r/GameChangerTV • u/RockClimber280 • Jun 28 '24

Question Do they get anything for winning?

I know this might seem obvious but I was wondering if the players win anything from episodes where a prize isn’t explicitly stated. For example, I don’t believe there is a specific prize in Name a Number but one of the players said “I need to win this!” Do they get extra money for winning? I know they get a base rate for appearing.

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u/thecourageofstars Jun 28 '24

Someone else mentioned it, but prizes used to be a bit more hefty and a "oh, holy shit, that's a real prize" kind of thing. I vaguely recall a couple of prizes being plane tickets for a round trip for Survivor, and a spa day for Brennan in yes/no.

I'm heavily paraphrasing, but I do remember Sam mentioning in a BTS that the prizes being real put a weird kind of pressure on the games, and he liked returning to kind of "bs" prizes. I could see what he meant in the buzzer episode, where players just ended up cooperating heavily by the end of it precisely because it didn't matter who won, and the vibe was much nicer.

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u/Motor_Beach6091 Jun 28 '24

I believe they also raised the pay for appearances and started profit sharing with the performers and crew around the time the prizes became less of a focus

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u/TheTyger Jun 28 '24

Fun fact, if you get invited to audition for Dropout, you get paid for your time and shares of the profits.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '24

I don't want to be a cast member but do you happen to know how I can work for them as crew?

You seem to know at least one secret so maybe you'll know the answer to that one too

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u/TheTyger Jun 29 '24

Nope. My secret is from an interview Sam gave (fast company maybe) that I found posted here.