Facts. If anything it shows that they were right that Joe was trying to cut them out of their deal which would’ve given them shares of the profit instead of having them on 1099s like everyone now.
The $20 million is some Forbes Magazine, back of the napkin math to promote the show, and for Ian to promote himself as some kind of mastermind.
Prize Picks is their biggest advertiser and they advertise with just about every popular podcast on earth. Do I think they give JBP a decent amount of money? Yes. Do I think it’s 5+ million? No. Just last year they cut their ads after the NBA season finished. They also run like 2 ads per show, if that. I don’t see the ROI.
They’re making money, a lot of it, but all of this shameless promotion is just goofy in the long run and will only make people go look deeper into what’s going on.