LeFors Family wins $25,000 on “Crystal Maze”

On Friday, the LeFors “Girl Power” team won the top prize of $25,000 on Nickelodeon’s “Crystal Maze” game show. I did an interview with them last week before the show aired. 

The team won six out of eight challenges to collect crystals. The youngest player and the captain, Priscilla, also won a mega crystal. This means they had plenty of time for the final challenge and were able to collect enough golden tokens to win the prize. 

Since the show was taped in September, I asked the family what it was like to keep it a secret all this time. 

PRISCILLA LEFORS: 

We signed an agreement to keep it confidential. If we revealed information, they would sue us. I don’t want that so I had to keep it to myself. My friends were so curious but I had to hold it. Even teachers asked me about it. I had to hold it in. Even my grandparents! I kept it tight until the show, and now I feel a huge weight lifted off my shoulders! 

THE DAILY MOTH: 

I bet it’s a big weight off your shoulders! Good job keeping it a secret. Here are more insights from June Ann, the mother. 

JUNE ANN LEFORS: 

Some people were curious if we had to play out the scenes again and again, or if it was all 100% real. Once we went through the doors for the challenges, everything you saw was real. There were no repetitions. All the facial expressions and reactions were authentic. Now, for the scenes when we stood together -- for those parts, there were some retakes. Adam (the host) would say out lines and then want to do a retake. We would oblige. Sometimes the kids would say things and didn’t think it felt right, so we’d do a retake. That was cute. We all had to act all day, for one entire day. We were worn out. It was exciting in the morning but as the day dragged on, the (crew) had to encourage the kids to look happy, to smile. The kids started to feel fatigued. We had to cheer them on. It was a new perspective. So, young actors, you have my respect. Acting jobs are not easy! It was a fun experience for us. 

THE DAILY MOTH: 

Thank you for sharing. June Ann said after paying taxes on the prize money, they used the money to on their trip in the United Kingdom and have booked a cruise vacation. Nice! Congratulations to the LeFors family.