--- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, tgallows <no_reply_at_y...> wrote: > From my experience on J! about 18 months ago, I don't remember any > mention of game show appearances _after_ the August taping -- in other > words, they never told us anything along the lines of "Don't tape any > other game shows before these shows air in November." That seems like > something they would have done had they considered the point > significant (if they had considered the possibility at all). 18 months ago, there was no prime-time WWTBAM airing the night after it was taped. All other shows had a significant lag between taping and air date, and all other shows had at least the one-year rule (the short-lived You Don't Know Jack's 18 month rule is the only one I've heard of in a long time that was different), so no other U.S. game would have taken you. I suspect you're right they didn't consider the possibility. Until the SuperMillionaire rule that the blackout only applied to appearances on "prime-time" gameshows, every other game didn't draw any distinction among prime-time, daytime, or syndicated. Out of curiosity, if you have a copy of the appearance contract you signed, how is the one-year clause worded now? Does it mention "taping date," broadcast date," or something ambiguously along the lines of "within a year prior to your appearance on Jeopardy!?" On another note (and to up the qb content of this thread :) ), it is probably safe to assert that the academic competition community provides a higher proportion of quiz show contestants than does any other population. But given the intense feelings some have for various formats, I've occasionally wondered what percentage of the academic competition community would decline to appear on J! and/or either WWTBAM because the questions are non-pyramidal, and so many of them are non-academic? In other words, is the money or the fifteen minutes of fame enough to overcome strong preferences for purely academic formats? I suspect there are some very strong players in this community who have no interest in quiz shows at all, and would decline to appear; but am curious as to how many and whom. Tom speaking only for myself
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