Math illiteracy on “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?”
The contestant, the studio audience, and the online audience all got this easy math question wrong.
I don’t think this is so much a reflection on any of them, as it is on the horrible state of math education in this country. If this had taken place in Norway or South Korea, I think the contestant and both audiences would have gotten it correct.
When not knowing Math can cost you $15,000
Dan from Squirrel Hill's Blog 
Jack replied:
It also says something about the audience, too.
August 1, 2012 at 12:22 am. Permalink.
moron replied:
An ugly thing it says about some in the audience is that some are willing to guess and speculate with the contestant’s money–even with the contestant states that s/he is unemployed. Seriously, if you don’t know, why don’t you just not vote?
August 1, 2012 at 3:29 am. Permalink.