Reality TV’s biggest prize of $4,560,000 has officially been won … as the winner of “Squid Game: The Challenge” was crowned.
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Millions streamed the real-life game show adaption of the extremely popular Netflix show, and Wednesday night it all came to an end as the final 3 became one single champion. The three remaining contestants were all treated to a feast in their dorm — consisting of steak — before it was revealed only 2 of them would move on to the final game.
From there, the remaining 3 Mai Whelan (player 287), Sam Lantz (player 016), and Phill Cain (player 451) were narrowed to two in a game of chance where players selected a button to press … green meant they got to choose one other player to bring to the final, red meant they were eliminated and grey was neutral. Mai got grey and Sam chose red which meant Phil and Mai moved on.
In the final game, Mai and Phil played “Rock, Paper, Scissors.” Every time a player won the round, they’d select a single key from a box of several and attempt to open a lock.
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After about a dozen rounds … 55-year-old Mai, an immigration adjudicator from Virginia picked the winning key, opening the safe and taking home the $4,560,000 prize.
BTW — much like the first season of “Squid Game” — the first season of the reality show also ended with a teaser for a 2nd season, despite recent lawsuits from contestants who say the conditions on the show were brutal … so stay tuned.