The one thing I find hard about this show sometimes is that many of the folks are quite desperate for the money. It's a show that attracts people that live with very little income, and the money is not just life changing, but at times they seem quite desperate for it. In this season you have examples of a guy who needs the money so his son can get therapy for his autism, and another guy who needs the money so that his kids can be with him.
So it's way beyond a typical game show or even Survivor in terms of how badly they need this money. Stakes are way higher.
I guess that's compelling but hard not to feel badly for some of these folks.
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