Why were contestants so desperate to buy stars in Rock Paper Scissor?
Sorry I'm anime only so I might be missing something but what is the incentive for contestants to buy stars at the end of the Rock Paper Scissor game? What is the reward for passing with three stars if you know that will only put you way further into debt? It's the reasoning that Ando makes to convince Furuhata to betray Kaiji - that if they save Kaiji they'll still be stuck with mountains of debt. If you aren't monetarily ahead by at least 40% to cancel the accrued interest what is the point?