Watching the game, and playing along, is a great activity for a math club or for individuals who want to match wits with the contestants. Below are videos of recent games, which you can also see on the AMS channel on YouTube. (Almost all videos were taken by Bill Butterworth of DePaul University.)
The 2011 Arnold Ross Lecture at the Science Museum of Minnesota
After a very engaging lecture by Joan Hutchinson, eight Twin Cities students competed for cash and prizes.
Pi Day 2011 at Providence College
The Governor of Rhode Island, Lincoln Chafee, congratulated the contestants and handed out awards.
On Family Science Days at the 2011 AAAS Annual Meeting - February 20, 2011
A three-way tie for first in this very tight game
The 2011 National Who Wants to Be a Mathematician in New Orleans - January 7, 2011
Evan O'Dorney attempts to repeat as national Who Wants to Be a Mathematician champion.
Who Wants to Be a Mathematician in Vancouver - October 21, 2010
This was the WWTBAM crew's first visit outside the U.S. (arriving a little late for the Olympics). A packed house saw the event.
Who Wants to Be a Mathematician at the 2010 Arnold Ross Lecture - October 14, 2010
Who Wants to Be a Mathematician at the 2010 SACNAS National Conference - October 1, 2010
Every year the AMS conducts the game at the conference's breakfast for all attendees
Who Wants to Be a Mathematician at Providence College - April 6, 2010
Two exciting games of Who Wants to Be a Mathematician (following lots of rain in Rhode Island)
Who Wants to Be a Mathematician at the University of Michigan - March 19, 2010
Students, teachers, and folks from Mathematical Reviews® attended on the first warm Friday of the spring in Ann Arbor (questions similar to those in the RI game above)
2010 Joint Mathematics Meetings in San Francisco, January 14, 2010
A National Who Wants to Be a Mathematician at the 2010 Joint Mathematics Meetings
Who Wants to Be a Mathematician at the University of Hawai'i at Hilo - December 6, 2009
A big crowd turned out on a Sunday afternoon for two exciting games on the east side of the Big Island.
2009 Arnold Ross Lecture at the National Science Science Center's Fort Discovery
The Arnold Ross Lecture and Who Wants to Be a Mathematician traveled to Augusta, Georgia on October 29 for a morning of mathematics.
Who Wants to Be a Mathematician at SACNAS 2009
SACNAS is a society dedicated to fostering the success of Hispanic/Chicano and Native American scientists in attaining advanced degrees, careers, and positions of leadership. This video has parts of the game from the 2009 SACNAS national conference
Below are two full-length videos of games played in Danvers, MA at Danvers High School on April 29, 2004. (At that time, the game was called Do the Math! but otherwise the game is the same as the current Who Wants to Be a Mathematician.) Each game below lasts approximately 30 minutes.
Danvers High School :: Game 1
This game is available in Flash format. Choose from the following options:
