Not believing that she really "double downed" either....

I think it said something in the small print at the end of the show about that Rob may have consulted with the producers about his choices. If I were to guess, I would say there is likley a six figure fee for Erin to be in the sequel. The statement that she "gets nothing" if the bachelor chooses the money over her is highly unlikely. What bachelorette -- no matter how hot (Erin's not bad, but she's no Trista) -- is thinking the odds are in her favor in such a game? particularly where nbc changes the rules as it goes along? (e.g, let's tell the men before the finale that Erin has been in on it all along and has just been playing them -- see if that changes their minds)

Rob's apparently not too upset -- he, paige, erin and others are hawking personalized t-shirts, mugs, etc, I suspect he also got some fee for his appearance on the show.

Is "The Bachelor" any different? Reports that Ryan and Trista are getting $1 million for their televised nuptuals. I believe that "The bachelor" and "the bachelorette" get a fee simply for being on the show -- this probably helps keep them going with the program ---i.e, "there are actually several of these guys I am falling in love with," "I'm torn" in order to keep with the format of the show.; or proposing on the air, even if the proposal is unlikely to result in a marriage. Rob certainly has followed a script in longwinded elimination ceremonies in order to keep up the suspense.

But, having accepted the fact that this show is sleazy, pretty much scripted and full of cr*p, it ain't Shakespeare but it is fun to watch. Paige has been one of the all-time great reality show personalities, and I hope the sequel has more such characters.