Drexel professor who sent students porn link was contestant on ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire’

Sometime on March 31, Drexel University law professor Lisa McElroy emailed her students a link to a pornographic video — an event that has since resulted in school officials announcing an internal investigation on Monday.

But before all this hubbub happened, it appears that McElroy just really wanted to be a millionaire. Or, at least enough to have appeared on Who Wants to be a Millionaire in 2010.

McElroy joined then-host Meredith Vieira in January 2010 to compete on the show, initially coming out of the gate strong and confident in the lower-value questions. However, her trouble started relatively quickly, with the Drexel prof using two lifelines on a $12,500 question:

As a result of General Motor's bankruptcy declaration in 2009, what foreign government became one of its largest shareholders? 

Sadly for McElroy, her "Ask the Expert" pairing, former CNN anchor Erica Hill, and her lifeline gave the wrong answer and was eliminated. The correct answer is Canada — not China.

Following the wrong answer, McElroy ended up leaving the show with $5,000 in winnings. Which isn't too bad, all things considered.

Drexel issued a statement on McElroy's apparent email flub Monday, saying that the university is "required to initiate fact-finding for all reports of inappropriate behaviors of a sexual nature."

Aside from her role as a law professor at Drexel, McElroy has also contributed to blogs including the SCOTUSblog and Motherlode, as well as authored several children's books about the Supreme Court and politicians at various levels of government.

In 2013, McElroy wrote for Slate about living with anxiety issues in a piece called "Worrying Enormously About Small Things."