[quote name=\'JasonA1\' date=\'Apr 27 2005, 01:56 PM\']Those of you who have Zach ignored just missed a prime moment of him in action. Ugh.
Anyway, the Aussie version briefly used a general knowledge question - I believe when Tony Barber hosted - to determine control. But, since that guy wasn't Tony, I believe that clip came from the UK version. The question was asked simply to determine who spun first. (This was a rerun MOGSM, right?)
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The things I've seen have indicated that it's always been the case with the Australian version--they do a tossup question to determine who starts the first round rather than drawing numbers (in the old days) or a tossup puzzle (now).
The Canadian "skill testing question" requirement is for sweepstakes and mail-in/Internet contests, I believe.