any reason why it would be a problem. You don't have any close contact with Trebek or the writers, in the audience. You could always email or call one of the coordinators to be sure. Don't they leave the email/phone number with the packets, so people in the pool can let Jeopardy know if they've moved, etc?
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Re: Sitting in the Audience
Just don't make a spectacle of yourself.
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Re: Sitting in the Audience
How do you know me so well?MDaunt wrote:Just don't make a spectacle of yourself.
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Re: Sitting in the Audience
My first thought was "how'd they know you are there?" Unless you really stand out in a crowd, I doubt they'd notice you and recognize you as a pool swimmer.
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Re: Sitting in the Audience
There are already 10 contestants in the audience at the start of each taping day, so I can't imagine they particularly care if you want to spend time in the stands before your own taping.
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Re: Sitting in the Audience
Unless, when he does his commercial-break Q&A, you ask him about Will Ferrell and/or Sean Connery for the 11 billionth time, and he finally snaps.Suze wrote:You don't have any close contact with Trebek or the writers, in the audience.
Yes, as far as I know, the contestant coordinators/production staff have no idea who's in the "civilian" population of the audience -- that info would stay with the ticketing/security departments.dhkendall wrote:My first thought was "how'd they know you are there?"
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Re: Sitting in the Audience
I booked a taping ticket and got The Call, literally, days later, so it certainly didn't hurt my chances.
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Re: Sitting in the Audience
Actually, from what I've read and experienced, Maggie & Co.'s collective memory even about pool swimmers seems to be shockingly good. Robert remembered me eight months after my first and at that point only audition, and others have reported coordinators remembering them after even longer periods of time between auditions.dhkendall wrote:My first thought was "how'd they know you are there?" Unless you really stand out in a crowd, I doubt they'd notice you and recognize you as a pool swimmer.
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Re: Sitting in the Audience
I agree that Maggie could probably glance up at the audience and call out to you by name. She's that good. Personally, I'd probably shoot them a quick email and get their approval just to be on the safe side. I know I'd do absolutely nothing to possibly risk my eligibility.
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Re: Sitting in the Audience
That's exactly what happened to me. When I attended a taping with a group from the Game Show Congress in November 2009, 5 months after what was then my most recent audition, Maggie spotted me across the studio and yelled "H-Bomb!" (she remembered my sobriquet from my audition), and later came to talk to me for a little bit (I was seated with a many former contestants in the GSC group, some of whom she also chatted with, so perhaps she would not have approached me otherwise). I didn't end up getting The Call, but of course correlation does not equal causality.hanzz wrote:Actually, from what I've read and experienced, Maggie & Co.'s collective memory even about pool swimmers seems to be shockingly good. Robert remembered me eight months after my first and at that point only audition, and others have reported coordinators remembering them after even longer periods of time between auditions.dhkendall wrote:My first thought was "how'd they know you are there?" Unless you really stand out in a crowd, I doubt they'd notice you and recognize you as a pool swimmer.
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Re: Sitting in the Audience
It's really good. At my audition this year, she didn't remember my name, but she did remember that I auditioned for the college tournament 6 years ago in a different state. The college audition was my one and only previous audition. I was actually a little bit unhappy about it because I still cringe to remember my terrible interview from that particular audition...hanzz wrote:Actually, from what I've read and experienced, Maggie & Co.'s collective memory even about pool swimmers seems to be shockingly good. Robert remembered me eight months after my first and at that point only audition, and others have reported coordinators remembering them after even longer periods of time between auditions.dhkendall wrote:My first thought was "how'd they know you are there?" Unless you really stand out in a crowd, I doubt they'd notice you and recognize you as a pool swimmer.
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Re: Sitting in the Audience
Maggie must've been on vacation when Jeff Kirby was in again, she'd recognize him faster than the boardie did.hanzz wrote:Actually, from what I've read and experienced, Maggie & Co.'s collective memory even about pool swimmers seems to be shockingly good. Robert remembered me eight months after my first and at that point only audition, and others have reported coordinators remembering them after even longer periods of time between auditions.dhkendall wrote:My first thought was "how'd they know you are there?" Unless you really stand out in a crowd, I doubt they'd notice you and recognize you as a pool swimmer.
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Re: Sitting in the Audience
She started working there in the mid-'00s, and so she wasn't there when Jeff was first on circa 1999.dhkendall wrote: Maggie must've been on vacation when Jeff Kirby was in again, she'd recognize him faster than the boardie did.
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Re: Sitting in the Audience
Nope, that was my tape day, and Maggie was definitely there. None of us knew anything was amiss until it popped up on the boards...dhkendall wrote:Maggie must've been on vacation when Jeff Kirby was in again, she'd recognize him faster than the boardie did.
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Re: Sitting in the Audience
I dunno, Maggie didn't recognize me the last time I saw her. Granted, I've gained 20 pounds, aged 6 years, had more hair, a beard, and was out of uniform, but still. Once I told her my name, though, she remembered my game instantly. What can I say, there's only one Maggie.
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Re: Sitting in the Audience
Well, I went ahead and requested tickets, and will be sitting in the audience on Sept. 26th in the afternoon. On the advice of the folks here, I also dropped an email to the Wranglers to make sure that it's OK. I'm looking forward to seeing the behind-the-scenes operation of the show!
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Re: Sitting in the Audience
Maggie was working there in December 2000. Not sure when she started, though.seaborgium wrote:She started working there in the mid-'00s, and so she wasn't there when Jeff was first on circa 1999.dhkendall wrote: Maggie must've been on vacation when Jeff Kirby was in again, she'd recognize him faster than the boardie did.
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Re: Sitting in the Audience
Ha, whoops. Somehow I thought it was sometime post-Million Dollar Masters that she started on Jeopardy.Fleeboy wrote:Maggie was working there in December 2000. Not sure when she started, though.seaborgium wrote:She started working there in the mid-'00s, and so she wasn't there when Jeff was first on circa 1999.dhkendall wrote: Maggie must've been on vacation when Jeff Kirby was in again, she'd recognize him faster than the boardie did.
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Re: Sitting in the Audience
I got a response from the Contestant Department:
Sony Picture Studios, here I come!Attending a taping and auditioning to be a contestant at the same time is OK. Enjoy the tapings if you get to come!