Dan Heinlein from Arlington Heights, Virginia, before, and other people are auditioning for a spot on the site. "Jeopardy!" quiz show At the Westin Cadillac Hotel Book in Detroit on Monday, July 30, 2018. (Photo: Romain Blanquart, Detroit Free Press) Get Photo
I hold the Holy Grail of the quiz contest, a thin buzzer and solid like While I push the red button on top repeatedly, everything seems so easy … In my imagination, I impress the host Alex Trebek with my order from a table where the six categories pertain to the movies, tvis and the history of the United States. Wow, I am unstoppable.
In reality, though, I'm just trying a piece of "Jeopardy!" The equipment that is in Detroit this week as part of the search for candidates next season.
This week, a team of three people from the venerable game meets about 100 potential competitors. This is an invitation only opportunity for Wednesday for those who have already pbaded an online test of 50 clues and have been chosen to go on a tour in person.
By observing the process, I quickly realize that there is a huge difference between playing at home and being brave enough to give correct answers in the form of question in front of a room full of people.
Did I mention that these are people who are virtual Wikipedias walkers?
"Jeopardy!" According to Maggie Speak, who has produced the show for two decades, does nearly a dozen regional tours each year in her quest to find about 400 candidates for each season.
Some 80,000 people took the most recent online test. But only 2,500 to 3,000 people go to the auditions in person.
Do not think that Trebek can retire! Do not think about Trebek eventually retired! Instead, I have to focus on the presence of nearly two dozen people outside a conference room in a downtown Detroit hotel