WHAT WE LEARNED ABOUT AMERICANS THIS WEEK ON THE CBS PRIMETIME GAME SHOW
"POWER OF 10"
The following was revealed on the POWER OF 10 episode broadcast on
Tuesday, September 11
20% of Americans think their parents should not have gotten
married
88% of Americans said they had sex on their wedding night
82% of Americans judge a book by its cover
21% of Americans said they double -dip when eating chips and dip at a
party
30% of American men would not marry a woman who already had children
with someone else
83% of married American women would keep their original engagement ring
for sentimental reasons, instead of upgrading to a bigger diamond
28% of Americans have participated in a political rally at least once
in their lives
18% of American women said they would get plastic surgery if their
partner asked them to
53% of Americans said they would swim in a pool with someone who they
knew was HIV-positive
12% of American women wear a thong on a regular basis
46% of American women said if they were being mugged, they would fight
back
17% of Americans have visited an adult web site in the last six
months
62% of Americans said they have found someone they considered their
"soul mate"
66% of Americans think Idaho senator Larry Craig was lying when he said
he wasn't gay
28% of American women have caught the bride's bouquet at a
wedding
25% of Americans have left work for some "afternoon
delight"
65% of Americans think America will have an African-American president
by 2025
16% of American women said they have participated in a strip poker
game
9% of Americans said at some point in their lives, they've wondered
whether they were adopted
44% of Americans consider cheerleading to be a sport
23% of Americans have successfully performed the Heimlich maneuver
41% of Americans would trust their mother to set them up on a blind
date
POWER OF 10 is a high-stakes game that challenges contestants to guess
the behaviors, opinions and lifestyle choices of the American public for
the chance to win $10 million dollars. POWER OF 10 airs Wednesdays
(8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Drew Carey serves as
host and Michael Davies is the executive producer for Embassy Row in
association with Sony Pictures Television.
Source:
CBS Press Release