An early warning: Beloved ILXOR jaymc has taped an episode (episodes?) of Jeopardy. The first (or only?) episode will air on JULY 26.
This is the thread where we congratulate him, ask him questions about his experience, and make xls jokes.
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 19 March 2010 17:46 (fourteen years ago) link
omg shutup
― big (surm), Friday, 19 March 2010 17:47 (fourteen years ago) link
can someone post a countdown clock at the top of the thread?
― rinse the lemonade (Jordan), Friday, 19 March 2010 17:48 (fourteen years ago) link
to avoid redundancy:
I took the online test in January 2008 and was called for an in-person audition in June 2008. Was told that I'd be in the pool for 18 months, so when December came and went, I figured that was it. So I, too, took the online test again at the end of January (and also felt I didn't do as well as I had two years ago). But then about a month ago, I got a call and they said they wanted me to come out for a taping. Apparently it was the last week of taping for the season, so I think I probably just barely made it in.
― jam master (jaymc), Friday, March 19, 2010 12:32 PM (15 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 19 March 2010 17:48 (fourteen years ago) link
Haha "beloved."
Anyway: it's true. I can't reveal the outcome of the game(s), but I can talk about everything else.
― jam master (jaymc), Friday, 19 March 2010 17:49 (fourteen years ago) link
that's awesome dude! guy i work with did the audition last summer iirc--he was dead set on getting on for a while.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 19 March 2010 17:50 (fourteen years ago) link
trebek: totally sexy or...?
― tehresa, Friday, 19 March 2010 17:50 (fourteen years ago) link
Who were your opponents?
― figgy pudding (La Lechera), Friday, 19 March 2010 17:52 (fourteen years ago) link
is sean connery that dumb in real life?
― Mr. Que, Friday, 19 March 2010 17:52 (fourteen years ago) link
Trebek: oddly entrancing. Between single and double Jeopardy, he posed for pictures with each contestant, and I got a thrill when he wrapped his arm around my side.
― jam master (jaymc), Friday, 19 March 2010 17:52 (fourteen years ago) link
uh, where is that picture
― big (surm), Friday, 19 March 2010 17:53 (fourteen years ago) link
This gives me hope! I did the in-person audition last May in Chicago. Good retroactive luck!
― Like a sausage or snake, smooth and soft (Pancakes Hackman), Friday, 19 March 2010 17:53 (fourteen years ago) link
xp They said they'd mail it to me -- haven't gotten it yet!
― jam master (jaymc), Friday, 19 March 2010 17:53 (fourteen years ago) link
!!!
― big (surm), Friday, 19 March 2010 17:54 (fourteen years ago) link
good job, dude
― smoking cigarette shades? it doesn't even make any sense. (HI DERE), Friday, 19 March 2010 17:55 (fourteen years ago) link
I don't think I can answer this w/o revealing how I did.
― jam master (jaymc), Friday, 19 March 2010 17:55 (fourteen years ago) link
that is totally awesome, dude, glad to see your incredible memory got you somewhere like that. my wife watches Jeopardy religiously and has taken the online test once or twice, i hope maybe she can get on there someday.
― some dude, Friday, 19 March 2010 17:55 (fourteen years ago) link
jaymc, what did you decide to tell the world for your random/stupid 'about me' tidbit for after the first commercial break?
or do you want that to remain a great secret until JULY 26?
I miss Jeopardy a lot. UK's quiz shows just aren't the same.
― salsa sharkshavin (salsa shark), Friday, 19 March 2010 17:56 (fourteen years ago) link
i have a real question: is the buzzer thing tricky? it seems like that's the hard part sometimes
― Mr. Que, Friday, 19 March 2010 17:56 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah, and did alex act like you were really weird based on your tidbit. seems to be his go-to reaction.
― mizzell, Friday, 19 March 2010 17:57 (fourteen years ago) link
Yeah, Al, from what I hear, your chances of making it on are slightly better if you're a woman.
― jam master (jaymc), Friday, 19 March 2010 17:58 (fourteen years ago) link
oh ohh, and IRL, do the questions actually make those random musical noises when they populate the screens at the start of each round, or is that added in afterwards in editing? do they even still do that anymore? I haven't seen an episode in ages.
― salsa sharkshavin (salsa shark), Friday, 19 March 2010 17:58 (fourteen years ago) link
and by 'questions' I mean 'answers', when they are displayed as money $$$ values ($200, $400, etc) (sorry for spamming thread, I am done now)
― salsa sharkshavin (salsa shark), Friday, 19 March 2010 17:59 (fourteen years ago) link
oh, i see. do not reveal, then!
was it stressful always remembering to hit the buzzer? did you practice buzzering at home?
― figgy pudding (La Lechera), Friday, 19 March 2010 18:02 (fourteen years ago) link
any music trivia?
― rinse the lemonade (Jordan), Friday, 19 March 2010 18:04 (fourteen years ago) link
You'll have to wait and see. :)
Yeah, it's tricky. You have to wait until these lights around the game board light up before you can buzz in, and if you buzz in beforehand, you're locked out for a split second. Truth be told, I mostly ignored the lights and just buzzed in a beat after Alex finished the clue.
― jam master (jaymc), Friday, 19 March 2010 18:05 (fourteen years ago) link
oh ohh, and IRL, do the questions actually make those random musical noises when they populate the screens at the start of each round, or is that added in afterwards in editing?
Yes. I was actually surprised by how much of that stuff was actually live. The Daily Double noises, too. And all the graphics are in place on the monitors. After each round, though, they would have Alex re-record a clue if he mispronounced something or otherwise stumbled -- I assume that's then dubbed in during post.
― jam master (jaymc), Friday, 19 March 2010 18:08 (fourteen years ago) link
There weren't any categories that were explicitly music-related, no.
― jam master (jaymc), Friday, 19 March 2010 18:10 (fourteen years ago) link
If there was an Oscars category, we know it'll inspire Quiz Show II!
― Fusty Moralizer (Dr Morbius), Friday, 19 March 2010 18:21 (fourteen years ago) link
way to go, jaymc!
back in like '02 i awaited the call from Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? after making it all that way. the call never came. so i'll live vicariously through you on this one.
― andrew m., Friday, 19 March 2010 18:22 (fourteen years ago) link
A former co-worker said it was all about mastering the buzzer (or whatever you call it).
― Fusty Moralizer (Dr Morbius), Friday, 19 March 2010 18:23 (fourteen years ago) link
so did anderson cooper
― deem & smash (bnw), Friday, 19 March 2010 18:25 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/16/jeopardy/
― deem & smash (bnw), Friday, 19 March 2010 18:26 (fourteen years ago) link
were there any categories on where ilxors live and work?
― ✌.✰|ʘ‿ʘ|✰.✌ (Steve Shasta), Friday, 19 March 2010 18:36 (fourteen years ago) link
Yes, several.
― jam master (jaymc), Friday, 19 March 2010 18:39 (fourteen years ago) link
jmc you asshole! i tried out for jeopardy like ten years ago, at the mall of america -- whole crazy story there -- and got in, but never got "the call"
congratulations, this is awesome!
― goole, Friday, 19 March 2010 18:40 (fourteen years ago) link
wagered 12 grand in Final Jeopardy on Steve Shasta's Soc Sec number
xp
― Fusty Moralizer (Dr Morbius), Friday, 19 March 2010 18:41 (fourteen years ago) link
hahah
― call all destroyer, Friday, 19 March 2010 18:41 (fourteen years ago) link
Next time I see you, if you have a new fur coat and a pimp hat, I'll know what happened.
― Jeff, Friday, 19 March 2010 18:46 (fourteen years ago) link
THIS... IS.... AMAZING!
― Spencer Chow, Friday, 19 March 2010 18:50 (fourteen years ago) link
very cool
― da croupier, Friday, 19 March 2010 19:00 (fourteen years ago) link
question: what did you wear? how did you choose your outfit(s)?
― figgy pudding (La Lechera), Friday, 19 March 2010 19:02 (fourteen years ago) link
question: did you bring any magic feathers with you or mementos so you know that when everyone's watching you on jeopardy, you have that special stolen spoon from ihop on your pocket or whatever?
― figgy pudding (La Lechera), Friday, 19 March 2010 19:03 (fourteen years ago) link
congrats dude! i hope to join those ranks someday
― all-beef patty hearst (donna rouge), Friday, 19 March 2010 19:04 (fourteen years ago) link
oh this is so awesome! Yay jaymc! I'm sure you made ilx lolproud.
― quincie, Friday, 19 March 2010 19:08 (fourteen years ago) link
I was somewhat lacking in the nice-clothes-to-wear-on-national-television department, so I went to Banana Republic and bought a few things. I showed up in a slate gray shirt and black tie (no jacket).
Nah. I did wear nice underwear, though.
― jam master (jaymc), Friday, 19 March 2010 19:13 (fourteen years ago) link
rootin' for you, jaymc (tho i haven't watched jeopardy in years).
― Daniel, Esq., Friday, 19 March 2010 19:13 (fourteen years ago) link
Hey, neither had I! It's on at 3:30 in the afternoon here.
― jam master (jaymc), Friday, 19 March 2010 19:14 (fourteen years ago) link
― Fusty Moralizer (Dr Morbius), Friday, March 19, 2010 1:41 PM (35 minutes ago) Bookmark
lmbo
― AnCoulter (J0rdan S.), Friday, 19 March 2010 19:16 (fourteen years ago) link
awesome dude! can't wait til this shows up on my dvr. where's that "most famous alumni of your high school" thread so I can brag about being in the same classes as a quiz show supastah?
― hope this helps (Granny Dainger), Friday, 19 March 2010 19:37 (fourteen years ago) link
Shd say "no" obv
― 6 god none the richer (m bison), Wednesday, 7 September 2016 17:00 (seven years ago) link
Gonna go in super positive and with a massive jewfro; hopefully that will sell it.
― thrusted pelvis-first back (ulysses), Thursday, 8 September 2016 15:38 (seven years ago) link
Former ILXor Donna Brown is on today, y'all!
― WilliamC, Friday, 22 December 2017 21:25 (six years ago) link
She was an ilxor? I just watched the episode, she won big, and talked about noise music in the interview.
― JRN, Friday, 22 December 2017 23:16 (six years ago) link
wow!
― Joan Digimon (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 22 December 2017 23:46 (six years ago) link
hey how about no spoilers until it's aired where Donna lives, could have been a cool thought to have
― shackling the masses with plastic-wrapped snack picks (sic), Saturday, 23 December 2017 00:00 (six years ago) link
regardless i am very excited she (shhhhhh) and talked about noise music!!
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Saturday, 23 December 2017 00:26 (six years ago) link
Hooray!
― Google Murray Blockchain (kingfish), Saturday, 23 December 2017 01:03 (six years ago) link
I ended up missing the first 20 minutes because it's on at 7 in LA and 7:30 in Seattle
but!
for now, at least, here's Donna's debut
― shackling the masses with plastic-wrapped snack picks (sic), Saturday, 23 December 2017 07:02 (six years ago) link
:)
― 龜, Saturday, 23 December 2017 13:52 (six years ago) link
omg donna crushed these fools yessssssssssssssssss
― Men's Scarehouse - "You're gonna like the way you're shook." (m bison), Saturday, 23 December 2017 14:38 (six years ago) link
when she nailed that first double jeopardy yeahhhhhhhhhh
― Men's Scarehouse - "You're gonna like the way you're shook." (m bison), Saturday, 23 December 2017 14:39 (six years ago) link
When the final jeopardy topic was unveiled, I was like "OH SHIT SHE'S GONNA KILL THESE LOSERS"
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 23 December 2017 14:57 (six years ago) link
"you've wagered 'hen fap'...."
― fuck you, your hat is horrible (Neanderthal), Saturday, 23 December 2017 14:59 (six years ago) link
oh man, i don't think i know donna's ilx posts but i am super stoked to watch this
― Newb Sybok (Doctor Casino), Saturday, 23 December 2017 15:02 (six years ago) link
I remember her from her cameo in this thread: rap should be extinguished
― fuck you, your hat is horrible (Neanderthal), Saturday, 23 December 2017 15:05 (six years ago) link
Yeah the Final Jeopardy category choice was RIDICULOUS. In the best sense. And of course being me I was thinking "4AD? Merge?" And it turns out to be something I thought was easy, but clearly wasn't based on the other two.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 23 December 2017 15:06 (six years ago) link
haha i saw that one in the newspaper yesterday (you know how they run printed final jeopardies as an ad for the show) and got hung up on the pounds sterling aspect, thinking it had to be a clue. "Solid Gold Records???"
― Newb Sybok (Doctor Casino), Saturday, 23 December 2017 15:14 (six years ago) link
Holy shit Donna killed it
― flamboyant goon tie included, Saturday, 23 December 2017 18:52 (six years ago) link
Great wagers on her part. She must have won about 3/4 of her total on wagers.
― jmm, Saturday, 23 December 2017 18:58 (six years ago) link
That was awesome! Lol at the final topic
― badg, Saturday, 23 December 2017 19:31 (six years ago) link
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, December 23, 2017 9:06 AM (nine hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
there is no way you were actually thinking the right answer was 4AD or Merge!
― een, Sunday, 24 December 2017 00:30 (six years ago) link
Did donna post under any other names? I’m an excited an ilxor triumphed but I’m not sure I ever interacted with her.
― treeship 2, Sunday, 24 December 2017 00:39 (six years ago) link
Probably before the reveal of the answer (question).
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 24 December 2017 00:46 (six years ago) link
I remember seeing her name around these parts, but tbh the only times I've ever interacted with her are in our little ilxor Neko Atsume fb group.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 24 December 2017 00:47 (six years ago) link
Maybe she’ll come back now
― treeship 2, Sunday, 24 December 2017 00:56 (six years ago) link
She was posting as Morley Timmons - but it's been a while.
― the higgs, Sunday, 24 December 2017 01:49 (six years ago) link
NB that DB is on again today / this evening!
also NB that we won't have watched it with her until 8pm Pacific time, when it airs.
― shackling the masses with plastic-wrapped snack picks (sic), Monday, 25 December 2017 21:42 (six years ago) link
YASSSSSSS, crushin smug Scott Baio!
― bumbling my way toward the light or wahtever (hardcore dilettante), Tuesday, 26 December 2017 20:30 (six years ago) link
really strange betting in final jeopardy on donna's xmas day appearance!
― fact checking cuz, Wednesday, 27 December 2017 02:57 (six years ago) link
nah, i get it. if the other gal had beet just enough to surpass donna's total, then donna hedges by outbetting her slightly.
― Men's Scarehouse - "You're gonna like the way you're shook." (m bison), Wednesday, 27 December 2017 14:47 (six years ago) link
it's a betting strategy that works only if everyone gets that question right though.
― Men's Scarehouse - "You're gonna like the way you're shook." (m bison), Wednesday, 27 December 2017 14:48 (six years ago) link
that first day from donna was massive; great game!
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Wednesday, 27 December 2017 14:59 (six years ago) link
this was so totally excellent! never been more proud to not be able to stop reading a message board
"Donna, are you having a good time?"
― del griffith, Wednesday, 27 December 2017 16:36 (six years ago) link
wanted to hit trebek in the mouth so hard that his mustache grew back for that
― Men's Scarehouse - "You're gonna like the way you're shook." (m bison), Wednesday, 27 December 2017 17:35 (six years ago) link
seriously. I bet his son's Mexican restaurant sucks, too
― del griffith, Wednesday, 27 December 2017 21:52 (six years ago) link
i took the test online tonight kind of on a whim, i know i got at least half of them right, but i think 35 out of 50 is the cutoff so idk abt that. im gonna forgot about this for a few months then watch a grip of episodes on netflix again and say "hey maybe i should take the jeopardy test."
― class project pat (m bison), Monday, 22 March 2021 01:46 (three years ago) link
how long does the test take?
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Monday, 22 March 2021 01:50 (three years ago) link
sorry, i'm not sure why i asked that. what is about 50 questions x about 5-10 seconds each?
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Monday, 22 March 2021 01:51 (three years ago) link
correct. you have control of the board.
― class project pat (m bison), Monday, 22 March 2021 02:01 (three years ago) link
(it may have been 15 seconds per question, i just went into a fugue state and tried pretyping "what is" before i read each clue)
― class project pat (m bison), Monday, 22 March 2021 02:04 (three years ago) link
i'm about 4 beers in, have been high since the obama administration. it's time for me to take the test
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Monday, 22 March 2021 02:08 (three years ago) link
i'm gonna take the teen practice test
https://www.jeopardy.com/be-on-j/practice-tests
ANSWER:
BJ
What is B on J?
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Monday, 22 March 2021 02:09 (three years ago) link
i got 13 of 30 on the practice test. so basically, if i try harder and focus more, i got this.
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Monday, 22 March 2021 02:18 (three years ago) link
wait, i have to make a MYJEOPARDY! account in order to do this for real? uuuuuugh...i can't do this
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Monday, 22 March 2021 02:26 (three years ago) link
i got 13 of 30 on the practice test.
ended up taking the adult one. i think i will go ahead and do the teen and college ones too though! wild sunday
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Monday, 22 March 2021 02:27 (three years ago) link
16/30 on the practice test without cheating (20/30 with quick googling)
― wasdnuos (abanana), Monday, 22 March 2021 08:49 (three years ago) link
patrick's record-setting low score tonight was a very rough watch
― Clay, Tuesday, 27 July 2021 04:34 (two years ago) link
oops meant to put this on the general jeopardy thread but oh well!