WWTBAM Bored

It was a record-setting day, hitting 97 this afternoon. And it felt that much hotter, when I was wearing a dress shirt and tie for my Jeopardy! audition.

Since I was going to be in the city, anyway, I had scheduled another WWTBAM audition for the evening. They worried me a bit, by reading my number last among the list of written test passers.

And then...

Spoiler

I advanced to the videotaped audition.

Hot and sweaty, but not a bad day!

Wow, it was 97 in NYC the same day hell froze over!

Way to go, and hope you get at least one call.

I guess since PDA Angel was too upsetting for her fans, I'll throw this one back up....

lb13

littlebeast13 wrote:I guess since PDA Angel was too upsetting for her fans, I'll throw this one back up....

Hey, I prompted an avatar change!

w00T!

Woo Hoo! Awesome news, Marley!

MarleysGh0st wrote:

littlebeast13 wrote:I guess since PDA Angel was too upsetting for her fans, I'll throw this one back up....

Hey, I prompted an avatar change!

w00T!

You've now inspired it twice! DK will owe you a big old smooch.....

Not that there's much time left for that on PDA Day.....

lb13

YAY MARLEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Vibes for the call!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YAY MARLEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

littlebeast13 wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote:

littlebeast13 wrote:I guess since PDA Angel was too upsetting for her fans, I'll throw this one back up....

Hey, I prompted an avatar change!

w00T!

You've now inspired it twice! DK will owe you a big old smooch.....

Not that there's much time left for that on PDA Day.....

lb13

LOL...........he'll have to sign up for Old Geezers 'R Us first and tell me he wants to paint my toenails.........BUT.......



WAY TO GO, MARLEY!!!!!!!!!!!

Woohoo!

Very cool news on a hot day! Good luck!

Meanwhile we are getting rumors of cool breezes in Hades

MarleysGh0st wrote:It was a record-setting day, hitting 97 this afternoon. And it felt that much hotter, when I was wearing a dress shirt and tie for my Jeopardy! audition.

Since I was going to be in the city, anyway, I had scheduled another WWTBAM audition for the evening. They worried me a bit, by reading my number last among the list of written test passers.

And then...

Spoiler

I advanced to the videotaped audition.

Hot and sweaty, but not a bad day!

OMG!

Yay Marley!

Maybe not having me with you was a good luck charm!



Now we get to see what happens if you get both calls!

christie1111 wrote:Now we get to see what happens if you get both calls!

Too much to hope for, but after all these years of trying out, that would be an ironic anecdote in itself.

Let's make yesterday a True Daily Double, Alex!

MarleysGh0st wrote:

christie1111 wrote:Now we get to see what happens if you get both calls!

Too much to hope for, but after all these years of trying out, that would be an ironic anecdote in itself.

Let's make yesterday a True Daily Double, Alex!

So, if the choice presented itself, would it be Alex or Mere?

It would be deliciously ironic were you to get a chance to tell WWTBAM "No!" for a change....

lb13

littlebeast13 wrote:So, if the choice presented itself, would it be Alex or Mere?

I'd still rather be on WWTBAM (first) but it's one of those moral dilemmas. If J! calls first and I've accepted their tape date offer, it'll have to be first come-first served.

littlebeast13 wrote:It would be deliciously ironic were you to get a chance to tell WWTBAM "No!" for a change....

That would be a bonus in the situation, wouldn't it?

MarleysGh0st wrote:

littlebeast13 wrote:So, if the choice presented itself, would it be Alex or Mere?

I'd still rather be on WWTBAM (first) but it's one of those moral dilemmas. If J! calls first and I've accepted their tape date offer, it'll have to be first come-first served.

littlebeast13 wrote:It would be deliciously ironic were you to get a chance to tell WWTBAM "No!" for a change....

That would be a bonus in the situation, wouldn't it?

I think J! will continue to be around long after BAM is gone so I would probably go for BAM first, if there was a choice. Although whether I ever get enough answers right on the J! test will be another story entirely.

So more details on both? How did you feel you did in the J! audition?

christie1111 wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote:

littlebeast13 wrote:So, if the choice presented itself, would it be Alex or Mere?

I'd still rather be on WWTBAM (first) but it's one of those moral dilemmas. If J! calls first and I've accepted their tape date offer, it'll have to be first come-first served.

littlebeast13 wrote:It would be deliciously ironic were you to get a chance to tell WWTBAM "No!" for a change....

That would be a bonus in the situation, wouldn't it?

I think J! will continue to be around long after BAM is gone so I would probably go for BAM first, if there was a choice. Although whether I ever get enough answers right on the J! test will be another story entirely.

So more details on both? How did you feel you did in the J! audition?

If you go only by the expected value of appearing on each show, I'm pretty sure the average WWTBAM contestant wins more than the average J contestant. I'd much rather win a million on Jeopardy than on WWTBAM, but it's not as likely.

Way cool Marley!!! Some of the best news I have read on this site lately.

Was it a nice blue dress shirt?

Seeing the rest of the thread, I would wait for WWTBAM to call and try again on Jeopardy. But, it should be noted I cannot pass the Jeopardy test.

EXCELLENT NEWS!!! I'm so happy to hear this, M'sG!

t.

kusch wrote:Was it a nice blue dress shirt?

Hey, I've learned some lessons over the years!

It was a beige shirt, with this new tie (which related to one of my new anecdotes, although I didn't draw specific attention to the tie-in).

At the J! audition, I was holding the middle ground, as far a dress code went. I left the jacket at home, when I heard the forecast. There were guys in suits (mostly lawyers, I think) but I think all the other men wore open-collared shirts without the tie. Well, one guy was dressed casually, with a sweater that looked really heavy for the forecast!

christie1111 wrote:I think J! will continue to be around long after BAM is gone so I would probably go for BAM first, if there was a choice. Although whether I ever get enough answers right on the J! test will be another story entirely.

Of course, they're never going to extend an invitation simultaneously. So, if J! calls first, am I going to respond with "let me think about it for a while"? Of course not! It'll be "when do you want me to hop on a plane?" The moral dilemma would arise if WWTBAM called after I accepted a J! offer. Would I (or would any of you) call J! back and cancel their scheduled appearance "because I've got a better offer"? I couldn't do that.

Where's our Bored historian? Didn't we have at least one BB who actually did have that situation? Or am I remembering a hypothetical discussion?

christie1111 wrote:So more details on both? How did you feel you did in the J! audition?

I won't go into details, but I think it went reasonable well. I followed instructions, remembered to answer in the form of a question and immediately select a new category, etc. It was actually kind of scary realizing how many questions I didn't know while I was standing there and having to "stay clam". Of course, there were a few NYC-centric questions that really gave the locals a home field advantage.

WooooooooooooooooHooooooooooooooooooooo!
Love,

I think I would rather be on J! because it is a much better game show than the current BAM. There seems to be less pressure on J! contestants, probably because they don't have to ring in if they don't know the answer and because a wrong answer does not knock them out of the game. But on BAM if you use your lifelines properly and get through the first ten questions you would win about as much money as a three-time J! champ.

I wouldn't say try for one now and the other later because that chance might not come again. I'd rather be on J! but if I accepted BAM and then got the call from J! it would be a tough decision.

Less pressure on J! contestants? How about those other two contestants competing against you and the buzzer timing issue?

Most J! contestants leave with a consolation prize.

MarleysGh0st wrote:Less pressure on J! contestants? How about those other two contestants competing against you and the buzzer timing issue?

Most J! contestants leave with a consolation prize.

From the transcripts I've read, the same could be said for 'BAM these days.

t.