most people know someone who knows someone who's gotten a 45. not to say its not true, but suspect to say the least. In the past the 45 was much more attainable; the real problem in 2004 with a 45 is that there are SO many people taking the test that to get a 45 you'd have to do very much better than the next highest person, as so many great testers get 41-43. this means answering darn near every question right, which is quite a feat even for a very very good student and test taker.