Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: My Experience Attending & Trying Out for the Show

My family enjoyed watching the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire show. It used to be on in the evenings but now it's on in the afternoon. At one point it was hosted by Regis Philbin.

So one day I decided I would like to see the show live. I checked out the website and it stated tickets could be available by calling a certain 1-800 number. I called and there was a recording asking a number of questions. Some of the questions were how many people in my group, what dates could I attend, my address and phone number. It also stated there may be a chance to try out for the show.

After a month and a half I received a very plain looking envelope that had 3 tickets to the show. I could attend the show once on particular week. I would have to select the date and call the number to verify that I was coming and with how many. I did that and we marked it on the calendar.

The show was going to be in New York. I was going with my wife and also my mom, a big fan of the show. We traveled from Philadelphia to New York by car. We found a parking garage nearby after driving around for a few blocks. The studio was actually very close to Central Park. We arrived early so we strolled by the park for a few minutes.

It was a weekday and in the early afternoon, so there was a great deal of hustle and bustle on the streets. I even saw a young stylish lady being pulled by several manicured white poodles as she chattered away on her cell-phone. I wondered if she was a Paris Hilton fan.

The time for entering the studio came up and as we approached, we saw a long line of people on a one way street. The street itself was very dull looking and the tall buildings were very drab. One would not believe there was actually was a Who Wants to Be a Millionaire studio in there. We waited in line for what seemed like an eternity.