"Squid Game: The Challenge" Crowns First Winner and Sparks Controversy

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The winner of Netflix's Squid Game: The Challenge, inspired by the Korean dystopian show Squid Game, has been crowned after 456 contestants competed for a record-breaking cash prize of $4.56 million. The final episode saw finalists Sam Wells, Mai Whelan, and Phill Cain go head-to-head, with 55-year-old Mai emerging as the victor through a game of rock, paper, scissors. The show, which has been renewed for a second series, is facing legal claims from participants seeking compensation for injuries suffered during filming.
- Squid Game: The Challenge crowns first winner BBC.com
- 'Squid Game: The Challenge' Winner Revealed, Takes Home $4,560,000 Prize TMZ
- ‘Watch through your fingers’ – Squid Game: The Challenge is the guiltiest TV pleasure of all time The Guardian
- 'Squid Game: The Challenge' on Netflix isn't insightful. It's sad. MSNBC
- The Problem with Squid Game: The Challenge's Final Game Den of Geek
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