“I was on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? The reason the audience is so completely useless (and why you see so many press wrong on obvious answers) is that 20%–30% of the audience is friends and family to the other seven contestants who are waiting for their turn. We spent two days in the studio, and if the initial contestant loses, the others get their chance. If one contestant goes far and takes a lot of time, no one else gets a chance, so the audience tells the wrong answer on purpose.”

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