A Squid Game: The Challenge contestant has revealed how much he was paid to appear on the show.
The hit Netflix series, in which 456 contestants risk their lives to win millions, was turned into a real competition by the streaming service this year.
More than 100,000 applicants applied to take part in the series after learning the prize money would be $4.56 million (£3.63 million) and the grand finale was just days away.
Mow contestant Radhika Srinivasan has revealed that only the winner made money.
When asked directly by a fan on TikTok about her fee, she replied: “Zero.” Zero GBP, zero USD, zero rupees, zero yuan, zero pesos. Zero. Literally zero!
“It was all or nothing and we really did it for nothing because the stakes were so high. It was $4.65 million.”
A Squid Game: The Challenge contestant has revealed how much he was paid to appear on the show
Contestant Radhika Srinivasan has revealed how much she was paid to take part in the show
Milton Keynes native Contestant 352 was eventually eliminated in the Warship round when her team’s boat sank.
Radhika said the company covered the travel expenses of all participants.
She added: “But what I can tell you is that the production covered all transport, meaning literally all international flights to London.”
“I don’t live too far from London, but they organized a taxi, a train and literally everything you need to get to the location and also get back home.”
“So, yeah, we went in with the clothes they gave us, a fanny pack full of toiletries and essentials.
“Toothbrush, toothpaste, I had my contact lenses.” That’s all I needed. And we left with some group trauma, I guess.
“I’m just kidding, we left with so many crazy, extremely abstract memories.”
“I think that’s the best way to put it, but it was such a wild experience and I wouldn’t take it back for the world!” Would I do it again for free? One hundred percent.’
Hundreds were eliminated in the first round and then remained in bunk beds in the studios, like in the Korean series.
456 real people competed to be crowned the winner of Squid Game: The Challenge
A total of 456 players took part in the show, which was filmed at Cardington Studios, a former RAF base near Bedford, just like in the original series
In a trailer released on Friday ahead of next week’s finale, the three remaining hopefuls, numbers 016, 287 and 451, will take on the final challenge
Brandon Riegg, Netflix vice president of unscripted series and documentaries, previously said of the reality show, “Squid Game has taken the world by storm.” [director Hwang Dong-hyuk’s] captivating story and iconic images.
In a trailer released on Friday ahead of next week’s finale, the three remaining hopefuls, numbers 016, 287 and 451, will take on the final challenge.
The clip begins with a participant saying, “We’ve come so far to arrive here and now…this is it.”
Someone else explained: “It’s like a pack of wolves trying to get the last piece of meat!”