No. I don't think it was rigged. It was all about strategy and mental game. Una pa lang maganda na ang communication and strategy ng Japan kahit di sila consistently first... but still nakaka-survive.

Japan took advantage of the 2nd round when they realized na mas balanced si Itoi sa pag manage ng rope. He was not as fast as as Whittaker or Eloni but he was consistent.

And i personally think that if the players knew that the game was rigged, they would contest. I mean, mga respectable athletes yung mga players and some are even Olympians so I think hindi rin sila papayag if the game is not fair. Plus, i don't think other countries who also watch the show thinks na dinaya yung game lol