Exclusive: In a very unusual position, ABC is preparing for a value of more than $ 460,000 to ensure the presence of the contestants in the game's offer Fortunate 13 Receive the gains he owes.
Although there is no legal commitment to doing this, the Disney -owned network is close to the completion of an agreement according to it Fortunate 13 The winners will receive their prize utensils after the chaos of the series, which was hosted by Shakil O'Neil and Jenna Rodriguez.
Fortunate 13 He was fortunate to be named, but not fortunate to be normal for those involved in making the show, which was broadcast on ABC last year under a new Greenlight model. Studio Producer Studio 1 in advance Fortunate 13 In exchange for a share of advertising and the use of products in ABC, but the revenues were much lower than expectations and the offer was not renewed for the second season.
Lucky 13 Holdings and Studio 13 Entertainment, STUDIO 1 for Special Books 1 Fortunate 13,, Actively announced bankruptcy, leaving the contractors – including the O'Neal and Rodriguez hosts – of at least $ 500,000.
Studio 1 was also responsible for paying the gains to the contestants, but the pluscinemaz.comrealizes that the participants did not receive their cash prizes amid financial conflict.
Thirteen people have gone away from Fortunate 13 With prizes totaling 461,500 dollars. The largest award for the offer was $ 125,000, while the youngest was $ 3,750. The sources said that the contestants should have been pushed within 120 days of their appearance. The last episode of the series was broadcast on September 19, which was 138 days ago.
Disney is now entering the right of this error. ABC source said: “ABC is just a local license, but when we learned that Studio 1 will not fulfill these obligations, ABC entered into negotiations to ensure that the contestants get their salaries.” “We are still working on this agreement, but we are confident that it will be completed soon.”
Studio 1 refused to comment. Adrian Wolf, CEO of Studio 1, said last year he was restructuring the company in order to “protect the value of the installer now Fortunate 13 IP. “Menzies, the United Kingdom Accounting Company that oversees the entertainment management process 13 Lucky 13 Holdings and Studio 13, responded to a comment.
Fortunate 13 The knowledge of the contestants with 13 real or kinetic trivial questions was tested, but with development: to what extent they know what they know-as important, to what extent do they know what they do not know? If they carefully expect how they succeeded in answering 13 questions, they can win the Grand Cash Award for one million dollars.
The first show of the ABC summer series was when it was launched last July with 2.7 million viewers. Fortunate 13 The season's conclusion was also ranked first in the time period.
Woolfe created the show and made as a display force. The actor Kevin Bacon was an executive product alongside Mark Wales, Jalin Comper, Aaron Stone, Allasteer Burlingham, Gary Raskin, David Chef, Skut Henry, and GW Wright. Outecutive produced alongside Colin Sumiton and Michael Paris its production in Jersey Legands, while Rodriguez produced the executive through which I Can & I will will will produce.