Why do you have to answer a simple math question whenever you win something?

Question

i also wonder if a dumb person wins like 100k, and answers the math question wrong... do they lose that 100k?

Answer 1

I think the math question thing is a loophole in some law about gambling - some places don't allow gambling, and winning a contest is considered gambling. So they require you to answer a math question to turn it into a "game of skill" and not gambling (pure chance). I think this is common in Canada. As for getting the question wrong... I don't think that happens.

-T