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Everything we know about the three finalists in Squid Game: The Challenge

Source: COURTESY OF NETFLIX

There have been plenty of tears, vomit and brutal eliminations... but only one person can win Squid Game: The Challenge.

Netflix’s new reality competition, based on the original 2021 South Korean drama, sees 456 contestants compete in a series of games and tests for the chance to win $4.56m (£3.55m) – the largest lump-sum jackpot in the history of reality TV.

Warning: spoilers for episode eight and nine of Squid Game: The Challenge follow

While the players in the real-life version don’t get shot dead upon elimination, of course, like they did in the drama, the contestants are certainly not spared from taking

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