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How To Audition
The first place a prospective contestant should always look is on that show’s webpage. All shows will post information about future auditions. Some shows even let you audition right on their website! In recent years, both Jeopardy! and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire have featured online tests, similar to those at in-person auditions. With Jeopardy!, to be on the show you still have to pass an in-person test; for Millionaire, a video audition and a good test score is good enough for them! Most of the big shows go on the road to audition throughout the year. The show’s website will have that information. If you know that your city will be one featured, check the website of the local station that airs that program. They’re likely to have more specialized information than the national site.

If you’re in the New York or Los Angeles area where most game shows tape (or are willing to travel there to audition), another great place to look that one might not even think of is Craigslist. Craigslist is a tool that can be used more than as a place to sell your used ottoman for ten bucks. Most of the big cities and their metropolitan areas have their own section on Craigslist, where buyers, sellers and job hunters can post what they’re looking for free. For the New York and Los Angeles areas, the places where you’ll want to do your searching is the “gigs” and “jobs” section. Doing searches for “game show” and “contestant” will usually yield you the best results and you can inquire within each posting about their audition. A big note is that if you’re not in these areas or not planning on being there at some point, you probably shouldn’t try to contact the posters as it will be useless. The postings in the NYC/LA areas are usually for localized shows that aren’t going to conduct contestant searches around the country

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No matter what method you use, one thing you want to make sure you look out for is if the show is a pilot or if it’s commissioned for a full series. Generally, pilot episodes are lower-budget versions of what could be a full show. Contestants that participate in these shows usually do not get the prize offered in the gameplay but rather a small fee for participating. If the show makes it to a full series, they sometimes invite pilot contestants to play on the real thing but this, of course, is never guaranteed. If you don’t mind that, go for it! But if you’re in it to make some money, it’s probably a good idea to avoid pilots.