(This post contains spoilers so please proceed with caution if you haven’t watched the show.) The winner of Netflix’s “Squid Game: The Challenge” reality competition series still hasn’t received a dime of the $4.56 million prize.
Inspired by the hit Netflix series, each player will be pushed to their limits through a series of games and forced to ask themselves just how far they’ll go to win, with opportunistic alliances, cutthroat strategies, and timely betrayals to follow.
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Mai Whelan (Player 287), an immigration adjudicator, Navy veteran from Virginia, and a proud grandmother defeated Phill Cain, (Player 451) a scuba instructor from Hawaii after an intense game of Rock Paper Scissors to win the staggering $4.56 million prize.
After winning, Mai said, “Anything is possible.”
“Even when you feel down and afraid, you have to pick yourself up, be a strong person and focus,” she added.
However, 10 months after filming and winning the competition, Mai Whelan hasn’t seen a dime of her $4.56 million prize.
“I feel like Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire. Show me the money,” she told the New York Times.
The “Squid Game: The Challenge” finale aired on Wednesday, December 6, and Netflix held a live watch party in New York City.
Mai Whelan was in the building for the event and she got jazzy for the event by splurging on a new haircut, a Ralph Lauren dress, and Jimmy Choo shoes.
She admits she is now suffering from buyer’s remorse.
It would have been ideal for Netflix to present Mai with a check for her winnings at the finale event.
When she finally does receive her earnings, Mai Whelan shared that she plans to buy a retirement home and donate to issues that are important to her like the environment.
Netflix has announced casting is underway for “Squid Game: The Challenge” Season 2.
Update: According to her contract Mai should receive her winnings 30 days after the airing of the finale episode.
It’s unclear if she will receive her payment in a lump sum or a payment plan.
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