Vos Savant, Marilyn

Marilyn Vos Savant has been listed in the Guinness Book of World Records Hall of Fame for her IQ score of 228. She is the author of the popular column "Ask Marilyn" in Parade magazine. Her column appears in over 350 newspapers, with a circulation of approximately 36 million, and a total readership of approximately 70 million.

To students of probability, Marilyn is best known for her analysis of the Monty Hall problem, named for the television game show host Monty Hall. Over the years, she has analyzed a number of other mathematical (and probabilistic) problems as well. Marilyn is the author of I've Forgotten Everything I learned in School, An Hour with Marilyn Vos Savant, and The Power of Logical Thinking.

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