The Waiting Is The Hardest Part - The Million Second Quiz

It's Labor Day. No word yet from The Million Second Quiz. I'm still hopeful about getting a call. I haven't heard of anyone else getting called yet, so this is probably going to be a mad scramble in the next few days. It's now seven days until the first live broadcast on NBC TV at 8:00 EDT 9/9/2013. I think the first matches will happen next Sunday morning, to be streamed live on NBC.com. I've always wanted to spend a million seconds in a 50-foot hourglass. This is probably my best chance to cross that off my bucket list. Since there's no real news to report, I'll refresh my countdown clock with some new colors.

Celebrating Two Million Seconds - And Still Counting Down

At exactly 4:26:40 p.m. on Saturday 8/17/2013 New York time, how many of you celebrated the moment when there were 2,000,000 seconds until Million Second Quiz hits the airwaves?  I was on a plane from San Francisco to Austin, so I had to hoot and holler very quietly under my breath to avoid detention by Federal authorities.  That would have been a very unfortunate way to be disqualified from the show.

When I got home, I discovered that there is now a way to play the Million Second Quiz on my laptop, so I signed up and played 27 games.  I won 26 and tied 1, while earning 10,260 points.  This qualified me to be a "Line Jumper," so my name is now in the system as a candidate to play in prime time.

It's a fun game and I'll be playing it a lot more in the days to come.  You should, too.  Sign up and see if you ever get assigned to play against EdT in Austin, Texas.  That would be me, so be prepared to lose!

Remember, Million Second Quiz starts 8 p.m. EDT on NBC.  I think it's a good omen that EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) is the same three letters as my player name.  Sorry, but everyone else is playing for second place!

Counting Down The Seconds

Big news for game show fans!  On 9/9/13, NBC TV is bringing live trivia to prime time with its twelve day special event, "Million Second Quiz."  This weekend, I'll be headed to the Trivia Championships Of North America in Las Vegas, for lots of competition and a chance to interview for "Million Second Quiz."  I'm psyched!  Can't wait to show what I can do on national television one more time.  If the casting people are smart and give the people what they really want to watch, I'll be appearing on TV screens across America in about 2.8 million seconds.  But that might change by the time you read this, so I've created a countdown clock so you'll know exactly how long you must wait to see me on Million Second Quiz on NBC.

I shall do my best to make America proud!