2024年1月31日 · Mai Whelan has finally received her long-awaited payout after winning Netflix's Squid Game: The Challenge! PEOPLE can confirm that the immigration adjudicator has received her historic $4.56...

Mai Whelan, also known as Player 287, is an American retired immigration adjudicator for the Department of Homeland Security and a former petty officer for the United States Navy. [1][3][4][2] She was the winner of the inaugural season of Squid Game: The Challenge (2023), with a grand prize of USD $4.56 million. [5][6][3][7]

2023年12月8日 · Mai Whelan is a 55-year-old immigration adjudicator and U.S. Navy veteran from Fairfax, Virginia, per Netflix. She opened up her life as a Vietnam refugee, and how...

2023年12月7日 · Mai Whelan—also known as Player 287 on Netflix’s Squid Game: The Challenge —is one of the DMV’s newest multimillionaires. Last night, she took home the top …

2023年12月13日 · Mai Whelan, winner of Netflix’s 'Squid Game: The Challenge,' tells all about winning the $4.56 million prize, life after the show, weird Venmo requests, and what’s next.

2023年12月7日 · Mai Whelan is the winner of the first season of Netflix’s Squid Game: The Challenge. Mai — a.k.a Player 287 — won the $4.56 million grand prize during the show’s season finale that aired...

In this exclusive interview at home, Mai (Player 287) shares what life looks like now after beating out Sam (Player 016) and Phill (Player 451) and winning $4.56 million in the season finale. The Vietnamese American retiree reflects on her journey to …

Once a shy, scared and nearly defeated Vietnamese girl, she rose to the challenge and out of 456 people, was the first person to ever win Squid Game: The Challenge! Now, Mai channels her passion into making a real difference—supporting underprivileged individuals, saving animals, and protecting the environment.

Mai Whelan is the winner of Squid Game: The Challenge. Mai loves to garden and travel, and she plans on choosing alliances that'll work to her advantage. If she wins, she plans on looking for a home to spend her retirement in.

Mai Whelan. Actress: Level Zero. Mai Whelan's extraordinary journey encompasses a life shaped by resilience and a commitment to making a positive impact. Born in Saigon, Vietnam, Mai faced poverty and oppression, forcing her family to seek refuge in a Fort Indiantown Gap refugee camp in Pennsylvania.