Las Vega is surrounded by large forests? Depends on what you claim is a forest, perhaps, and how expansive your concept of “surrounded” is. But I checked on this one. If Cliff and Mark think they can spend their days at the Woodsman Olympics and their nights in a casino on the Strip, they’re in for a big disappointment. The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest is 259 miles—about 4 ½ hours—northwest of Las Vegas. I would add that Cherry will have to enjoy her casino vacation on her own; but if she is going to play the slots, then it probably won’t matter. “Slots” players seem to have no idea what time or day it is when they sit down. Spouses, friends, and staff just show up at various times of the day to remind them of meal times and bedtime.

I reckon that the good folks of Lost Forest have rather modest ideas about what constitutes a jackpot, according to Jules Rivera, anyway. $5,000 is real money, of course, but not exactly “jackpot money.” Especially after you subtract the costs of travel, food, lodging, and contestant registration; to say nothing of Cherry’s “casino time.” If anybody wins a jackpot, it will likely be her!