rockpile Posted May 16, 2009 Posted May 16, 2009 I have an audition for 'Who Wants to Be A Millionaire' on Thursday the 21st in NYC . This is just to determine eligibility. You take a test and if you pass, you have an interview. It at least gets your name in the hat! Anyone have any good stories to tell or advice? I just figure if I pass on this I will always regret not trying. I always wondered how I would do on a show like that. It is easy at home on the couch.
Stussy109 Posted May 16, 2009 Posted May 16, 2009 I have an audition for 'Who Wants to Be A Millionaire' on Thursday the 21st in NYC. This is just to determine eligibility. You take a test and if you pass, you have an interview. It at least gets your name in the hat! Anyone have any good stories to tell or advice? I just figure if I pass on this I will always regret not trying. I always wondered how I would do on a show like that. It is easy at home on the couch. My brother in law won 250k on that show, ran out of lifelines on the 500k question, and was afraid to answer not being 100% sure. Turns out his guess would have been right for 500k.
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 16, 2009 Posted May 16, 2009 My brother in law won 250k on that show, ran out of lifelines on the 500k question, and was afraid to answer not being 100% sure. Turns out his guess would have been right for 500k. And of course he gave you 10k...??
buckeyemike Posted May 16, 2009 Posted May 16, 2009 I auditioned for Millionaire a few years back. I passed the first test (only about a dozen out of 200 did), but never got called after the interview process. What I really want to be on is Jeopardy.
Just Jack Posted May 16, 2009 Posted May 16, 2009 I took the test for Millionaire years ago, when Regis still hosted and it was only on prime time. Did not get past that point though, so good luck Rock.
stevewin Posted May 16, 2009 Posted May 16, 2009 When I was like 7 years old my Dad was on Dialing for Dollars They had our family stand up in the audience and I was on TV for the first time!
Lori Posted May 16, 2009 Posted May 16, 2009 To answer your question, Rock, only if "It's Academic" counts. Good luck!
/dev/null Posted May 16, 2009 Posted May 16, 2009 I have an idea for a new reality show Dancing with Porn Stars
Cornerville Posted May 16, 2009 Posted May 16, 2009 I have an idea for a new reality show Dancing with Porn Stars
Rico Posted May 16, 2009 Posted May 16, 2009 I have an audition for 'Who Wants to Be A Millionaire' on Thursday the 21st in NYC. This is just to determine eligibility. You take a test and if you pass, you have an interview. It at least gets your name in the hat! Anyone have any good stories to tell or advice? I just figure if I pass on this I will always regret not trying. I always wondered how I would do on a show like that. It is easy at home on the couch. Congrats & good luck on making it & winning! Meredith Vieira mmmmmmmm!
Ned Flanders Posted May 17, 2009 Posted May 17, 2009 I auditioned for Millionaire a few years back. I passed the first test (only about a dozen out of 200 did), but never got called after the interview process. What I really want to be on is Jeopardy. I tried out for Jeopardy down here in DC about a dozen years ago. I seem to remember it being a 75 question quiz, and the first 'answer' was, "This WWII figure was known as the 'Desert Fox.'" I thought, dang, this is going to be a piece of cake. Well, the next 74 'answers' were not so simple. Of about 100 in the room, they picked the top five. I was not one of them. Everyone got a "Thanks for playing our game" Jeopardy pen. Woo Hoo!!! That was my first and only dip in the gameshow pool.
Fezmid Posted May 17, 2009 Posted May 17, 2009 My friend's sister actually made it on Jeopardy 5 or so years back. She didn't win, but it's still cool that she was on the show.
Just Jack Posted May 17, 2009 Posted May 17, 2009 I was not one of them. Everyone got a "Thanks for playing our game" Jeopardy pen. Woo Hoo!!! Millionaire let us us keep the pencil we used for the test.
KD in CA Posted May 17, 2009 Posted May 17, 2009 Good topic. Not quite a game show, but my sister was on Romper Room back in the late '60s. Anyone else remember that show from childhood? IIRC, RR produced and filmed locally in each market, as opposed to network affiliates just running the national broadcast. As such, many local kids appeared on the show. I vaugely recall going to the studio for the taping.
Fezmid Posted May 17, 2009 Posted May 17, 2009 Not quite a game show, but my sister was on Romper Room back in the late '60s. Anyone else remember that show from childhood? I see Timmy, and Susie, and Jenny -- and I see YOU too!
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 17, 2009 Posted May 17, 2009 I see Timmy, and Susie, and Jenny -- and I see YOU too! PPP Romper Room: I see Tommy, I see Darin, and Wacky Wacka -- and they see YOU are a TOOL too! Please pass Mr. Do-Bee! Do Bee good boys and girls for your parents! And don't be Mr. Don't Bee!
rockpile Posted May 17, 2009 Author Posted May 17, 2009 I remember watching Romper Room on a B&W TV - probably 1958 or 1959 with my Mom. It is one of the few memories I have of my mother (she died of cancer in 1960). Good topic. Not quite a game show, but my sister was on Romper Room back in the late '60s. Anyone else remember that show from childhood? IIRC, RR produced and filmed locally in each market, as opposed to network affiliates just running the national broadcast. As such, many local kids appeared on the show. I vaugely recall going to the studio for the taping.
bills44 Posted May 17, 2009 Posted May 17, 2009 I watched an episode of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" on the Game Show Network just before the Hawks-Wings game started -- I was absolutely stunned by the stupidity of one of the contestants. He used the "Ask The Crowd" lifeline to answer the question "In which country is 'Arrivederci' used a common salutation?". A couple of questions later, he used the "50/50" lifeline for a question asking "Which common tool sometimes has a 'ball peen'". The 50/50 narrowed it down to screwdriver and hammer. He guessed screwdriver.
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