{"id":40297,"date":"2023-11-22T16:39:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T15:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1931902"},"modified":"2023-11-22T17:22:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T16:22:56","slug":"squid-game-the-challenge-viewers-spot-90s-legend-among-contestants","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/squid-game-the-challenge-viewers-spot-90s-legend-among-contestants\/","title":{"rendered":"Squid Game: The Challenge viewers spot \u201990s legend among contestants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Did you spot him? <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Katelyn Mensah\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 22 November 2023 at 15:39 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p><strong>Contains spoilers for Squid Game: The Challenge. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Eagle-eyed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/squid-game-the-challenge-netflix-release-date\/\">Squid Game: The Challenge<\/a> viewers have spotted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/gladiators-bbc-release-date\/\">Gladiators<\/a> star Wolf in the first episode of the wild reality series.<\/p>\n<p>Out of 456 real players, one who stood out was \u201990s legend Wolf, real name Michael Van Wijk.<\/p>\n<p>Much like the other contestants, Wolf was hoping to be in with a chance of winning a whopping $4.56 million, similar to the Netflix drama series.<\/p>\n<p>While it was a nostalgic moment for many to see him back on screen, it seems he didn\u2019t make it much further beyond the first game.<\/p>\n<p>In the first episode of the reality series, the players all took part in the iconic Red Light, Green Light challenge that saw them eliminated from the competition if they moved when the doll turned back around.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">4.56 million (imaginary) dollars to anyone who spotted this iconic &#8217;90s villain in Squid Game: The Challenge. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B9ZxyRdfgN\">pic.twitter.com\/B9ZxyRdfgN<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Netflix UK &amp; Ireland (@NetflixUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NetflixUK\/status\/1727304680643186745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>Over 200 players were eliminated from the opening game after failing to stop in time or make it past the finish line, and it looks as though Wolf was part of those hundreds.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tv\/21191437\/wolf-gladiator-squid-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reports<\/a> from January 2023, Wolf was eliminated in the first round but \u201cseemed in good spirits\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A source told The Sun: \u201cEveryone recognised him straight away and was excited to meet him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was a really nice guy. It\u2019s a shame he was taken out in the first round but he seemed in good spirits. It just shows you how hard the competition was.<\/p> <p>\u201cIf he found it hard, what hope was there for anyone else?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Michael Van Wijk rose to prominence for his role as Wolf on the sports game show Gladiators, in which he appeared for all eight original seasons from 1992 to 1999.<\/p>\n<p>After taking part in Gladiators, Van Wijk moved to New Zealand and opened a chain of gyms, keeping a relatively low profile.<\/p> <div class=\"brightcove embed\"> <div class=\"embed__intrinsic\"> <div class=\"brightcove__player vjs-playlist-player-container\"> <video data-video-id=\"6341235821112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"video-js\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js\"\/> <p><strong>Squid Game: The Challenge is available to stream on Netflix now. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/\"><strong>Sign up for Netflix from \u00a34.99 a month<\/strong><\/a><strong>. 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