Even though the trophy means a lot to each of them, she argues that the prize money acts as an added incentive and is important in motivating them all to complete the race with one goal in mind.
She further adds that due to their relationship, it is acceptable that Gautam Singh Vig left the prize money for Soundarya Sharma. Similarly, when Shalin faced a tough decision between saving Tina Dutta from nomination or choosing the prize money, he chose the former, sent her out, but then pressed the buzzer again to bring her back. . These circumstances are understandable, according to Priyanka, but she thinks it was unfair that Sajid Khan spared Sumbul Touqueer from the nomination when he was not even close.
Bigg Boss 16: Priyanka Vs Sajid
He is even given 10 seconds to choose between evicting Ankit Gupta or taking the reward money, which is another example of history repeating itself. Archana Gautam seemed to be happy, as was evident from her facial expressions. Priyanka refuses to send Ankit herself. Sajid wonders why he brought his decision to save Sumbul when he himself had decided to distribute the reward money. She claims that she never even made a link and since it was not her fault that the prize money was lost in the first place, it is not solely her obligation to recover it. Priyanka and Sajid argue, but they eventually make up. Sajid tells her that even though he respects her decision, he too needs to learn to accept her decision.