His "fataawa" were always answered according to the intent of the questioner. Raising a question may guide the questioner along an avenue of research (see Socratic method). The players, sometimes including the questioner, then must choose their answers. Careful selection of questions can greatly improve the odds of the "questioner" winning the game. The response can be compared to information that is already known to the questioner. During his first year, he emerged as the court's most vigorous questioner from the bench. Since 1997, Lehrer has been a questioner in every New York City mayoral election. In 2007, she was the questioner on "The People's Quiz". Peter Andre appeared in-studio as a guest questioner.