Million Dollar Secret Episode 1 Recap: Who received the cash in their room? 

Million Dollar Secret episode 1 dropped on Netflix on March 26, 2025. The episode features a game show where 12 strangers gather in a big, luxurious house.

Upon arriving, one of them will be awarded a million dollars in their room inside a box. The twist comes when they have to hide the fact that they are rich. This particular contestant will have to do everything in their power to protect the secret.

However, the other members who do not have the money are required to try to discover the identity of the one who has become rich among them. Every day, the group will be given tasks that will help them get to know each other better.

Much like The Traitors, the contestants on Million Dollar Secret will then be allowed to vote each other out, sitting around a dinner table after the tasks. By the end of the game, the player who has the million dollars with them will be able to walk away with the entire cash.

Million Dollar Secret episode 1 started with an introduction to the 12 individuals playing the game. The host, Peter, introduced the rules and claimed,

"Pay attention because the millionaire is also playing a game. Every day, they will have their own secret agenda. If they're successful, they will win an advantage that helps protect their secret. So look out for any odd behaviour."

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Million Dollar Secret Episode 1 Recap - Lauren gets the money as she opens the box

Each contestant was awarded a wooden box in their room, which they shall open to find out if they are the millionaire. If they are not, the box has some papers.

The millionaire, who soon turned out to be Lauren, got cash in her box. However, she was not hoping to be "a prey" this early on in the game and thus was disappointed. She expressed,

"I am so scared to be the millionaire, and I'm terrified to start that grueling game of deceit."

Peter enters Lauren's room to check up on her and reveal the secret agenda. She is to hug each of the remaining 11 guests and will have the opportunity to get two extra votes after the task tomorrow. However, she must not raise suspicions about herself.

At lunch on Million Dollar Secret, everyone is suspicious of Harry because he asks to hold hands and say grace before eating the food. However, Lauren hugging everyone raised suspicions in Sam's mind, who is a cop from New York City.

However, Sam's trying to connect with people via crying and being emotional made her suspicious in Corey's eyes. But before the games could begin, Sam again noticed that Lauren was hugging everybody and questioned that in her confessional.

There were just a few seconds remaining for Lauren to complete her agenda, and she still had to hug one person, Corey, and she accomplished that.

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Million Dollar Secret Episode 1 Recap - The Task

Peter reveals that the first task of Million Dollar Secret will challenge them physically, and the winners will get access to the trophy room, which has information about the millionaire. As for the task, the contestants were to choose a partner.

One of them will be a runner and has to run an obstacle course, while the other will work on a code that will release a hound. If the hound catches the runner, they fail. If the runner finishes the course without being caught, they win.

In the end, the ones who will enter the trophy room are Sydnee, Cara, Lydia, Se Young, Lauren, and Corey. They were to choose one person to accuse, and the nominated people were Se Young, Corey, Lauren, Harry, Phil, and Sam. Peter confirmed that one of these six people was the millionaire.

They shared the info with the rest of the group. Sam had raised suspicions about herself when, after breakfast, she decided to take a nap and miss hanging out with the group. The episode ended on a cliffhanger right before the group was about to cast their votes.

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Million Dollar Secret episodes 1 to 3 are now available to stream on Netflix. Three more episodes are scheduled to drop on April 2, 2025.