Overview

• Mai, a contestant in the reality TV show 'Squid Game: The Challenge', has emerged as a finalist due to her cunningness and people skills, similar to the original 'Squid Game' series.
• The show has had to adapt the games from the original series to a reality TV format, including creating a new Glass Bridge and developing a system to detect movements of 456 players in the game 'Red Light/Green Light'.
• Game designer Ben Norman and his team had to source props in large quantities and sometimes manufacture them from scratch to replicate the look of the original 'Squid Game' tasks.
• Mai's background as an immigration adjudicator, where she balances empathy with decision-making, has served her well in the competition.
• Mai secured her spot as a finalist in the game 'Circle of Trust', where she correctly identified who tried to eliminate her.