It’s time to let it all out now!
It’s one of the most appraised shows in the moment. One of the most controversial, one of the most intense and gripping to watch. But yet, it is so easy to get through it. All you have to do is tell the truth. How easy is that? But yet again, don’t be fooled by the questions, they might seem very simple but answering them is another dilemma to figure out. I give you THE MOMENT OF TRUTH!
Prior to the show, contestants are submitted to a polygraph exam. They are asked over 50 questions among which 21 are chosen. All they have to do is answer to them truthfully. Now this must sound pretty easy but some of the questions get pretty intense at each level. Now come on, people are playing for half a million dollars! Can’t let them get it too easy now can we? There has to be a catch right? Well yes, there is one. At any point in the game, if the contestant lies they automatically get cut from the game. They’re not yes, no, maybe questions. Tell the truth, that’s all you have to do. Now imagine that after revealing some very personal stuff on National Television, you answer wrongly to one question and one question is all it takes. Imagine that after putting it all out to the open, and missing one question, you end up with NO money at all! Now this is some very serious stuff!
As they answer the questions, contestants come to a point where they have to ask themselves, “Do I want the money more than destroying my relationship with my family and friends”?
One of the most remembered contestants of THE MOMENT OF TRUTH is Lauren Cleri. After revealing that she had stolen from a job, not being in love with her husband anymore, preferring to give food to a dog rather than a homeless person, and feigning sleep to avoid her husband, you think she would make it to the end? Well no, she lost on a very simple question: “Do you think that you’re a good person?” She answered yes probably because she had remorse after all she’d done but the lie detector determined that she was lying. And now she had lost the money AND her husband. Just ended up with nothing.
When it comes to this game, it’s all about choosing your priorities. But honestly, sometimes some truths should remain hidden, remain untold.
