Who Wins ‘The Circle’? Season 5 Winner Talks Prize Cash Plans (EXCLUSIVE)

Spoiler alert: This text accommodates main spoilers for Season 5 of The Circle.

The format of the social media-centric competitors present, The Circle was tailored from the British actuality TV collection of the identical title. Now in its fifth installment, the Netflix collection first premiered on the streaming platform in early 2020.

The sport sees a solid of contestants who’re vying for the $100,000 money prize by any means essential — even when which means mendacity and dishonest their strategy to the season finale. Nonetheless, each season, we meet not less than one participant who prides themselves on enjoying an sincere recreation.

And this time round, enjoying truthful actually paid off for one participant. So, who wins Season 5 of The Circle? In an unique interview with Distractify, the winner opened up about casting, technique, and extra.

Sam Carmona’s genuine self shined by means of her social media profile, which in the end led her to be topped the winner of Season 5. Sam spoke with Distractify about her expertise on the collection, which she described as a complete whirlwind.

“Should you assume I stated outlandish issues on that rattling present, I do not even keep in mind the loopy issues I stated in my interview,” she informed Distractify.

“I feel I informed them that I used to be on the verge of getting a battle as a result of one among my exes cheated on me. I stated ‘Pay attention, if I do not choose up and once you name me, simply search for me on the native jail.’”

The Season 5 winner informed us that, surprisingly, she had by no means watched the collection earlier than she signed up. It was solely after she submitted her software that she realized the magnitude of her choice, saying, “I am like, ‘oh, what the hell did I join? What did I get myself into?’”

Nonetheless, her doubts quickly subsided and in the long run, she got here out on prime. Sam revealed her technique on The Circle — which, truly, was to not have a method. Sam added that she has “no regrets” about how she performed the sport in Season 5 of The Circle.

“I simply wished to simply be real and genuine. As a result of I am not good at mendacity,” Sam shared with fun. “And I do know that if I went into that recreation making an attempt to be malicious or sneaky, it will have collapsed proper within the palms of my fingers. And I did not need that sort of recreation to be performed.”

“Watching it and seeing how every little thing comes collectively, I really feel like I am my real genuine self on TV. It is not a toned-down model,” Sam added. “I stand by every little thing that I did.”

Alongside the way in which, Sam established some life-long connections — together with the relationships she shaped together with her co-stars Chaz Lowry and Raven Sutton.

“So as soon as I acquired linked to Chaz, as soon as I acquired linked to Raven, I used to be identical to, alright, that is my pals. The remainder of y’all right here, y’all cute or no matter, however I acquired my pals,” Sam stated.

So, what’s the Season 5 winner doing with the prize cash?

Sam, who’s a make-up artist by commerce, is utilizing her newfound treasure to transition.

“I wish to get a home — perhaps purchase a little bit fixer-upper,” Sam stated of her plans for the prize cash. “As a result of I am bored with residing within the initiatives.”

Though her web value has modified, Sam assured us that she hasn’t. The truth TV star doesn’t need viewers to be fooled by the rocks that she’s acquired. In keeping with her, she’s nonetheless Sammy from the block.

“I do not let it get to me. I am the identical woman,” Sam added. “I’ll nonetheless sit on a milk crate on the block and joke round and giggle with my pals.”

Seasons 1-5 of The Circle can be found for streaming on Netflix now!