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DoorNumberFour

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Quick question about the Jeopardy online test.
« on: February 01, 2009, 01:18:57 PM »
I took the test this past Tuesday, and I still haven't gotten my results back.

Do they still email you, even if you failed it? I've taken it twice before, and each time I got an email back saying my score wasn't good enough for an in-person audition.
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WhammyPower

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Quick question about the Jeopardy online test.
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2009, 05:09:12 PM »
I believe this year, they're not emailing you if you failed.

PYLdude

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Quick question about the Jeopardy online test.
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2009, 05:15:33 PM »
[quote name=\'WhammyPower\' post=\'207354\' date=\'Feb 1 2009, 05:09 PM\']
I believe this year, they're not emailing you if you failed.
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I never got any emails from them any of the times I took the test and I know I failed it at least once.
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goongas

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Quick question about the Jeopardy online test.
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2009, 09:39:58 PM »
I never got any e-mails from them saying I failed the test either, and I don't believe they send out failure/passing e-mails.  They only contact you if they want you to audition.

CarbonCpy

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Quick question about the Jeopardy online test.
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2009, 10:23:32 PM »
About how long after taking the test do they send an email, if you do pass?

PYLdude

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Quick question about the Jeopardy online test.
« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2009, 10:53:49 PM »
[quote name=\'CarbonCpy\' post=\'207365\' date=\'Feb 1 2009, 10:23 PM\']
About how long after taking the test do they send an email, if you do pass?
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I'd like to know this myself. From what I understood they said that they can contact you any time between now and the next online test, but I'd thing something would be set in stone, no?
I suppose you can still learn stuff on TLC, though it would be more in the Goofus & Gallant sense, that is (don't do what these parents did)"- Travis Eberle, 2012

“We’re game show fans. ‘Weird’ comes with the territory.” - Matt Ottinger, 2022

DoorNumberFour

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Quick question about the Jeopardy online test.
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2009, 01:53:37 AM »
[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'207370\' date=\'Feb 1 2009, 10:53 PM\']
[quote name=\'CarbonCpy\' post=\'207365\' date=\'Feb 1 2009, 10:23 PM\']
About how long after taking the test do they send an email, if you do pass?
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I'd like to know this myself. From what I understood they said that they can contact you any time between now and the next online test, but I'd thing something would be set in stone, no?
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I took the online test last year. The next morning, at 6:30am, I got an email saying my score was not good enough to get an interview.
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PYLdude

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Quick question about the Jeopardy online test.
« Reply #7 on: February 02, 2009, 02:18:48 AM »
What I'd like to know is why some people are getting emails and others aren't.
I suppose you can still learn stuff on TLC, though it would be more in the Goofus & Gallant sense, that is (don't do what these parents did)"- Travis Eberle, 2012

“We’re game show fans. ‘Weird’ comes with the territory.” - Matt Ottinger, 2022

trainman

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Quick question about the Jeopardy online test.
« Reply #8 on: February 02, 2009, 10:36:03 PM »
[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'207370\' date=\'Feb 1 2009, 07:53 PM\']From what I understood they said that they can contact you any time between now and the next online test, but I'd thing something would be set in stone, no?[/quote]

Nope...the first time I took the online test was January 2007, and I didn't hear a peep from J! until July, when I got an e-mail inviting me to an audition in Culver City.

(And that audition was 17-1/2 months before this year's online test, so I was ineligible.)
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vtown7

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Quick question about the Jeopardy online test.
« Reply #9 on: February 02, 2009, 10:49:47 PM »
So has J! now finished with any kind of "open call" auditions?  Does everyone have to do the online test, even for the LA bookings?

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« Reply #10 on: February 02, 2009, 10:51:00 PM »
I'd really like to see Wheel of Fortune do these sorts of tests, instead of "pick a dummy from a drum." [No offense to the above poster. ;)]
« Last Edit: February 02, 2009, 10:51:14 PM by chad1m »

vtown7

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« Reply #11 on: February 02, 2009, 10:55:55 PM »
None taken :) (For those of you playing at home, I was Dummy #37 at my tryout).

Do you not have to do the Wheelmobile pre-screen then on to the tryout proper?

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goongas

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« Reply #12 on: February 02, 2009, 11:07:49 PM »
I think they still have Brain Bus events, but if you took the online test this year you can't take another 30 question test this year.

trainman

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« Reply #13 on: February 03, 2009, 09:21:57 PM »
[quote name=\'vtown7\' post=\'207474\' date=\'Feb 2 2009, 07:49 PM\']Does everyone have to do the online test, even for the LA bookings?[/quote]

Yes, everyone does.  I'm not even sure how often they do auditions in L.A. these days -- it was once a month under the open system, but I have a feeling it's less now.
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« Reply #14 on: February 03, 2009, 09:24:55 PM »
[quote name=\'trainman\' post=\'207502\' date=\'Feb 3 2009, 09:21 PM\']
[quote name=\'vtown7\' post=\'207474\' date=\'Feb 2 2009, 07:49 PM\']Does everyone have to do the online test, even for the LA bookings?[/quote]

Yes, everyone does.  I'm not even sure how often they do auditions in L.A. these days -- it was once a month under the open system, but I have a feeling it's less now.
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I'd be inclined to think that way myself.

I did a little independent research myself last night...appparently you still have to take and pass the standard Jeopardy! test (for those who don't know, and I'm sure there's a couple- 50 questions one at a time displayed on a TV screen, pen and paper, still have to get 35 to pass.).
I suppose you can still learn stuff on TLC, though it would be more in the Goofus & Gallant sense, that is (don't do what these parents did)"- Travis Eberle, 2012

“We’re game show fans. ‘Weird’ comes with the territory.” - Matt Ottinger, 2022