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As a fan of the show, I have noticed the same phenomenon: a dearth of any group besides white men sitting in the hot seat. Seeing as how the process for contestant selection is done over the phone, and indeed is double-blind, there is no way the show’s producers can know someone’s race and take that into account. Only the people who answer the questions correctly are up for consideration. Anyone can get on as long as they are smart and have a very good short-term memory bank. I highly doubt that in these sensitive times there is any motivation on behalf of ABC to consciously discourage blacks from getting on the show. Perhaps we are witnessing a microcosm of society, whereby the educated white men dominate the game, while only a few women and even fewer minorities succeed. In order to get more women and minorities on the show, ABC could resort to affirmative action!

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Name : Ron, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 41, City : Feldman, State : NJ, Country : United States, Occupation : Architect, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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