Lynner game for ‘Jeopardy!’

LYNN – Linda Endinger could end up in Jeopardy ? but in a good way.Endinger, who has lived in the city for five years, has been chosen to audition to become a contestant on the longtime game show.She said she has wanted be on the show for “as long as I can remember,” and she is “about a third” of the way through the process.”It was just out of reach for a long time because you had to go to Los Angeles to audition,” she said.Becoming a contestant on “Jeopardy!” is no easy feat. The show averages 25 million viewers a week and has won 30 Daytime Emmy Awards.According to its website, there are four steps to becoming a contestant on the show. First, you have to wait for “Jeopardy!” to announce its upcoming online tests during an airing of the show. The tests are divided into different groups, including adults, college students, teens 13-17 and kids 10-12.The second step is to take the online test, which “may be offered more than once in a 12-month period,” although adults may only take the test once a year, according to the website. The test is then evaluated and contestants who have passed are invited to audition.After having one of these in-person interviews, “you will be in our active files for 18 months. At the end of 18 months ? if you have not been booked to appear on the show, you are eligible to take the online test again,” according to the site.”Since online testing began in 2006, more than one million people have registered to take the test online and expanded (the show’s) contestant pool to include more women, minorities and students,” the website states.Endinger, a paralegal, is formerly of Atlanta, Ga., and she attended nearby Clayton State University, where she studied paralegal studies.Endinger took the online test in April and got the call that she had been chosen to audition this past Thursday.”I was surprised when I found out. I was very happy,” she said.”The online test was pretty easy to me,” she said. “The show’s always been something that has interested me. I’ve always been good at trivia.”The show’s website offers insider’s tips for helping prospective contestants prepare for testing, auditions and to be contestants on the show. The most important things, according to the site, are to “remember the categories, don’t over-think your response, and know when to make educated guesses.”Untimed sample tests are also offered to allow those interested to practice for the real test. The website receives more than 400,000 views each month.”Jeopardy!” also offers a newsletter, which notifies subscribers when a test date is announced and how and when to sign up.Endinger will audition on Saturday, June 6 at the Sheraton in Boston. Endinger said she “can’t even imagine” what her reaction would be if she were called to be on the show.