 Although the contestants appearing on the show were not working from a script, and could be themselves onset, very few unscripted moments were used in the final edit, suggesting that the shows were written ahead of time, and then edited to that script without paying attention to what actually occurred onset.In the shows as aired, the contestants are competing for a tiny $500 prize money.Onset there was no talk of prize money - everyone was given a $200 paycheck for a weekend's work, and the chance to be on MTV.