How much is a billion won in US dollars? Squid Game 2 earnings so far round-wise explored

Squid Game season 2 released worldwide on Netflix on December 26, 2024. The season boasts a stellar cast and takes place three years after Seong Gi-hun's triumph in the brutal competition. Gi-hun returns with a renewed resolve and reenters the deadly survival game after abandoning his plan of moving to the US.

Though Gi-hun tries to stop the players from progressing further and subsequently risking their lives by playing the games, the games continue as greed takes over. Staying true to the rules from season 1, the deaths of the players add 100 million won to the prize. If there is only one winner, that person will take away 45.6 million won as the prize money.

While one billion won equates to 6,78,665 US dollars, a whopping prize money of 45.6 billion won becomes 3,09,46,950 US dollars.

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Squid Game season 2 First round- Red Light Green Light

The opening game Red Light, Green Light is a classic children's game. In this game, players must freeze when "Red Light" is called and advance toward the finish line during "Green Light." In the series, a robotic doll oversees the players, eliminating anyone caught moving during the "Red Light" phase.

The first round started with 456 players. As 91 players get eliminated, 9.1 million won or 6174.66 USD is declared the cash prize which shall be divided between the 365 players left if they decide to terminate the games there itself.

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Squid Game season 2 Second round- Six Legged Pentathlon

The second game involves teams of five players with their legs tied together. Each team must compete in five mini-games, with every player taking turns to secure victory for their group. The mini-games include Ddakji, Flying Stone, Gong-gi, Spinning Top, and Jegi.

A total of 110 players were eliminated in this round, making the prize money 20.1 million won or 13,637 USD.

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Squid Game season 2 Third round- Mingle

In this game, players stand on a rotating central platform. When the platform stops and a number is announced, they must quickly move to small rooms forming groups of the number that has been announced.

Anyone who is not inside the room within the time given is eliminated. The wrong number of people inside the room will also be executed.

At the end of each spin, a handful of people who are left outside the rooms are killed. The prize money is then bumped up to 356 million won or 2,41,588 USD.

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Squid Game season 2 ends without the games proceeding any further since Gi-hun takes a handful of men along with him to find the headquarters and put an end to the game altogether.