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My (half serious) conclusion is the contestants like you describe are either the no-I'm-not-wealthy class of idiots that have simply come from money and don't realise that's not the norm, or they're drug dealers that found a skilled accountant.
I'm under the impression that these shows are designed to make regular people think one or more of the follwiing:
if you stay in the race long enough and work hard enough, you can attain the same thing
if you can't, you're a failure = go drown your sorrows by being a good consumer.
be unhappy with their situation and persuaded to blame minorities or the government.