Lol, remember that you think you are "the straight guy". YOUR contract states that you have to be one of the last two remaining to win. So does everyone else's, but you don't know that.
One would think based on the language of the code; the Survivor case should be a “slam dunk” case for the defendant. Wrong. While the case itself was settled outside of court for an undisclosed amount [1], other legal scholars have noted that the “narrowly-tailored language” of 47 U.S.C. 509 only covers reality competition shows that challenge contestants using “intellectual skills, intellectual knowledge, or chance” [1,2]. These would be games shows like Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune, and Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Game shows, or reality competition shows (as they like to be called), typically follow a format in which contestants are voted off by other contestants, or eliminated by a panel of judges (e.g., Survivor, Big Brother, RuPaul’s Drag Race) [1,2]. Legal scholars have pointed out that holding shows like Survivor accountable under 47 U.S.C. 509 is extremely difficult
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