 There are criticism from various corners saying that many of the winners didn't actually opt to receive the prizes because of the huge tax they had to pay for receiving the villa.That means the channel's advertisement of getting a villa through their sponsor is questioned.This got more visible in the case of ISS season 4 winner Joby John

The show appears to have lost some credibility when one of the contestants was eliminated without being present at the stage on the eighth round of eliminations.