Smarter Than a 5th Grader Auditions

Hey, Smartie Pants. Are you smarter than a 5th grader? If so, are you ready to you prove it on national television? Here's how to get on the show.

Critical Steps

• Print out and complete the Smarter Than a 5th Grader application
• Answer all questions honestly (no fibbing!) and to the best of your ability (don't let your dog fill out your application).
• Use dark colored ink.
• Write on the printed sides of paper only, but feel free to attach additional sheets of paper if necessary.
• Include a photo of yourself. (Your photo will not be returned.) And for Pete's sake, smile, okay?
• Mail the completed application and photo to the show.

Send Materials To:
SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER
P.O. BOX 503
149 S. Barrington Ave.
Los Angeles CA 90049-3310

You Must Be:

• 18 or older
• A legal resident of the United States.
• Not running for, or planning to run for, political office. (This probably explains why we never saw John McCain on the show.)

Who Pays Travel Expenses?

• The Bad News: If selected for an interview, you must be willing to travel to Los Angeles at your own expense. The show won't pay travel expenses for interviews. Bummer.
• The Good News: If selected to appear on the show, the producers will pay your economy airfare, lodging, and even give you a food allowance. Free grub! Yay!

Sample Questions from the 5th Grader Application

• My friends would describe me as:
• Even though it’s not true, people always assume about me:
• How competitive are you?
• What’s the funniest fact about yourself we don’t know?
• Do you have any surprising talents/tricks?
• How would you rate your intelligence on a scale of 1 to 10
• What is the highest level of school you have completed?
• Did you take the SATs in high school? If so, what were your scores?
• As a kid what did you want to be when you grew up?
• What is your greatest accomplishment in life so far?
• What would you do with $25,000?
• What would you do with a Million dollars?
• Of these three, which one would you spend the money on, and explain why: car, boat, or vacation.
• Have you ever been detained for, arrested for or convicted of a felony or misdemeanor offense?
• And more...

A whole bunch of more information, along with a ton of legalese, is contained on the official application. For example, if selected for a 5th Grader interview, you'll have to provide additional information and possibly be subjected to a background check. If you have nothing to hide, this is good news. If you've just knocked off a liquor store, this is not-so-good news. There's always a catch, isn't there?

How To Practice for Free. Good news! If you'd like to test your trivia skills against a virtual gradeschooler, the show producers offer a free online version where you can try your luck right from your own computer. I've listed it with my other favorite Free Online Games

(I love free stuff, don't you?)