Brain researcher hacks Who Wants to be a Millionaire using memory tricks (2006)

Re:Brain researcher hacks Who Wants to be a Millionaire usin... by dangoldin on Monday August 24, 2009 @06:19PM (#783547)

I thought this article would be about looking at the reaction of the host while reading each of the answer choices but it was still an interesting read.

I imagine there are people who are able to say a list of words and then know what the person is thinking of based on their reactions.

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Re:Brain researcher hacks Who Wants to be a Millionaire usin... by graywh on Monday August 24, 2009 @06:46PM (#783588)

I would think the host doesn't get the answer until it's "final".

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Re:Brain researcher hacks Who Wants to be a Millionaire usin... by dangoldin on Monday August 24, 2009 @10:56PM (#784002)

You're probably right but I imagine the host may still know the answers to some of the questions. In that case the answer may be easily discovered and the producers can't quite ask the host if they know the answer to such and such a question.

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Re:Brain researcher hacks Who Wants to be a Millionaire usin... by karanbhangui on Monday August 24, 2009 @08:39PM (#783799)

yeah, I would expect this too. otherwise, it's too easy for the host to slip up or give subtle clues.

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