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Reader Stories: Game Show Contestant Experiences

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Readers who have been on a game show share their experiences, from how they got on the show to how they prepared for the game. Future contestants can learn a lot from these stories!

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Double Dare 2000

Awesome! I always wanted to go on DD2k. It was cool that the boys were amazed how smart I was. I was SUPER excited and SUPER nervous. The host [Jason Harris] could not beat Marc Summers. The physical…More

Jeopardy! Contestant

Winning! I grew up in an atmosphere where you shouldn't be TOO smart, and certainly not proud of it. It was fun being paid to be smart! I wasn't nervous, except when Alex interviewed us on air. Knowi…More

'Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?'

I enjoyed seeing how the whole process works(prepping, makeup, wardrobe, microphone). I find all the work that goes into a game show itself mesmerizing. Jeff Foxworthy was very nice and certainly mad…More

Jeopardy and The Price is Right Contestant

Meeting Alex and Drew, no doubt -- Alex is a consummate professional who also has a wicked sense of humor, and Drew really makes you feel at ease when you're shaking in your shoes up on stage. But Je…More

'Pyramid' with Donny Osmond

Ever since I was a kid, I would watch the Dick Clark version of the show and always wanted to go to the winner's circle and jump up and hug the celebrity when I won. I finally got to do it. It was so…More

I was on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

The experience was both wonderful and nerve racking. Before you go on stage to play the game you have to sit in a room with a bunch of others who are also going to be contestants. It was a lot of fun…More

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