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Welcome!
Here you can find the diary of a winning contestant on the latest,
Sky One version of "Blockbusters", hosted by Liza Tarbuck.
Check
my diary - from setting off to starting filming
What
happened after that? Well, I was on three shows, so I didn't get
much time to write - apparently I was very quick on the buzzer and
blasted my way through... my hands were numb for the first two sets.
I
missed my first and second gold runs (nasty pop questions) but got
the other three; and the computer crashed on my third and fifth
gold run, because someone had typed the wrong letters in. It wasn't
so bad on the third and it could be reshot, but on the fifth...
I was so wound up I almost broke down there and then. As it was,
I made a sharp exit, escorted by Kathy, one of the researchers,
and the Gold Run was put off until the evening session. It's probably
just as well.
As
it was - I got a trip to India! Woo hoo!
The
Main Feature:
The
Contestant Diary - how I got on the show, and what to expect
if you apply.
Interesting
documents:
Audition letter
"You've
been shortlisted" letter
Info pack and confirmation letter, containing all the guidelines
for the show.
Covering letter
for the release form that basically signs away all my royalties
and copyright.
E-mails
I've received:
(if anyone doesn't want their name or message posting here, feel
free to mail me.)
An
e-mail from Paul
Crowley of the Clue
Factory discussing the optimal strategy
for Blockbusters. Here's my reply.
Also
one from Matthew Hardy commenting
on the site and recalling his memories of Blockbusters:
"Back
in the Bob Holness days I used to be an extreme BB nerd. It started
when I realised that I could get all the answers before any of
the contestants. Just gabbing the answers at the screen wasn't
good enough though so I used the mute button on my remote as buzzer
practice. If I pressed the button before I heard them go ping
then I'd know I'd beaten them to the buzzer."
I'm
going to use that...
Tips
for budding contestants:
How to get on the show
Tips for auditions
Tips for application forms
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