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ABC Will Pay 'Lucky 13' Players Over $460K After Production Bankruptcy
ABC will cover the money owed to 'Lucky 13' game show contestants after production company Studio 1 went bankrupt
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. Rather than it being a direct commission, the unique commercial model on which the debut series was launched in the U.S. was underpinned by advertising revenues which given well-publicized market conditions regrettably, but unavoidably, fell acutely short of forecasts.” 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.
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