Kevin O. is a good friend of mine!!! small world huh?
btw i have personally passed the Jeopardy test a few times and the mock game that you described is more to find out more about your personality then your brains. They know that you are smart enough from the 50 quiz and they just dont want a jerk or a guy that is really boring to be on the show. I ve heard that if you get to the interview process, which it sounds Kem did, that there is about a 50- 75% chance that theyll be calling.
She wasn't going on Jeopardy!, but on other, more luck-based shows. I haven't had a chance to watch TV in a while, but I used to notice a couple of things about Wheel of Fortune. First, they keep a black tube top or wrap to put on women with low cut dresses for when they spin the wheel. Second, they sometimes cool people's jets during breaks in the show. Several times, I've seen people going beserk during an early segment, then break for a commercial, and they're very subdued for the rest of the show.
Another somewhat interesting thing I've read is that about half of the prizes on game shows are turned down by the contestants, because they don't want to pay the taxes. This is particularly true for The Price is Right. Are they still trotting out that stupid $4,000 popcorn cart as a prize every other show?