‘Jeopardy!’ is Looking to Hire Their Next Clue Writer

The show is hiring a clue writer, with the position paying between $132,000 and $178,000 a year.

Think you’re a trivia whiz? Jeopardy! is offering what might be the ultimate dream job…

The show is hiring a clue writer, with the position paying between $132,000 and $178,000 a year—but landing the job is almost as tough as winning the tournament of champions. Applicants first have to survive the show’s famous 50-question online quiz before creating original clues in categories ranging from history and science to pop culture and food. They also have to write three final Jeopardy clues and back up every fact with reliable sources…A.I. and wikipedia are officially off-limits.

The writing staff is tiny, with only about 10 clue writers, and some have some wonderfully unexpected résumés, including a former doorman, a Star Trek: Voyager writer, and even a former Seinfeld background actor.