Overview

• The communal prize pool has dwindled from €250,000 to €56,650 by episode 6 due to contestant purchases and producer-imposed price increases.
• In a heated poolside discussion, Jasmin Herren said she had provided her late husband Willi Herren with about €128,000 and once paid for €5,000 worth of cocaine.
• Brenda Brinkmann, drawing on her friendship with Willi’s daughter Alessia, publicly disputed Jasmin’s account and was subsequently nominated by almost all cast members.
• Contestant Kevin Schäfer revealed that production removed all luxury items—beds, alcohol and cigarettes—from the villa to intensify the game’s austerity.
• Social-media users criticized Sat.1 for turning sensitive family finances and drug allegations into televised entertainment.