The big winner of the Games leaves with a large sum which will have been waved under his nose throughout the events, but the amount is perhaps not as crazy as expected.
The series Squid Game is that of all records for Netflix, which inevitably knew how to capitalize on it. Hwang Dong-hyuk’s creation was thus entitled to spin-offs in the form of a game show and live events – like 1, 2, 3 sur les Champs with Inoxtag in France. It’s almost surprising to see so many contradictory covers of a work that criticizes capitalism and the race for wealth…
Except that we must recognize that the series is having fun with the temptation of its characters already broken by financial problems, to see how far these game candidates will be ready to go to obtain the jackpot which accumulates in the piggy bank . A prize pool supposed to justify for some the fact of crushing its peers, and the amount of which increases with each elimination until reaching 45.6 billion won. But what does such a figure correspond to in euros?
What is Squid Game’s 45.6 billion won price tag worth?
The 45.6 billion won grand prize of Squid Game worth around 29.7 million euros.
Taking into account the value of the won as of December 27, 2024, equivalent to 0.00065 euros, we indeed obtain a sum reaching €29,660,364.96 for 45.6 billion won (and around 31 million US dollars).
This is the maximum amount that contestants can hope to win, as each eliminated contestant brings 100 million won to the pig-shaped piggy bank, and there are a total of 456 contestants.
Warning: the rest of this article contains spoilers from season 2 of Squid Game.
The amounts of season 2 of Squid Game converted into euros
In season 2 of Squid Gamethe master of the game has fun modifying the rules: while previously the winnings were paid to the families of the deceased in the event of abandonment of the survivors, this time they are shared between the different players still alive.
A devious way of convincing participants to throw a coin back into the machine in the hope of being able to increase the prize pool while leaving the games before entering – even if it means murdering other candidates to increase the amount.
Thus, 91 players are eliminated during the first event 1, 2, 3, sun, which represents 9.1 billion won (or 5.9 million euros) to be distributed among the 365 remaining players. If the vote had resulted in the end of the games, each survivor would have received the equivalent of €16,215.
As for determining the value of each player, it represents approximately €65,000 per candidate for 100 million wonbut such an amount is only added to the final sum after his death.
Season 2 of squid Game is fully available on Netflix since December 26, 2024. And while waiting for season 3, you can take a look at the films and series being released for streaming this month, on all platforms.
