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Oct 2021
8m 58s

The numbers behind Squid Game

Bbc Radio 4
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<p>Netflix has announced that South Korean survival drama Squid Game is its most popular series ever. We scrutinise the statistics behind the claim, and look at the odds of surviving one of the show’s deadly contests.</p> 
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