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Not even Alex Trebek asked Sopho­ Dillon and Sophomore Ryan Lorenz.
more Chris Fries as many questions as The contestants had to take a
his friends did when they found out preliminary test and these finalists
that he had a chance to be on the televi­ went on to a mock game. Fifteen final
sion game show, JEOPARDY!. “Every­ contestants were chosen from seven
one kept asking me if I was going to competitions like this throughout the
Hollywood. They wanted to know when country on the basis of their test
I was going to mention them on T.V.,” performances, the mock game and
Fries said personal interviews. The first test
November 12 and 13, KM3TV spon­ was a 100-question quiz given at the
sored a JEOPARDY! Teen Contestant Marriott Hotel. None of the Ralston
Search. Fries said he saw an advertise­ applicants made it through this quiz.
ment for the contestant search after a “I had hoped to get to the show,” Fries
show, copied down the address, and said, “but then I saw the test! It was
sent in a postcard. Fries said he en­ just like the $800 and one-thousand
tered the contest, “so I could win tons of dollar questions on the show. It was
money and be on T.V.” Fries was super hard.”
shocked to find he was one of the 300 One of the questions Fries remem­
randomly-selected participants in a bered from the test was: “What was
letter he received from Merv Griffin. Czar Nicholaus’ family name?” Dil­ "I want to grow up and be allute playerlftihe band like my sfster,"
Two other Ralston High School stu­ lon said some of the 100 different said 1980-1981 first grader Cory Alber.
dents were also selected to go through question topics were artists, albums,
the qualification process: Junior Mary pop music, U.S. History, inventors
and chemistry.
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