Preparing the JBL Quiz

It's vital to read the quiz script prior to arriving at a venue to host Jeopardy! Bar League (JBL). You should be able to nail any tricky pronunciations and adequately describe how each round works, like a Trebek, Jennings, or Jost.

Pro tip: When reviewing the material ahead of time, make a note of where the Daily Doubles are in the Jeopardy! and Double Jeopardy! Rounds. Whichever team finds the Daily Double gets a prize, so you'll want to be paying attention to who has control of the board when it's selected. 

If you have any questions about the script, please email qmsupport@geekswhodrink.com 

JBL scripts are available about 24-30 hours before quiz start times, roughly between 12 and 2pm CT the day prior to a scheduled quiz. A PDF of the quiz, including a pronunciation guide and any additional host notes is available via the JBL host app. To download your quiz script, follow the instructions below or watch this quick video.

Oh, and this is an example of a JBL quiz script. It replicates the JBL board and shows the clue values below the correct responses.

Host notes, like how to explain that the letters "id" will appear together and in order in all correct responses in a round with a title like  We'll Need Your "ID", will appear at the top of the script.

Pronunciation guides will appear elsewhere in the script.

Connect to an External Display

Connect to the display with an HDMI cable (or whatever your venue is using) from your laptop.

On a Windows computer, press the Windows Key + P and then select "Extend".

On a Mac, choose Apple Menu and then System Preferences.

Under Displays, click "Use as", and then click "Stop mirroring." This will make sure that your two displays are being used separately

Then select your personal device, click "Use as," and then "Main display." Alternatively, you can select the extended screen, click "Use as," and then "Extended display."

Open your browser.

Navigate to https://host.playjeopardy.live/, and make sure that the host app is open in its own window - NOT in a tab in the same window as the Opcon.

• If prompted, log in.

• Click Play Game on the main menu screen of the JBL Host App

• Load the correct content by selecting:
  a. The venue where you're hosting.
  b. The date of the quiz
  c. Content Source needs to be GWD Jeopardy Database
  d. Then click Get Content by Date
  e. Event Type needs to be LiveShow Season 0
  f. Game Config needs to be Default (DO NOT select Events in Game Config!!!!!)
  g. Jeopardy Content will load based on the Date field above. You do not need to change anything here.
  h. Click Load Content

• Click Open Opcon to launch the Opcon in your browser - again, make sure that this is a separate window from the host app.

• Click Play Game in the bottom right-hand corner of the content loader screen

• Drag the host app to the player-facing screen and press "F" to enter fullscreen mode.

• Click Play Game on the main menu screen

If you forgot to click "Open Opcon" while loading your quiz, no worries. Navigate to playjeopardylive.com and log in with the same account you used to log into the host app

From there, enter a name of your choosing, the 6 digit join code from the JBL game, and click "Join Game." Once you do, you'll be prompted to enter OpCon mode as long as you've logged into the browser with the same account you used to log into the host app. Click "Accept."

Press "Show Welcome Screen" to display the QR code, Join Code, and welcome message on the player-facing screen, and have fun!

This may seem like a given, since most JBL venues will utilize a screen or screens to display the Host App (AKA Big Board). (Optimally, this is how the game is intended to be hosted.) But if you don't have use of screens, you can still host JBL, so this applies to screenless JBL games and running a JBL game at home for practice or training.

When you launch a game in the Host App and then open the Opcon, please make sure you drag the Opcon out to its own window.

If you run the Opcon and Host App in separate tabs in the same window, IT WILL SLOW DOWN YOUR GAME. This is due to information caching, yadda yadda. Anyway, it's not good. So yoink out that Host App, like you would if you were dragging it to a screen. 

 Print two of these, get them laminated, and bring 'em with you everywhere you host. You'll also want a dry-erase or wet-erase marker so that you can write the Player Code down. We'll reimburse you for the printing and laminating costs, just remember to keep your receipts and fill out the reimbursement form.

Please note: JBL is intended to utilize a large screen/display/TV for the clue board. The JBL Opcon allows the host to display the QR code and join code at any time during the game using the Toggle QR Code button. Unless your JBL venue does not have screens, it may be unneccessary to have a laminated player registration sheet.