Sports Jeopardy! Online Test May 19th

I took the Jeopardy! online test last month.   It was 50 questions, and you needed to get 35 correct to qualify to be on the show.   I got 29, so no TV appearance for me.

Because I took that test, they sent me an email for the sports version of the game, as follows:

If being on Sports Jeopardy! is on your bucket list, here's your chance to give it your best shot.

Registration is now open to take the Sports Jeopardy! Online Test. The test will be held one night only on May 19th at 7pm PDT

You'll have up until two hours before testing begins to register, but don't put it off. This is the first, and most important, step in becoming a contestant on Sports Jeopardy!

Good luck!

Your Sports Jeopardy! Team

Here's the link to register, if anyone else is interested in taking the test next Tuesday

https://www.jeopardy.com/onlinetests/sports/thetest/?utm_source=spe&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sports_announcement0504   

Yeah they didn't score the test when I took it last month either.   I had to go to the Jeopardy FB page and get the answers from other test-takers who posted the correct answers.   Through their combined efforts, all 50 questions were answered, and I was able to figure out my score.

Quote Originally Posted by THEMUGG:

Very cool.

 My Mom (RIP) was on Jeopardy back in the early 70's when it was hosted by Art Fleming. Ironically, she missed the FJ question in the catagory of............Sports. The answer was "he was the last MLB player to bat over .400 for a season"............she wrote down Ted Williams & then scratched it & wrote Mickey Mantle.

 Neither of the other contestants got it right either..........but as a 9-10 yo sports nut, I nailed it.

Those were the good ole days, when Art Fleming hosted.   I like Alex Trebek OK, but Fleming was more the kind of guy you'd want to have a few beers with.

Cool that your mom was on the show.    I only knew one woman who was on a game show.    She won a car, but she didn't need it.   Her husband owned a Cadillac dealership.

Quote Originally Posted by BWS77:

That test had nothing to do with Sports Jeopardy....  

What happened?

I tried logging on using my desktop about 15 mins before the test, but couldn't connect with the site.   So I tried with my tablet, same thing.   Maybe a server prob.

yeah some people got the wrong test, and I'm sure there were others like me that couldn't even connect to their site.

I sent them a letter, chiding them for not having their act together. 

Quote Originally Posted by Greedybastard:

I got a 26/30. It would be nice if they put what the total is that they consider "passing."

Apparently, 70% correct is considered a passing grade for the general test

I suppose that a test in a specialized category, like "sports", would require a higher score to pass.    Even then, I'd wager that 87% correct is good enough to pass the test.

Let us know if they contact you to be on the show.  

yeah I got the email, too.   I reckon I'll give it another try June 3.

GL

I estimate that I got 20 of 30 correct

No TV appearance for me  

Who was the Clipps player that appeared on the Kardashians show?   I've never seen it

yeah the Sports Jeopardy Facebook page is where I saw them for the earlier test several weeks ago, but they don't have today's test answers up yet

let us know if you get on the show