July 30 - August 1, 2010
Baltimore Convention Center
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore Convention Center
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Events: Game Show
Otakon 2010 Gameshow Information
Don’t miss one of the best events of Otakon! The gameshow has been a premier event at the convention since 1996. Whether it's your first Otakon or your fifteenth you'll have a great time.
General Information
- Friday night at 8:00 PM in Panel 6.
- If you want to be a contestant, don’t miss the Qualification Quiz on Friday at 5 PM in Workshop 1.
- It’s a Jeopardy-style game with 4 contestants, 61 questions in two rounds of 6 categories followed by a final question.
- Free food will be thrown into the audience!
- If you have a very soft head please wear a helmet. A helmet with a basket on top may be to your advantage.
- Comedy, spoilers, big prizes, and a very handsome host will all be provided for free.
Audience Participation
- Bring your cell phone to play along via SMS messaging.
- Don’t forget to charge your batteries!
- The top scoring audience members will get awesome prizes!
BECOME A CONTESTANT
So, you think you’ve got what it takes to be a contestant on the gameshow do you? You’ve got the in-dept knowledge of dozens of anime from the classics to this year’s biggest hits? You know the vital statistics of 99 characters and 1 witch? You can achieve 98% synchronization rate with our state-of-the art buzzers while sitting in a slightly uncomfortable chair in front of a live audience? Well, even if you don’t, that's okay.
Here’s what you need to do:
- You must have an Otakon member badge. You can’t really get into Otakon without one.
- You must attend the Qualification Quiz on Friday.
- You should probably be 18 years of age or older, or have a parent of guardian available to consent to this activity and to your acceptance of any prizes you receive. It’s not likely to be a problem, but we like to be on the safe side.
QUALIFICATION QUIZ
- Friday from 5 PM to 6 PM in Workshop 1.
- It’s a 15-question quiz about anime, of course!
- You may not collaborate. This is an individual competition.
- You may not use your phone or similar device during the quiz. (Duh! No cheating.)
- If you arrive at the start of the hour you will have the whole hour to complete the quiz (but you won’t need it, 10 minutes is enough time).
- You can arrive as late as fifty minutes into the hour and still take the quiz.
