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RomanHans:
I tried out for \"WWTBAM?\" a few days ago and failed the test.  I swear, though, I only got four wrong out of thirty.  Does anybody know what the cutoff point is?  They won't tell you, or what your score is, so you don't know how close you are.

I get another try next week but the questions are pretty da$# tough and I'm not sure how much better I can do.

GS Warehouse:
[quote name=\'RomanHans\' date=\'Jul 31 2003, 09:14 AM\'] I tried out for "WWTBAM?" a few days ago and failed the test.  I swear, though, I only got four wrong out of thirty.  Does anybody know what the cutoff point is?  They won't tell you, or what your score is, so you don't know how close you are. [/quote]
 While I never took a WWTBAM test, I do recall reading in the one of the J! books that a grade of 90% is the pass-fail line (same as a drivers' test) on their test.

zachhoran:
I thought the J! pass-fail line was 75%(at the time of the two J! books, the Trebek/Barsochhini book and the Eisenerg book, both being published in the early 90s). Maybe it has changed since then.

Esoteric Eric:
[quote name=\'RomanHans\' date=\'Jul 31 2003, 07:14 AM\']I tried out for \"WWTBAM?\" a few days ago and failed the test.  I swear, though, I only got four wrong out of thirty.  Does anybody know what the cutoff point is?  They won't tell you, or what your score is, so you don't know how close you are.[/quote]

I'm not sure what the cutoff point is (although I passed the test when they held the audition in Seattle, and, IIRC, I missed three questions.) It may even vary, due to the contestant coordinators' capacity for interviewing the highest scorers at a particular audition.



--- Quote ---I get another try next week but the questions are pretty da$# tough and I'm not sure how much better I can do.
--- End quote ---

(Jon Stewart) WWWWHAAAAAAAA?!?!? (rubs eyes) (/js)

How did you manage that?  The usual practice (certainly for J!, not real sure about WWTBAM?) is to limit a prospective contestant to one audition every six months, so that the show can use the same test materials without someone retaking the same test they didn't pass earlier.

Esoteric Eric... Two posts? On a Thursday morning?!? Yeah, took the day off to see the Mariners game this afternoon.

RomanHans:
> How did you manage that? The usual practice (certainly for J!, not real sure about WWTBAM?) is to limit a prospective contestant to one audition every six months, so that the show can use the same test materials without someone retaking the same test they didn't pass earlier.

Believe it or not, this is from the rules:

> Contestant Applicants must complete a written test within the
> specified time limit and may take the test only once per audition day.

Which is why I signed up for every day.  I've only gotten in twice, though.

Oh, got one other question.  They said they mark you off for a wrong answer.  So does it make sense to guess vs. leaving it blank?

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