Monty Hall dies at 96, 5 References To Monty Hall Problem In Popular Culture

Image by LET'S MAKE A DEAL, Host Monty Hall, 1963-76
You may remember the old TV show called Let's Make a Deal which ran on American television from 1963 to 1968. The genial host and co-creator of the game show died at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Saturday. He was 96. Monty Hall offered deals to audience members in the form of choices, dares or other challenges. If the audience member succeeded, they won a nice price like a new car. If not, they got the booby prize--a dirty shoe, an old goat, whatever. The Monty Hall Problem became famous in 1990 when a reader asked the ‘Ask Marilyn’ column in Parade Magazine the following question: “Suppose you're on a game show, and you're given the choice of three doors: Behind one door is a car; behind the others, goats. You pick a door, say No. 1, and the host, who knows what's behind
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