what stops the "phone a friend" friend just googling the answer?
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Who wants to be a millionaire?
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Originally posted by mudskipper View PostExcellent! That would be a nice amount to walk away with.Originally posted by Troll View Postwhat stops the "phone a friend" friend just googling the answer?
But primarily they rely on people having a sense of honour and abiding by the rules, or at least they did when I was nervously awaiting the call.Comment
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Originally posted by mudskipper View PostSo the hardest part will be getting selected at the auditions - no idea how many people they're seeing, but I was given a choice of 3 slots, with 12-15 people at each.
IIRC, the audition for millionaire used to have a tie-break question which was always about what kind of educated guess you could make (eg the biggest diamond ever found in carats, how many pubs are there called the King's Head in the UK, that kind of thing). You need to come up with an answer quickly, but be pretty good at it as well.
I don't think I could survive on Millionaire without punching Chris Tarrant, to be honest.Comment
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Originally posted by TheFaQQer View PostIf you don't know, try to sound funny / educated at the audition - they are looking for people who make good TV, not necessarily those that will do well. It's a balance between the two.
IIRC, the audition for millionaire used to have a tie-break question which was always about what kind of educated guess you could make (eg the biggest diamond ever found in carats, how many pubs are there called the King's Head in the UK, that kind of thing). You need to come up with an answer quickly, but be pretty good at it as well.
I don't think I could survive on Millionaire without punching Chris Tarrant, to be honest.
I don't think they do the tiebreak now - that was how they used to run it, a phone call - no auditions. I'll be a bit peed off if I go up to London just to be asked how tall the Eiffel tower is. I'm not good at funny, and fear if I try I'll just look a pratt! Will see how it goes - the youtube episode I watched had a a very loud beautician on it - I'm the polar opposite.Comment
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Originally posted by mudskipper View Posthehe - there is that.
I don't think they do the tiebreak now - that was how they used to run it, a phone call - no auditions. I'll be a bit peed off if I go up to London just to be asked how tall the Eiffel tower is. I'm not good at funny, and fear if I try I'll just look a pratt! Will see how it goes - the youtube episode I watched had a a very loud beautician on it - I'm the polar opposite.Comment
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Originally posted by TheFaQQer View PostWhen I did 15-to-1, the audition was all past questions, but they wanted to see if you could make an educated guess if you didn't know the answer. Regardless of whether you know it or not, having a good guess is a good thing. Be prepared for the audition to be full of people who pretty much make a living from doing this kind of thing - I was chatting to someone who the previous week had won £70k on that quiz show that Kilroy used to do (Shafted? something like that)Comment
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You have quite an unusual job (for a woman), you've done LEJOG, you've been known to come out with the odd witticism and you are a CUK uni challenge champ. It's a shoo-in.+50 Xeno Geek Points
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Originally posted by Zippy View PostYou have quite an unusual job (for a woman), you've done LEJOG, you've been known to come out with the odd witticism and you are a CUK uni challenge champ. It's a shoo-in.
Actually, I surprised myself in the phone interview by getting the football question right.Comment
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They wouldn't let me on because I wanted Peter Sutcliffe to be my phone a fiend
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