Now that Squid Game: The Challenge isn’t following 456 contestants like a madman, the show is getting personal with the final three player, which makes way for Mai Whelan’s emotional story.
The reality show’s finale sees three contestants — Mai, Sam, and Phill — competing for the large cash prize of $4.56 million.
Before moving on to the final game, the show must eliminate one more player. Therefore, the three put on matching suits and meet up for a steak dinner where things get a little candid.
They begin to ask each other about their personal lives, and their organic conversation is intercepted with solo interview sequences.
Mai tells the other finalists, “I grew up in Vietnam. I came over to United States in a refugee camp when I was eight.” She shares that she’s now married with two daughters, and has a granddaughter and two “beautiful dogs.” Though she doesn’t say it, she now lives in Fairfax, Virginia. Fun fact!
“My life in a nutshell,” she says sweetly.
Mai continues her story in a separate interview, “I finished high school at 18 years of age. I lived a very sheltered life that was very strict. I wanted…
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