Now that the world knows who won a whopping $4.56 million on 害羞草研究所淪quid Game: The Challenge,害羞草研究所� Surrey resident Darylle Johnson is keen to talk about her time on the British reality-competition show.

The popular Netflix series, based on the South Korean drama 害羞草研究所淪quid Game,害羞草研究所� was filmed in London last January, nearly a year ago.

Crowned champion on Wednesday, Dec. 6, American contestant Mai Whelan, 55, pockets the biggest cash prize in reality-TV history.

Johnson, a Guildford-area designer of , says she enjoyed her time playing kid-friendly games as one of the 456 害羞草研究所淪quid害羞草研究所� contestants, including a handful of fellow Canadians.

She was player #273.

害羞草研究所淚t was definitely fun,害羞草研究所� Johnson told the Now-Leader in a phone call Thursday, Dec. 7.

害羞草研究所淭he chances of winning the $4.56 million was obviously not high because there害羞草研究所檚 a lot of contestants, but just the opportunity to be on the show 害羞草研究所� I mean, it was the number-one show on Netflix in 73 countries in the first week with over 20 million views, I think, just huge.害羞草研究所�

To become a contestant she endured six months of interviews with show producers.

害羞草研究所淢ost reality shows have 10 to 20 contestants, so the process of picking all 456 was pretty crazy,害羞草研究所� Johnson noted.

害羞草研究所淎t the time I was digital nomading, primarily in Mexico, and somebody posted the casting video on social media. I was like, 害羞草研究所極h, that害羞草研究所檚 crazy.害羞草研究所� I害羞草研究所檇 never really thought about being on a reality show before, but that sounded fun, so I applied. I guess I kind of stuck out with my strange lifestyle of nomading around Mexico, and I害羞草研究所檓 board game designer and business strategist. I stood out to them in that sense.害羞草研究所�

Before Johnson was eliminated in the third episode, she was a lieutenant in a life-size version of the Battleship board game.

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She says it害羞草研究所檚 been a strange few weeks of having people ask questions about her time on 害羞草研究所淪quid Game: The Challenge,害羞草研究所� a 10-episode series that debuted in November.

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She continued.

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So, would she do another reality-TV game show?

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害羞草研究所�, so people should apply,害羞草研究所� she added. 害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檓 a proponent for trying something new, even if you害羞草研究所檙e afraid of something to just be brave despite the fear.

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