Re:If you're a white man, or fat, forget it. (Score 1)

i read a great article by a writer who tried out for the show. sorry, too long ago, can't find it.

but the writer's observation was that the selection process was not about finding great trivia experts.

lots of pale PhDs and chessmasters show up and crush the trivia test. they don't pass the interview or mock game. it's about finding people that the audience will identify with and root for.

the audience roots for attractive, 'regular' people. not geeky, alienated and alienating eggheads.