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And they're taking Jordan's quip far too seriously. They also picture Anthony Hutton who only got £50k for winning BB6, half of what Jordan won - although probably on a par when inflation is factored in.

I don't think the article intends to or even needs to compare like for like amounts and what various people do with their money, which would be a bit pointless anyway as everyone has different circumstances. It's more about what money gets you nowadays and gameshows not considering that. Not that they have to though - in some cases, what they were giving away originally was too much, £1m for Survivor being the prime example. Also, I think if shows were to properly account for inflation, they'd have to round off figures which would lead to them giving away more than they wanted, but only because viewers would accuse them of being stingy for offering weird amounts.