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eace:
Thank you!
They've changed the rules; no more "Life-lines". It wouldn't have been me, anyways, as she has scads of friends who are WAAAY better at trivia than I am.
I'd have you all yell "TITS OR GTFO!!!"
She would be screwed, as I have spent the better part of six years protecting her from this place
hpninja:
Yeah, my wife went with a friend or two to the auditions downtown more or less on a whim, and just killed it. It'll be much easier to follow through when we live a half-hour subway ride from the studio itself. She's been hearing tales of contestants from far-flung places across the country who bring their whole families to the taping (you can bring up to 10 people,) folks who have to book flights less than a week in advance. Figure into that hotel rates, meals...none of this is covered for guests. Then the pressure on the contestant takes on a whole new dimension, because they feel morally obligated to win, if not a million or a hundred grand, at the very least enough to pay everyone back for all their travel expenses. At least Mrs. Nixon is not so encumbered...but she's nervous enough as it is.
