Description:Hundreds of competitors take to the obstacle course in the preliminary stage of this competition based on the Japanese series "Sasuke." The top competitors from the preliminary round advance to the second stage of the competition, which determines who makes it to the finals on Japan's Mount Midoriyama, where they have a chance to win the $250,000 grand prize. But, unlike most reality shows, no one is guaranteed to win the top prize. If every contestant that qualifies for the finals fails, the ... Read more cash goes unclaimed. Close