lucyinthesky All American 11614 Posts user info edit post |
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY TO HOST "JEOPARDY!" COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP
CULVER CITY, CA (July 28, 2005) – Jeopardy! producers announced plans today for the Emmy award-winning quiz show to tape its 2005 Jeopardy! College Championship at the RBC Center at North Carolina State University in Raleigh on October 1st and 2nd. Featuring fifteen students from some of the nation's top colleges, the tournament will pay off with a grand prize of $100,000 in cash to the Champion. The episodes will air nationally from November 7th – 18th, 2005 (check local listings for station and time). Locally, the series airs on ABC11 at 7:00pm.
"The Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville area is a great college-oriented community including many of the country's finest educational institutions," said Jeopardy! Executive Producer Harry Friedman. "Essentially, it's an ideal location and a complementary fit to host the 2005 Jeopardy! College Championship. We've been working for several years with our partners at ABC11 to make this a truly memorable event."
"We are absolutely thrilled to bring a national treasure like Jeopardy! to North Carolina for the first time," ABC11 President and General Manager Bernie Prazenica said. "It is a tremendous opportunity to showcase to millions of viewers around the world our exceptional colleges and universities, as well as our wonderful communities, friends and neighbors that make this such a special place to live."
"It's only natural that great achievers assemble in Raleigh and the Research Triangle for the Jeopardy! College Championship," said James L. Oblinger, chancellor of North Carolina State University. "We're pleased to serve as the host campus for the championship and display to the nation our world-class academic community."
This year's College Champion is guaranteed a $100,000 cash prize, and a specially designed trophy. The second place contestant is guaranteed a minimum of $50,000, and third place pockets a minimum of $25,000. In the first week, each player will appear in one of the five episodes. The winners of each of these shows, along with the next four highest money earners, will go on to the semi-finals. In the second week, the nine semi-finalists will compete in three episodes for a place in the two-game final match. (Semi-finalists receive $10,000, and players eliminated in the first week receive $5,000.)
Tickets for the general public will be made available for the tapings. Beginning July 29th, Jeopardy! fans may pick up ticket applications at participating Leith Automotive dealers throughout the area or in advertisements in the News and the Observer and the Fayetteville Observer. For more information and details, please visit http://www.jeopardy.com, http://www.abc11tv.com or call the Jeopardy! hotline at (919) 682-WTVD (9883). Ticket entries must be postmarked no later than August 22nd.
In late August, the Jeopardy! contestant team will spend six days in the North Carolina area auditioning students from local colleges and universities interested in being on the show. The "Brain Bus" events will take place on campus at the following schools:
AUGUST 23: North Carolina State University; Raleigh, NC 12:00-2:30pm AUGUST 25: Fayetteville State University; Fayetteville, NC 12:00-2:30pm AUGUST 27: Multi-College event at The Streets of Southpoint Mall; Durham, NC 10:00-2:30pm (The event above is open to all undergraduate college students) AUGUST 30: University of North Carolina; Chapel Hill, NC 11:30-2:00pm AUGUST 31: North Carolina Central University; Durham, NC 12:00-2:30pm SEPTEMBER 1: Duke University; Durham, NC 11:30-2:00pm
Jeopardy!, has won 25 Emmy awards since its debut in 1984, including this year's award for Outstanding Game Show. It was recently listed among "The Greatest Game Shows of All Time" by TV Guide, and continues to be a ratings champion. The series is the #1-rated quiz show in syndication, and has held that title for over 1,000 weeks.
Jeopardy! is produced by Sony Pictures Television, a Sony Pictures Entertainment Company, and is distributed domestically by King World Productions, Inc The U.S. episodes are distributed internationally by CBS Broadcast International (CBI). King World International Productions, a subsidiary of CBI, sells and produces format versions worldwide. 7/29/2005 9:27:07 AM |
rwoody Save TWW 37693 Posts user info edit post |
dont post this for the world to see, you will ruin my chances 7/29/2005 9:39:17 AM |
Shivan Bird Football time 11094 Posts user info edit post |
Where the hell is "The Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville area"? 7/29/2005 10:50:38 AM |
nchockey All American 1751 Posts user info edit post |
well, three points make a triangle
[Edited on July 29, 2005 at 10:53 AM. Reason : but yeah, that sounds stupid] 7/29/2005 10:53:14 AM |
occamsrezr All American 6985 Posts user info edit post |
Goddamnit, why did I have to go and graduate in MAy 7/29/2005 10:58:09 AM |
sNuwPack All American 6519 Posts user info edit post |
do they give you a book to study before the interview? 7/29/2005 10:58:13 AM |
JonHGuth Suspended 39171 Posts user info edit post |
this is what its doing in here
what is "getting hot" alex 7/29/2005 11:07:51 AM |
markgoal All American 15996 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "The Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville area is a great college-oriented community including many of the country's finest educational institutions" |
What the hell?7/29/2005 11:10:35 AM |
RattlerRyan All American 8660 Posts user info edit post |
they totally said fuck Chapel Hill, HAHAHAHHAHAHAAH
I wish I were still here, that would be awesome 7/29/2005 11:23:00 AM |
ssjamind All American 30102 Posts user info edit post |
Fayetville State University represent! 7/29/2005 11:23:50 AM |
SSJ4SonGokou All American 1871 Posts user info edit post |
Why the hell you gotta post this for everyone to see!!!! looks like i'll be camping out wherever the "brain bus" will be... i'll have to skip class, too... 7/29/2005 11:24:24 AM |
vinylbandit All American 48079 Posts user info edit post |
^^^ When you live in a place like LA or Atlanta, an hour or so away is part of the metro area. They probably thought CH was too close to make a Triangle, har. 7/29/2005 11:25:16 AM |
Specter All American 6575 Posts user info edit post |
I'm going to wager $texas 7/29/2005 11:29:04 AM |
twolfpack3 All American 2573 Posts user info edit post |
undergrads only? 7/29/2005 11:38:29 AM |
EC at State All American 2084 Posts user info edit post |
i think instead of Fayette-nam they meant the People's Republic of Chapel Hill 7/29/2005 12:03:50 PM |
TallyHo All American 11744 Posts user info edit post |
where on campus?
i can see trebek walking into withers 218, saying "to hell with this place", and leaving 7/29/2005 12:17:03 PM |
Snewf All American 63368 Posts user info edit post |
when can I try out? 7/29/2005 12:52:17 PM |
ActOfGod All American 6889 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "well, three points make a triangle" |
except that connecting these points results in something more akin to a line7/29/2005 12:54:55 PM |
drunknloaded Suspended 147487 Posts user info edit post |
hey lucy, sorry i was so goofy the other day, its that 7/29/2005 12:57:35 PM |
nchockey All American 1751 Posts user info edit post |
^^ hate to bust your balls ovaries... but look at a map... that looks like a fairly textbook scalene triangle, but ok
[Edited on July 29, 2005 at 1:09 PM. Reason : gender] 7/29/2005 1:05:43 PM |
UberCool All American 3457 Posts user info edit post |
bah...why couldn't they have indicated this earlier, when i signed up to audition in memphis? now, i'll just have to hope to get a ticket to the filming 7/29/2005 1:26:29 PM |
mitsubob8404 Suspended 101 Posts user info edit post |
LOL they're goin to fayetteville.....thas gonna be great. Lowest scoring game...ever.
and it's not going to be 'on-campus' the camera/sound guys who did some promo filming said RBC center. I was with 2 friends and they filmed us doing it, as well as a group of 4 girls in front of the atrium. Got a free sportsbottle for doin it, jus hummed the jeopardy tune, should be on tv this week/next.
bob
[Edited on July 29, 2005 at 2:17 PM. Reason : ] 7/29/2005 2:15:22 PM |
jkfaucet Veteran 171 Posts user info edit post |
college jeopardy is the easiest thing ever 8/1/2005 12:26:36 PM |
TGD All American 8912 Posts user info edit post |
wonder how many folks will be trying to hit all 5 of the local events...
[Edited on August 1, 2005 at 4:39 PM. Reason : ] 8/1/2005 4:39:01 PM |
SSJ4SonGokou All American 1871 Posts user info edit post |
you can only go to the ones at your university, and then the multi-college one at the mall (if I read that correctly) 8/1/2005 6:33:43 PM |
3 of 11 All American 6276 Posts user info edit post |
This thread needs the Jeopardy Song embedded. 8/1/2005 10:07:02 PM |
chickenhead
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YEA FINALLY GOD DAMMIT.
now that i have graduated, the easy ass college tourney decides to come to my school.
the adult tryouts picked my name once out of probably 5 years of submitting my name online & i ventured out to Atlanta, where i failed to answer 80% right on my test. i even lost my free Jeopardy inkpen they gave me
SUCK IT TREBEK 8/1/2005 10:23:38 PM |
kable333 All American 5933 Posts user info edit post |
THE DAY IS MINE!!! 8/1/2005 10:44:16 PM |
Zhisheng All American 1194 Posts user info edit post |
Do we need to sign-up before Aug 23rd? 8/2/2005 5:08:04 PM |
GrumpyGOP yovo yovo bonsoir 18191 Posts user info edit post |
Does anyone actually know anything about the auditioning process, or even where on campus the auditions are going to be? 8/6/2005 10:17:20 PM |
DSMears All American 1673 Posts user info edit post |
For regular Jeopardy the auditioning goes something like this: You go and take a general knowledge/trivia test. No idea how many questions or how long it takes. If you score well enough, the throw you into a mock Jeopardy game. If you do well there (probably in both points and personality) then I think you get on the list of contestants for the show. 8/7/2005 2:07:07 PM |
seapunky All American 10015 Posts user info edit post |
there can't be a personality requirement... when someone's "wacky" thing about themselves is they have 3 hamsters or their favorite color is chartreuse or their kid did something cute this morning, that signifies otherwise to me. 8/7/2005 2:15:30 PM |
forkgirl All American 3102 Posts user info edit post |
Anyone go? 8/23/2005 6:24:50 PM |
TGD All American 8912 Posts user info edit post |
yeah I got pwnt by the 50-question test...had 10 blanks I couldn't even pretend to guess on, and at least another 3-4 that I knew were wrong. Had to get 35, so obviously I didn't get that far 8/23/2005 6:39:58 PM |
miska All American 22242 Posts user info edit post |
ambrosia1231 got called back for more testing 8/23/2005 6:42:30 PM |
forkgirl All American 3102 Posts user info edit post |
yeah........my brother did too, I was just wondering what it was exactly. I wish I was an undergrad. 8/23/2005 6:48:42 PM |
TGD All American 8912 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "forkgirl: I was just wondering what it was exactly." |
They had a 10-question "pre-test" at from 12-2pm for anyone interested. About 100ish folks got 7 or more right on that one and took the standard test they give folks in Cali at 5pm. You had to get 35 out of 50 for that, which whiddled the room down to about 10 folks. They'll be staying behind for interviews, and also to play a practice version of the game.
IIRC one of the contestant people said something about folks could try out for the adult version of the game while the Brain Bus is in town. not sure how exactly, but I'd come to the one @ Southpoint on Saturday and see what to do if you're interested
[Edited on August 23, 2005 at 7:02 PM. Reason : ---]8/23/2005 6:57:29 PM |
DSMears All American 1673 Posts user info edit post |
It was actually closer to 200ish people whittled down to 9. I think they are taking 6 more from a 730 seating of folks that passed the pre-test.
Also, what he said was once you are 18 you are eligible to try for the regular version of the game. If you got to stick around, you were apparently thrown into the eligible contestant pool, which is likely to be 100 or more people from all across the country 8/23/2005 8:24:05 PM |
GrumpyGOP yovo yovo bonsoir 18191 Posts user info edit post |
I was one of the nine.
We did a little interview and they'll tell whoever they pick in early September. 8/23/2005 8:47:06 PM |
forkgirl All American 3102 Posts user info edit post |
Who else made it?
COngrats 8/23/2005 8:47:44 PM |
Shivan Bird Football time 11094 Posts user info edit post |
got pwnt by the pre-test.
(I bet I got the hard one) 8/23/2005 8:48:32 PM |
GrumpyGOP yovo yovo bonsoir 18191 Posts user info edit post |
I didn't see anyone I recognized as a wolfwebber, and I lurk the photogalleries enough that I should know.
Pink or blue, Shivan? 8/23/2005 8:52:25 PM |
moron All American 34142 Posts user info edit post |
What kind of questions did they have?
I kinda wished I would have tried out, so I could show-up GrumpyGOP 8/23/2005 8:57:01 PM |
SouthPaW12 All American 10141 Posts user info edit post |
GG Grumpy!!! I *really* hope an NCSU person gets on the show and pwns all, that would rule supremely.
I'm just hoping for tickets for the taping, I want the RBC Center pimped out so ppl watching see NC STATE everywhere 8/23/2005 10:32:03 PM |
joepeshi All American 8094 Posts user info edit post |
So if you go to the southpoint one do you have to be there from 10-230? 8/23/2005 10:39:06 PM |
ambrosia1231 eeeeeeeeeevil 76471 Posts user info edit post |
TGD, i think i sat beside you this evening.
GOP - where were you? 8/23/2005 10:41:16 PM |
Shivan Bird Football time 11094 Posts user info edit post |
gg Grumpy. I had the purple sheet. 8/23/2005 10:55:12 PM |
joepeshi All American 8094 Posts user info edit post |
Is anyone going tomorrow? 9/30/2005 11:08:47 PM |
The Coz Tempus Fugitive 26095 Posts user info edit post |
I'm going Sunday. 9/30/2005 11:19:03 PM |
BelowMe All American 3150 Posts user info edit post |
if anyone has extra tickets i'll come pick them up 10/1/2005 12:49:50 AM |