Just out of curiosity, does anyone know what the top prize is going to be on "500 questions"?(If the questions are as hard as they're making it sound like they're going to be, i'm assuming it's going to be really huge.)
As I mentioned previously, a casting coordinator mentioned to me during one interview that the top prize would be "the biggest in TV history", but neither she nor anyone else mentioned this again, and I didn't bring it up with them.
Someone who auditioned in person as part of the final round of auditions in Los Angeles discussed the "final round format" used on a J! message board. According to her ...
-- Each contestant gets 10 categories, five questions per category
-- You keep answering until you get three consecutive questions wrong and are eliminated, all of the questions are answered or the time runs out (a promo that aired during "Shark Tank" showed 10 minutes on a player's clock, but it's unclear if that's the time you get).
-- There's a time limit on each question (she suggested 10-15 seconds per question). During that time, you can "blitz" the host with as many answers as possible until you get the right answer or time runs out. The more answers you blurt out before you get the right one, the less money you put in your bank. (*)
-- Once you are eliminated, the next contestant comes out and takes your place. However, there are situations where two contestants are on stage to play at the same time.
-- Situation #1 was a variation of one of the TTD "Red" categories or "The Rich/Money List": The two contestants are given a question where there are multiple answers ("Name all of Bruce Springsteen's U.S. Billboard Top 40 hits."). Players go back-and-forth until someone misses.
-- Situation #2 involves the two contestants playing together to answer parts of the same question.
Again, I have no idea if this is all in the final product. Just sharing what I've found out.
JD
(*) -- The "blitz" rule was explained to me during the auditions from the start but, to be honest, I couldn't get the hang of it. I'm so used to quiz bowl and other game shows where you don't blurt out answers for fear the host/moderator will accept them.
