The entire point of any of us getting on the telly is surely to insert a reference to our great club. I think you'll find that's the point unless the editors cut it out. If they do it's because they're likely to be Palace bastards.
Funnily enough Paddy, I am half way through my application.
What was the process once you sent off the application ?
Good luck! Some of the details are a bit hazy but this is basically it -
So someone gave me a phone call (this was like a couple of months after my application), asked a bit about me and then you do a quick-fire one minute general knowledge set of quiz questions, much as you would during the cash builder.
Then they'll email you if you're through to the next stage (again took a while), which is another phone call to establish a bit more about you etc, and a much longer set of questions.
After that it's a video audition (would normally be in person) with about eight others or so. You play a game to warm up, then do a version of the multiple choice round, then you have to talk about yourself to camera. If you're successful there, you then go through to do a version of the "Final Chase" basically, and your likelihood of being selected to film is pretty high from there I believe.
It's a very well-oiled machine and I really enjoyed the overall experience.
Is it a case of not being too good or too bad? Or if you do really well, you are more likely to get a chance. Watching the odd tipping point, I think the level is a lot lower than the chase so assumed they try to get the lower abilities, where the chase seems to have a good mix.
Ability is relatively immaterial, as people across the intellectual bell curve will audition, and strength of personality is a big factor. If you do really well... I mean, they're not exclusively gonna have a host of people queuing up to take their money, as that would be quite boring!
But I guess you're probably more likely to make the cut if you're clever, so that the show has the feel-good stories of people winning the absolute lot.
Funnily enough Paddy, I am half way through my application.
What was the process once you sent off the application ?
Good luck! Some of the details are a bit hazy but this is basically it -
So someone gave me a phone call (this was like a couple of months after my application), asked a bit about me and then you do a quick-fire one minute general knowledge set of quiz questions, much as you would during the cash builder.
Then they'll email you if you're through to the next stage (again took a while), which is another phone call to establish a bit more about you etc, and a much longer set of questions.
After that it's a video audition (would normally be in person) with about eight others or so. You play a game to warm up, then do a version of the multiple choice round, then you have to talk about yourself to camera. If you're successful there, you then go through to do a version of the "Final Chase" basically, and your likelihood of being selected to film is pretty high from there I believe.
It's a very well-oiled machine and I really enjoyed the overall experience.
cheers Paddy.
Would say the date is in my diary, but as working from home I see it every day as part of the ITV quiz triumvirate from 3:00 to 6:00
Funnily enough Paddy, I am half way through my application.
What was the process once you sent off the application ?
Good luck! Some of the details are a bit hazy but this is basically it -
So someone gave me a phone call (this was like a couple of months after my application), asked a bit about me and then you do a quick-fire one minute general knowledge set of quiz questions, much as you would during the cash builder.
Then they'll email you if you're through to the next stage (again took a while), which is another phone call to establish a bit more about you etc, and a much longer set of questions.
After that it's a video audition (would normally be in person) with about eight others or so. You play a game to warm up, then do a version of the multiple choice round, then you have to talk about yourself to camera. If you're successful there, you then go through to do a version of the "Final Chase" basically, and your likelihood of being selected to film is pretty high from there I believe.
It's a very well-oiled machine and I really enjoyed the overall experience.
cheers Paddy.
Would say the date is in my diary, but as working from home I see it every day as part of the ITV quiz triumvirate from 3:00 to 6:00
The viewing figures for those programs must be amazing these days
Whether the Charlton chat gets included is up to the editors, but a couple of football questions definitely pop up.
Look forward to this, cheers mate.
Any Chase fans see the absolute SORT that was on there recently? Pepe her name was.
Yes. I missed her intro, what was her heritage as could have been been Asian, Mediterranean or South American to me.
I can’t remember them referencing it mate. I might try to re-watch the episode. Just to try and find out if they did ask. God knows how I’ll explain it to the missus. Just look at her for gawd sake
Whether the Charlton chat gets included is up to the editors, but a couple of football questions definitely pop up.
Look forward to this, cheers mate.
Any Chase fans see the absolute SORT that was on there recently? Pepe her name was.
Yes. I missed her intro, what was her heritage as could have been been Asian, Mediterranean or South American to me.
I can’t remember them referencing it mate. I might try to re-watch the episode. Just to try and find out if they did ask. God knows how I’ll explain it to the missus. Just look at her for gawd sake
I had an audition pre covid last year. Did well with the quiz parts but compared to most of the people there my 'story' was so boring! We had ex bodyguards, Greek ski instructors who hate snow, and dubai diplomat and a bloke who played sessions with the beatles! I am an accountant who supports Charlton ffs! Looking forward to watching it paddy, good luck.
Whether the Charlton chat gets included is up to the editors, but a couple of football questions definitely pop up.
Look forward to this, cheers mate.
Any Chase fans see the absolute SORT that was on there recently? Pepe her name was.
Yes. I missed her intro, what was her heritage as could have been been Asian, Mediterranean or South American to me.
I can’t remember them referencing it mate. I might try to re-watch the episode. Just to try and find out if they did ask. God knows how I’ll explain it to the missus. Just look at her for gawd sake
Meet the beast one night in Sheffield prior to our FA Cup game. He is one lump.
Strangely I may have played Aussie rules football against him many years ago. I sure I read he used to play in the British league around the same time I did.
Well done for getting on The Chase. I have a pretty decent strike rate of making it onto TV quiz shows over the last 5 years but, despite making it to 4 London auditions, I can’t get on The Chase. Something like less than 1% of people who apply for the show get as far as the face to face audition stage of the selection process. Of that number, no more than 10% are shortlisted and, of that, about 5% actually get to take part in a recording.
If you work out the maths on the probability of getting as far as meeting Bradley, you should be very proud of yourself. I hope you won big.
Out of interest @meldrew66 what shows you been on and what sort of successes and failures you had?
And what were the ‘celeb’ involved like in person?
Since 2015, I have appeared on 15 to 1 (Sandi Toksvig), Pick Me (Stephen Mulhern), Alphabetical (Jeff Stelling), Tenable (Warwick Davis). Additionally, I have been a standby contestant at the studios for Tipping Point (Ben Shepherd) and The Code (Matt Alwright). I was also shortlisted for Impossible and The Switch but not selected to appear on a show.
I won cash on every show except for 15 to 1 (which has only 1 prize for the winner of the grand final) and met some interesting and fun people as well as experiencing behind the scenes stuff in Glasgow, Manchester, Pinewood Studios and Elstree. I won a luxury safari break on Pick Me. I had 2 (unsuccessful) shots at winning £80,000 on Alphabetical.
I have met some incredibly bright people who I could never, realistically, compete with but I thrive when facing a mental or physical challenge. On Alphabetical, I beat a 7-times champion. That’s the beauty of general knowledge - you either know it or you don’t!
I get a massive buzz just going through the application and auditioning process. I highly recommend it to everyone who likes a challenge.
One Saturday I popped out for 15 minutes and my house mate had taken a call from production team to see if I could go up to Manchester on the Monday to replace someone who pulled out. By the time I got back in Touch they had filled the space.
I also didn’t make it to the auditions for 100 percent on channel five as had a hangover.
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I think you'll find that's the point unless the editors cut it out.
If they do it's because they're likely to be Palace bastards.
But I guess you're probably more likely to make the cut if you're clever, so that the show has the feel-good stories of people winning the absolute lot.
He tried to keep it secret at work but told one of his friends on social media which I noticed, so I was able to glory in his ineptitude
Looking forward to watching it paddy, good luck.
Do you know what episode it will be?
It’s on TVNZ1 every day at 5pm.
Today’s episode (Tue 19 Jan) was ‘Season 14 episode 3’.
And what were the ‘celeb’ involved like in person?
Love Tipping Point as well, alot more luck needed on there though
I have met some incredibly bright people who I could never, realistically, compete with but I thrive when facing a mental or physical challenge. On Alphabetical, I beat a 7-times champion. That’s the beauty of general knowledge - you either know it or you don’t!
One Saturday I popped out for 15 minutes and my house mate had taken a call from production team to see if I could go up to Manchester on the Monday to replace someone who pulled out. By the time I got back in Touch they had filled the space.