[Neil Jones]

At least it wasn't a total secret that there were stand-ins for contestants in a format where injuries are a high possibility. I suppose its one of the worse case scenarios.

I wouldn't be surprised if it's been set up in such a way that if you lost by a country mile on your first show and everybody else fell by the wayside en-route, it comes back to you. So in theory anybody who gets through to the show can win, though of course you're more likely to win the lottery than win Gladiators by relying on a long string of injuries...