Description

An obscure pro wrestling-adjacent reality show from 2001 was mired in scandal. Was it really rigged?

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Show notes:

• Another Reality TV Show Is Under Fire (New York Times)
• Manhunt on IMDB
• The Stingray (Wayback Machine)
• Twenty-One (Wikipedia)
• Prohibited practices in contests of knowledge, skill, or chance (FCC)
• JK’s letter to the FCC (Wayback Machine)
• Steve Beverly’s letter to the FCC (Wayback Machine)
• Survivor rules: the contract that details pay, tie-breakers, prohibited behavior, and more (Reality Blurs)