kusch wrote:Looking forward to your show today---I will not be able to see it until later tonight. Some comments and questions if you do not mind.
Very cool what you are doing with some of your "winnings", that is if you win anything.
Can you give a quick summary of your quest to the show? I know you were in the Ring of Fire--how did that go? How many times did you audition? What do you think was the major factor for you getting picked this time---I am assuming you did more than one audition.
What do you think the major difference is from the ironing board to the hotseat? Would you rather have played the game with a different format that they have used over the years?
Are you a member of Merion?
Tell me again your job was???--I think you have stated you are now retired.
Thanks, Kusch.
I've been trying to get on the show since 1999, so I shouldn't feel guilty that I've appeared twice. Played TOPG regularly, and played Round 2 a couple of times, without success. Went to one of the first auditions in St. Louis. For a couple of years, my parents lived in NYC, and I would visit there often, so I tried out a few times. Also auditioned in Philly when I had the chance.
I got on
Super Millionaire via the phone game. I was in the RoF with bazodee, but couldn't get in the Hot Seat.
Auditioned in Philly in October 2012, and got a video interview, but no
card. Tried again in September 2013. Couldn't pass the Decades test, but passed the regular test. No video interview this time. Then they came to Pennsylvania again in October. Passed the test, had a video interview, and got the Call two days later. I have no idea why the result was different.
The current format encourages you to be lively and enthusiastic. From the clips I've seen, I look stiffer than most contestants. They've had more MAWGs this year; I hope that doesn't stop that after my performance. I don't miss the Fastest Finger, and its evil spawn, the Clock.
I live in Merion, Pa., just west of Philly.
I was an engineer for over 30 years at Lockheed Martin, originally GE Aerospace. We designed software used at control facilities for military satellites. For the record, all I said on my questionnaire was "I can’t talk about my work, but you can see the hi-tech systems that our company developed in movies like Zero Dark Thirty." The rest of what Cedric said was just speculation. In January, the last program I worked on was completed, and they offered me a good early retirement package.
