It’s great that Clarkson is rich now, but are ALL of the winners rich and famous? No. They were promised the same things, but didn’t get them either AND they didn’t get rich.
So, the bait and switch is ok if you make it big?
This is typical of the old game shows. You couldn’t afford to keep the prizes because of the taxes. It is what it is. If something sounds too good to be true it usually is.
The contestants should look past the promised prizes to the exposure, I guess. But it does sound like a bait and switch.
This is legalese because RTL Group (German television network, owns the franchise) owns numerous game shows that give cars and cash.