Movie Money
In the 2001 film Rat Race, 6 contestants race each other from Las Vegas, Nevada to Silver City, New Mexico where there is a locker in the train station that contains this.
A bag with 2 Million Dollars inside
In Who Wants to be a Millionaire, each contestant is granted these three lifelines as a means of help.
Phone a friend
Ask the Audience
50/50
This founding father established the Federal Bank of the United States in 1791
Alexander Hamilton
She recently became the first musician to hit ten-figure status solely based on her songs and performances
Taylor Swift
This is the highest earning athlete of all time, thanks to his time in the NBA and his decades of endorsements and Shoe Selling with Nike.
Michael Jordan
In the 1977 film, Smokey and the Bandit, the two main characters must drive from Atlanta, Georgia to Texarkana, Texas, load a semi-truck full of Coors Light, and drive back to Atlanta Georgia, in under 28 hours, for this amount of money.
$80,000
This man won 75 consecutive games of Jeopardy from 2003-2004 winning $2,522,700. He now hosts Jeopardy on a semi-permeant basis.
Ken Jennings
This former president that you can find on US currency, was the first President to be born outside of the original 13 colonies
Abrahama Lincoln
This former basketball player is a newcomer to Billionaire status thanks to investments in professional sports teams, movie theaters, Starbucks franchises, real estate and healthcare
Earvin "Magic" Johnson
This Stadium is to date the most expensive stadium built in the United States. It hosts two NFL teams, College Football bowl games, concerts and more.
SoFi Stadium
In this 1994 film, the main character sees a woman leave her briefcase on the ground at the airport. In an effort to get her attention, he retrieves it for her and decides to go on a cross country trip to return it to her, unaware that the briefcase is full of money and she left it on purpose.
Dumb & Dumber
From 1999-2000, this game show was the most watched program in The United States with 28.53 million viewers.
Who Wants to be a Millionaire
This woman is the only woman to have her portrait issued on paper currency in the United States
Martha Washington
This co-captain of the University of Arkansas 1964 national championship team bought an NFL team for $150 million in 1989. His team is currently valued at $9 billion.
This baseball player currently holds the title of most career earnings, at 445 million dollars.
Alex Rodriguez
In this 1994 movie, a criminal on the run hits the bike of the 11 year old main character. In his haste to get away, the criminal gave the boy a signed one of these, and fled the scene.
Blank Check
In Wheel of Fortune, the highest valued wedge on the wheel is One Million Dollars. This debuted in 2008, where it displaced a wedge of this amount
$10,000
in 1943 pennies were made out of this material
Steel (Due to a copper shortage caused by WWII)
DAILY DOUBLE
This former CEO of Microsoft and NBA team owner is currently the 8th richest person in the world
Steve Ballmer
He was the world's highest paid athlete in 2023, bringing in $136 million dollars between his on field performance, and off-field endorsements.
Christiano Ronaldo
In the 1998 film Rush Hour a Chinese Diplomat's daughter is kidnapped for ransom. When told the ransom was for this amount, Agent Carter asks "Who you think you got? Chelsea Clinton?"
50 Million Dollars
In this game show, contestants competed for a grand prize of $5000 from the hosts personal money. In the second half of the game, the contestants would have to compete against the host for a chance to win.
Win Ben Stein's Money
The 5- cent Nickel is a made from a composite of 25% Nickel, and 75% this substance
Copper
This man made his fortune after he founded Broadcast.com in 1995 and sold it to Yahoo for $5.7 billion in 1999.
Mark Cuban
This recently #1 overall drafted player will earn a salary of $76,000 per year for four years
Caitlin Clark