ABC is stepping in to pay over $460,000 to contestants of the now-canceled game show Lucky 13 after its U.K. producer, Studio 1, declared bankruptcy. Despite having no legal obligation, ABC is negotiating to ensure the contestants receive the prize money they were promised.
Multiple outlets reported on Wednesday, February 5, that ABC is in negotiations to pay more than $460,000 to those who were promised prize money after participating in the game show . Despite ABC having no legal obligation to get involved, ABC stepped in after its U.K. producer, Studio 1, declared bankruptcy.
According to Deadline, several contractors have yet to receive payment for their work, in addition to the 13 contestants who participated in the game show not being paid their winnings yet. Lucky 13 was a high-stakes game show that tested contestants' knowledge with 13 true-or-false trivia questions. The twist? Each contestant competing for the grand prize of $1 million had to accurately predict how successfully they answered the questions.
'I was first asked to join this project by Shaquille. I mean, who says no to Shaquille O'Neal? Not I! But I was like, 'This is definitely very different for me.' It was nothing I was actually ever really interested in before Shaquille O'Neal approached me,' she admitted in August 2024. 'But I had to figure out how it was going to make sense for me because I had never really hosted before. ... For me, I was excited to give people money.
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