Question for: May 18, 2024
The "Three Prisoners Problem" presented in Martin Gardner's "Mathematical Game" column in Scientific American in 1959 and the "Three Shells Problem" described in his book Aha Gotcha are both mathematically equivalent to a more famous problem originally posed in a letter written by Steve Selvin to the American Statistician in 1975 and named after what game show host?
Clues
Possible QScores
100
87.87
78.48
65.72
Answer Breakdown
| Total | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | 285 | 229 (80%) | 36 (13%) | 5 (2%) | 15 (5%) |
| Lost | 12 | 7 (58%) | 3 (25%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (17%) |
| % of Participants | 79% | 13% | 2% | 6% |
Most Common Incorrect Answer
| Answer | Count |
|---|---|
| “Simon” | 3 |