If the claim of 4,875,000 euros, which Arrold van den Hurk has filed with Endemol through his lawyer Peter Plasman, will be granted, there is a good chance that Endemol will have to pay out a total of 10 million euros.
Home candidate 'Suitcase game'
According to the rules of the game of Miljoenenjacht, the "home candidate" who participates in the suitcase game receives the same amount as the winner in the studio. Now that was 125,000 euros but if van den Hurk still receives a total of 5 million then the home candidate is also entitled to 5 million euros. So that would total 10 million euros for Endemol.
Arrold van den Hurk, who he says accidentally pressed the button during the November 3 TV broadcast and thus received the bank's offer of 125,000.00 euros, is filing a claim with Endemol for 4,875,000.00 euros.
Arrold van den Hurk said immediately after pressing the button that he was plagued by nerves and had actually wanted to play on. The notary was then asked if the game could still go on but he was implacable and said, "I am extremely sorry, but the rules are the rules. Printed is printed. So unfortunately."
Arrold van den Hurk has engaged lawyer Peter Plasman. Who says in Nieuwsuur that the notary had an interest in Van den Hurk going home with a "low" amount. He fills the suitcases with the checks and therefore knew which amount is in which suitcase. So also that van den Hurk had 5 million in his suitcase.
Notary Jan Piet van Harseler denies to Nieuwsuur any personal interest. "I watched with amazement what this gentleman did. We stopped the shooting because I wanted to make sure he really hadn't accidentally slipped his hand off the glass case."
'Rules of the game adjusted'
Lawyer Plasman claims that the rules of the game of Million Hunt on the website were changed after Van den Hurk's participation. A sentence has been added: If the finalist wants to accept the bid of the bank.he has to press the 'red button' and thus the game stops. In the game rules that Van den Hurk had received on paper before his participation that sentence was missing.
Endemol responded as follows after Nieuwsuur asked for a reaction: "No changes have been made to the game rules provided to participants of Miljoenenjacht. However, the game rules were published on the website Miljoenenjacht.nl after the recording on October 16 and an addition was made to the game rules to answer any questions from viewers following the November 3 broadcast. The addition serves to underline the rules of the game. The rules as such have not been changed."
