Calgary cowgirl reflects on 'life changing' experience competing on 'Squid Game' reality show

An Alberta woman who competed on the new Netflix reality series 'Squid Game: The Challenge' says the experience was "life changing."

WARNING: Spoiler alert for Squid Game: The Challenge, season 1

An Alberta woman who competed on the new Netflix reality series Squid Game: The Challenge says the experience was "life changing."

Calgary cowgirl Lindsey Ranks flew to London, England in January to film the show, which is based on Netflix's most popular series of all time – South Korean drama Squid Game.

In Squid Game, fictional characters risked their lives in a series of children's games for cash prizes, facing death if they failed.

The new reality series sees contestants from around the world compete in similar games, and some new ones, in hopes of winning $4.56 million, but facing elimination from the show if they fail.

The first five episodes of 10-episode series dropped on Wednesday, with Ranks appearing as player 350.

"Like a lot of people, I think I watched (Squid Games) and thought, 'kids games? I could do that!' So when the opportunity arose, I had to put my money where my mouth was," she said.