Exactly how much money the Squid Game season two prize is, and what you can buy with it

Merry Squid Gamemass to all who celebrate. As we watch hundreds of people get completely pulverised in playground games on steroids, one question keeps popping into our heads: “Why even bother?” Here’s an explanation of exactly how much the prize money everyone’s (literally) dying to get their hands on in Squid Game season two.

What is the prize in Squid Game and why are they all bothering?

The players compete for ₩45.6 billion. That’s ₩100 million for each person who dies a nasty painful death.

The Squid Game prize money is less than you’d think in other currencies

The Front Man probs spent more money on all the bling and outfits than he did on the prize money
(Image via Netflix)

In 2024, ₩45.6 billion is worth $30,910,539.07. Obviously, that’s still an eye-watering amount of money to us plebeians. But it sounds a whole lot impressive than ₩45.6 billion. For context, Kylie Jenner’s house is worth about $30 million, and Beyoncé is reported to have been paid $20 million for twenty minutes of work at the Super Bowl. It’s not more money than God. It’s not even more money than a Kardashian.

The Squid Game prize money is worth £24,857,928.00. For that amount of money, you could buy 60 four-bedroom houses in Manchester, one four-bedroom house in Belgravia, or 124,290 averagely priced Sabrina Carpenter tickets. If Seong Gi-hun decided to retire from all this Squid Gaming and made it to the age of 80, he’d have £828,597 to live off per year. Not too shabby.

Is the prize money in Squid Game season two the same as season one?

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Yes. Which is rude, because in the three years since season one aired, the value of the money has changed and the cost of living in Korea has gone up. For context, the 45.6 billion was the equivalent of $39 million dollars in 2021, but it’s worth about $31 million dollars today. This is seriously inconsiderate of the Front Man. I’d be having words.

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