This means that the total prize money is roughly $38,393,239.20 and each contestant's value was $84,195.70. Going by current currency rates (correct at the time of writing this article), 1 South Korean won equates to 0.00084 USD. While it's still undeniably a lot of money, it's not quite as large a sum in USD.
**WARNING: Major spoilers ahead** How Much Is 45.6 Billion Won in U.S. Here's who won the money in Squid Game, and what the amount translates to in U.S. At the very end, the final two players are forced to battle it out in a round of Squid Game. They are based on traditional children's games and range from physical tasks, like tug of war, to puzzles for the strategically minded. In order to get their hands on the cash prize, the contestants, who sign a contract at the beginning, must successfully complete all the games set out for them.
Rounding up a group of 456 people all desperate for cash and drowning in debt, a sinister and mysterious organization preys on the vulnerable, getting them to literally fight to the death in order to win a vast sum of money-45.6 billion South Korean won, to be precise. Read more 7 Movies and TV Shows to Watch If You're Obsessed With 'Squid Game'
