SALT LAKE CITY — Lizzie McGee and Britt Christensen say the obstacles they overcame to get as far as they did on Netflix’s “Squid Game: The Challenge” were worth the shot at the show’s $4.56 million prize.

“I decided to put together a bucket list of 40 things to do in my 40th year,” said McGee, a mother of three who lives in St. George. “I just haven’t done it because I’ve been a mom.”

Her motivation to enter the contest stemmed from her desire to cross off an item on her bucket list and participate in a reality TV show.

After watching “Squid Game: The Challenge” Season 1, she lightheartedly filled out an application and sent it in without telling anyone, including her husband. Several months passed and she got a callback from the show and, with a little patience during the vetting proc

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