I analyzed all the ways Squid Game: The Challenge *could* have been rigged: A deep dive analysis.

So what’s the deal— was Squid Game: The Challenge really rigged or not? Was the whole thing all fake and scripted with paid actors? What are the rigging allegations made by former players and how have the producers responded? If they did rig it, how could they have actually done it? Many have read the Rolling Stone article back in February 2023 soon after filming Red Light, Green Light— as well as other articles and player interviews — and have concluded that SquidGame: The Challenge must have been rigged by the producers. But was it really? In this video, I take a detailed look at all the ways in which the games and challenges could have been rigged or manipulated by stacking the odds to help (or harm) the odds of certain contestants. My analysis highlights some suspicious incidents that may provide evidence of producer manipulation as well as the role (and credibility) of the so-called Independent Adjudicators. I also explain the difference between “staged” vs “rigged”, the legalities involved with manipulating a “reality competition show” (e.g. 2001 Survivor lawsuit and the 1950’s Quiz Show scandals), and what Netflix can do next season to tamp down any lingering suspicions about rigging in Season Two. After looking at all of these factors, I give my final verdict to answer the burning question: “Was Squid Game: The Challenge rigged or not?” Credits: “Squid Game” (Netflix, 2021) “Squid Game: The Challenge” (Netflix, 2023) FAIR USE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER Under Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for "Fair Use" for purposes including parody, criticism, commentary, news reporting, teaching, scholarship and research. Fair Use is permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. This video is for the purposes of parody, criticism, and commentary and is considered Fair Use by U.S. Federal Copyright Law as well as YouTube policies. It not an upload of Squid Game: The Challenge, but only uses short, heavily-edited clips, most of which are narrated over or dubbed over. Please watch the full video to verify that the short clips have been heavily edited beyond its original form and used to produce transformative content, and thus clearly fall under Fair Use, which means that my usage of the clips does not require the copyright holder's permission. I believe that all materials used in this video fall under Fair Use. However, if you are the creator of any uncredited content, art or images, please email me and I will gladly credit you.