Minute to Win It

Who has seen this show?  It's on NBC - Minute to Win It - hosted by Guy Fiere, and is a show that asks people to do crazy games in order to win money.  This past weekend they held an open audition for anyone in Chicago, Boston, and Los Angeles for any brave soul who wants to try to win $1 million.  


I happened to be one brave soul.  I stood in line at the NBC tower in Chicago with crowds of other people to have my 10 seconds in front of the casting directors, telling them why I deserved to be on the show.  Literally, they handed you an application, which I don't think they even looked at.  I could have written, "I moonlight as a mermaid and am Jim Carrey's little sister" and I don't think they would have even seen it.  Instead, 10 of us went upstairs at a time with the casting people.  The man said, "Ok, when you arrive upstairs, hand me your sheets, and you'll have 30 seconds to tell me your name and a little about yourself.  Don't bore me."  … mmm, ok then!  Pretty straight forward.  And pretty nerve-wracking!  This man has sat through hours of 30-second schpeels, and you have to make sure yours stands out and doesn't put the poor guy into a coma!!  … but, I mean, no pressure.


So, I gave my info-bite, met a lot of cool people, and left.  I then went home and checked out the website to see what kinds of games these people are playing.  I've seen the show once, which doesn't warrant knowledge-mastery by any stretch of the imagination.  If you haven't checked out the GAMES watch some of these videos!  Crazy!  I tried the Speed Eraser game.  Not easy.  It's like a really bad game of quarters!  Except sober.  And in front of millions of people.  My #2 pencils and I fought for a good 15 minutes, and then I gave up for the moment.  I'm sure my friends and I will try again while watching the show or have a "Minute to Win It" party just to make complete fools out of ourselves.  …because we can.  …and it's fun.  


Check it out.  Try some games and then wonder:  what would you say to make your 30 second info-bite stick out in a crowd?  Happy gaming!!!