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mellowmom
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by mellowmom » Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:55 am
"Millionaire reserves the right to limit the number of times a person may audition for the show."
I just noticed it on the Millionaire site. Guess I've never noticed it before. How long has it been there and has anyone here been refused the opportunity to audition because it was deemed they had auditioned too many times?
Sorry if I'm bringing up old news.. I just never noticed that line before.
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silvercamaro
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by silvercamaro » Fri Jul 11, 2008 3:30 am
mellowmom wrote:"Millionaire reserves the right to limit the number of times a person may audition for the show."
I just noticed it on the Millionaire site. Guess I've never noticed it before. How long has it been there and has anyone here been refused the opportunity to audition because it was deemed they had auditioned too many times?
Sorry if I'm bringing up old news.. I just never noticed that line before.
I think it was added several years ago. At my last audition in New York in 2003, we encountered a group of young men who had taken the test several times a week for a month or more. One of their group finally passed the test that day, finally having encountered a sufficient number of questions he had seen before. Anyway, I always figured that the rule was added as a way of saying "enough is enough" to the people who showed up in the studio day after day, but I haven't heard of anyone who actually has been turned away. It may be nothing more than some kind of legal protection if they feel the need to eject returning disruptive, cheating, or crazy would-be contestants.
I'm certain they would never refuse an audition to anyone who traveled from out of town to see the show and take the test in the studio, even if he or she had attended road auditions earlier in the year or in the past.
Now generating the White Hot Glare of Righteousness on behalf of BBs everywhere.
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MarleysGh0st
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by MarleysGh0st » Fri Jul 11, 2008 6:32 am
silvercamaro wrote:mellowmom wrote:"Millionaire reserves the right to limit the number of times a person may audition for the show."
I just noticed it on the Millionaire site. Guess I've never noticed it before. How long has it been there and has anyone here been refused the opportunity to audition because it was deemed they had auditioned too many times?
Sorry if I'm bringing up old news.. I just never noticed that line before.
I think it was added several years ago. At my last audition in New York in 2003, we encountered a group of young men who had taken the test several times a week for a month or more. One of their group finally passed the test that day, finally having encountered a sufficient number of questions he had seen before. Anyway, I always figured that the rule was added as a way of saying "enough is enough" to the people who showed up in the studio day after day, but I haven't heard of anyone who actually has been turned away. It may be nothing more than some kind of legal protection if they feel the need to eject returning disruptive, cheating, or crazy would-be contestants.
I'm certain they would never refuse an audition to anyone who traveled from out of town to see the show and take the test in the studio, even if he or she had attended road auditions earlier in the year or in the past.
Yes, that line has been there for years. I've never heard of it being applied--and if they haven't used it on me, I think any BB is safe.
The APs are proficient enough at the quick brush-off not to need this, except perhaps in cases as SC mentions.
