Scott Hostetler – The Game Show Guru!

Hello!

Well, as promised last week, here is my latest HowToWinGameShows.com interview. Scott Hostetler (AKA The Game Show Guru) is something of a career game show contestant, having appeared on 19 of them over the years. He’s also written a book about all his experiences, which is also chock-full of handy hints. The book’s called Winning Secrets From The Game Show Guru, and you can order it from Scott’s website right HERE. I reviewed the book here on the blog a couple of years ago, and so was really pleased when Scott agreed to be interviewed by me for the site. Here’s how it turned out…………….

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Stephen Hall (SH #1): Scott, thank you so much for speaking to me today for HowToWinGameShows.com. When you published the book back in 2009, you were a veteran of some 17 game shows. Have you added any more appearances to your list since then, and if so, could you tell us about those most recent game show adventures?

Scott Hostetler (SH #2): Since the book was published in 2009, I have appeared on two more game shows – Catch 21 on GSN where I won $26,000 cash and The Price is Right with Drew Carey where I won $44,047 total. My goal when I went on TPIR was to win a tropical vacation and a new car… I won a trip to Maui, Hawaii, a new Ford Escape and a trip to Scotland to the Olympics! It’s on YouTube if you search my name.

(* Or you can just click here! – SH#1)

SH #1: Congratulations! I was intrigued to read on your site that 100% of the people you’ve personally coached have won money on game shows, and to hear some of their testimonials in the introductory video there. Can you tell me a bit more about that?

SH #2: Many of the people I have coached are friends and relatives but I do make myself available through the phone and email to people who have read the book and have specific questions or seek advice.

SH #1: Do you run formal group classes in game show preparation?

SH #2: I have not held a formal class, but I would love to do it if the opportunity presented itself. I have not charged for personal counsel; I figure people have already bought the book but if I ran a class I would probably have some kind of fee.

SH #1: Have you ever considered running an online, subscription-only course in game show preparation? I think there could be a big market for that, and given your unique credentials, it’s a market that you could definitely corner!

SH #2: I have thought about an online course and your very kind encouragement may spur me to develop something…

SH #1: I don’t want to ask you for too many game show tips or hints for our visitors – that would defeat the purpose of plugging the book (which, again, I recommend, and which you can get HERE, by the way)… But if you could offer ONE big essential tip or hint for anyone preparing to audition for a game show, what would it be?

SH #2: There are two aspects to game shows – one is getting on, and two is winning! It doesn’t do any good to get on a show if you don’t win. I have been on 19 game shows and won 15 times and I love it! A tip to get on is to follow the Producers’ instructions! I am amazed at the number of times we have been told to do something or not to do something and people ignore the person picking the contestants! If you can’t follow simple instructions in a conference room, how can they trust you to follow directions on the stage?

A tip to win is Study the Game! Musicians and actors rehearse, athletes practice and make a game plan… you get one chance to be on a show; don’t waste it! Study and prepare. I give you tips on how to do that in the book.

SH (#1): Thanks, Scott – that’s actually two tips!

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And that’s where we’ll leave it for today. Next week, in the second and final part of my chat with Scott, I ask him about the game shows he’s created, we discuss the future of game shows, and ONE BIG TIP that didn’t make it into his book.

All that, and more, next Tuesday…

Until then, then!