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If only we'd seen Kung Fu Panda.
By Linda Felaco
My husband and I got up at 5 a.m. this morning and drove up to Providence in the dark to audition for Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? We arrived at the
Convention Center just after 6, at which point there were only about 100 or so people in line, and we easily made it in with the first group to take the test. Only those who passed the 10-minute, 30-question multiple-choice test would be allowed to audition.
And we didn't pass the test. Hint: If you're planning to try out at the second round of auditions at 4:30, and haven't seen Kung Fu Panda, find a kid and ask them what the nonsense word is from the movie.
But it wasn't all for naught. They let us keep the #2 pencils (hint: also a question on the test). Plus everyone got Millionaire refrigerator
magnets and T-shirts. A prize package worth probably about as much as the gas to drive up there and parking fees at the Convention Center. Oh well.
It's not like if we didn't give it a shot, they were going to come knocking on our door inviting us to appear on the show. And at least we didn't have
to stand in line all day just to find out we didn't make the cut. We were at PriceRite before it even opened and filled up at the cheap gas station on
the corner of Webster Avenue and Cranston Street. I even made it to the DMV in time to not have to go there tomorrow on my birthday. So not an entirely
unsuccessful day all in all.
But next time, I'll be sure to watch Kung Fu Panda.