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So I'm well aware that Milwaukee is not a state. And SL, I was pretty sure it was Kansas for Jericho, but at that point the game was still close and I didn't want to take a chance on a $1000 question.
Brandon and I had almost every question that Larissa rang in on, but she was insane on the buzzer. You have (according to the production people) 1/4 of a second to ring in, if everyone rings in together (which happens most of the time) the buzzer resets after another 1/4 second, so it's really all about the reflexes. And the girl isn't afraid to go big on the double jeopardy's.
I first tried out about 20 something years ago, pre on-line, and made it into the contestant pool, but never got called. They qualify about twice as many contestants as they ever use, so even if you make it thru the audition process, you still have only a 50/50 chance of getting on TV. I tried out on line in May 2006 and got called in January. Flew to LA (they don't pay), rode the nerd bus to the studio and taped in February. And we are talking some SERIOUS nerds. Didn't go with high expectations, I just wanted to do it, and not be an empty space for Final Jeopardy. It really was interesting, the production people are awesome, and even apoligized to me after the game because there were some nasty categories. I mean come on, Physicists, Peruvian Food and Drink, f***ing Opera!!! Where were my Potent Potables and Famous Shoe Designers - I would have killed on those!!!
Larissa is pretty much in the same category as Archuleta. No social interaction what so ever with any of the other contestants. No eye contact, very awkward, during the rehearsals all we heard was "we need more energy, Larissa." Everybody has to have 5 anecdotes to talk to Alex about - they told her they couldn't use any of hers. The armadillo story they had to make it sound like she collected them, when the actual story was that her husband bought her one. They asked her to say she had 20 and apparently she cut it down to 10. Her husband was a contestant in the Ken Jennings days and got beat (obviously) and her sister auditioned too and is supposed to be on some time this year.
No sour grapes though, she knows her stuff and she knows how to play the game. All in all it was an amazing experience and I'm glad I finally got to do it.
Good luck RW and you're right, the freakin questionnaire was the hardest part!

I think a lot of it has to do with demographics - they have far more men than women try out (at my audition, both times about 80/20) and they try to get so many younger women, middle aged, older (cough, cough), etc. Depends on how many people they use in the 18 months you're eligible. If they have a bunch of people who go 5 or more games, they're not going to get to everybody in the pool. Also, when they call you to be on the show you only get one shot. You can't say you're unavailable - they will not reschedule. And once they call you, if you say no, you have to go thru the whole process again. Also from watching the show over many many years, I'd have to say unless you're really freaky - they'll put you on. They aren't looking for the typical "game show" personality, more people who can actually play.
I hope Larissa stays around for a while - I'd love her to get into Ken Jennings territory - would make my losing easier to explain