Jeopardy! audition process
Throughout its run, the show has regularly offered auditions for potential contestants, taking place in the Los Angeles area and occasionally in other locations throughout the United States.
's audition process involves passing a test of knowledge on a diversity of subjects, approximating the breadth of material encountered by contestants on the show.
include candidates for political offices, employees of Sony Pictures Entertainment and its subsidiaries (including the show's production company, Sony Pictures Television), distributor CBS Media Ventures, and television stations that broadcast Jeopardy!
office at once, the process lasting about an hour and a half, and usually involving a written test, a briefing, and a mock game.
Those who passed the test at an audition were invited to play a mock game to evaluate their stage presence and colorfulness.
Initially, all auditions took place in Southern California, and anyone could call to make an appointment to take the test; travelling contestant searches did not begin until after the second season of the show.
[3] A 10-question pre-test was first devised when contestant coordinators conducted a two-week East Coast search at Merv Griffin's Resorts Atlantic City hotel and casino.
During the online testing, a 50-question qualifying exam is administered to pre-registered applicants, who have 15 seconds to answer each question.
[7] A random selection of passers (generally understood to be those who get 35 or more questions correct) of this exam are later invited to participate in regional in-person auditions.
[8][9] Tryouts for regular play games are administered to groups of people at scheduled dates and times.
Brain Bus", measuring 32 feet (9.8 m), which travels 12 times per year to conduct regional contestant searches throughout the United States and Canada.
[12] Attendees who pass the test are invited back to attempt the full 50-question qualifier the next day.
People who have passed the 50-question test move on to a final interview, during which show producers determine whether the contestant is someone by whom the TV audiences would be impressed.
can play a "mock version" of the quiz show's game hosted by one or more members of the "Clue Crew", the program's team of roving correspondents; instead of cash, the attendees of this event play for various prizes, such as T-shirts, hats, mugs, water bottles, pens, and other merchandise related to the show.
The mandatory waiting period after taking the online contestant exam is one year, although this may be adjusted by the show's production team based on the test schedule.
