Why do Canadian sweepstakes winners have to answer an unaided, timed, mathmatical skill test question?

When reading the contest rules for various sweepstakes entries, I have noticed that there is always a caveat that if the winner is Canadian they must answer a timed, unaided mathmatical skill test question in order to win the prize. Why is this? And, how difficult is the math question?

Why do Canadian sweepstakes winners have to answer an unaided, timed, mathmatical skill test question?
I actually run a sweepstakes site at www.winanew.com, where you can win a:





- 2008 Mini Cooper S Convertible


- 46" Sony Bravia XBR HDTV


- Microsoft Xbox,





so am intimately familiar with the rules on raffles/sweepstakes, etc...





This is just a legal technicality in Canada... games of skill are allowed, so you have to answer the question correctly to win. FYI... the question can be as simple as you want it to be... like how much is 2+2.
Reply:This answer is not exactly correct. I work for a prize insurance company. The question can not be as simple as 2+2, the skill question must contain at least three numbers to actually be skill testing; for example, a common question might be "(2 × 4) + (10 × 3)" (Answer: 38). Report Abuse