I’d like to see an American version of that show. Take 100 Americans, put them in a field outside of Denver or something, and put them through all the challenges that the MXC contestants go through.
Cost would be minimal: those sets are made of wood, paper and plastic, right?
BTW, a recent TV Guide article said that in the Japanese game show, contestants are awarded “prizes” like toaster ovens, cameras, etc. and that the prize-awarding part of the show has been edited out of the American version.