How To Be A Great Contestant

Maggie Speak will provide hints and tips on how to audition for the game show of your dreams! She will also give advice as to how to be the best contestant you can be on that show. Maggie will be on the interview team for the Titan Throwdown to qualify contestants and provide an opportunity for everyone to practice an interview process similar television production.

As a student at Hollywood High School, Maggie Speak began her television career working for Chuck Barris Productions. She had found her people! From The Gong Show to Jeopardy! she continued working in game shows, most particularly working with and choosing the contestants. Her other credits include The Dating Game, The Newlywed Game, The $1.98 Beauty Show, Card Sharks, Classic Concentration, Family Feud, and Wheel of Fortune. As a producer for Jeopardy! she received four Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award. She retired from Jeopardy! in 2020.

Morning session Saturday August 20

Homework for the Contestant Workshop

Please complete this form before Friday August 19th, preferably before you travel to the Boot Camp. No worries if you want to submit information more than once, we will use the latest version. In addition to being useful for your preparation for any show, this data will be used for contestant interviews for the Titan Throwdown

This information will only be used for the workshop and no other purpose. You may be opt in for contact about potential additional uses for reporting, promotion, and links to other productions. If you don't opt in, you will not be contacted further regarding this form. *

Yes, you can contact me about potential sharing of information pending my approval for each general use.

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Name & nickname(s) *

What are your preferred pronouns? *

Profession(s) *

Degrees, licenses, certifications *

Veteran and/or First Responder Information *

Hobbies, Avocations, and Volunteer Activity *

FIVE interesting FACTS about YOU. This is always the most difficult, but also the most important prep work you can do for any show you may be interested in. Take your time - it may be useful to edit into another document and then cut and paste to the form. If you change your mind later you can submit again and we will use the latest version.

FACT ONE *

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FACT FOUR *

FACT FIVE *

Titans slated for the Throwdown are: James Holzhauer, Brad Rutter, Amy Schneider, Muffy Marracco, Brandon Blackwell, Victoria Groce, Jason Zuffranieri, Buzzy Cohen, Pam Mueller, and Mark Labbett.
Everyone will get a chance to meet the Titans, but only the top 16 will compete against them at this event (who knows what the future holds!)
Optional questions:

Which Titan would you especally want to compete against and why? *

Which Titan are your most scared of and why? *

During the workshop and auditions for the Titan Throwdown you will be able to ask questions, but sometimes in the excitement of the moment some get forgotten -- feel free to jot down some here.

Questions, Comments, Concerns *

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