'Squid Game: The Challenge' Finalist Emerges Amidst Complex Game Adaptations

Mai, an immigration adjudicator, uses her unique skills to navigate the reality TV version of the popular series, as game designers grapple with translating the original games to a large-scale format.

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.