What are the normal rewards of finishing a jigsaw puzzle? Even if it’s a really hard one, your big payoff is ... giving yourself a pat on the back, maybe taking a picture of it and posting it to your social media, and then breaking it apart and putting it back in the box. It’s not like somebody’s going to give you a million bucks, right?
Wrong — at least when the puzzle is The Two Million Dollar Puzzle by MSCHF. (That’s pronounced “mischief,” which they’re quite good at, as you will soon find out.) MSCHF’s Two Million Dollar Puzzles are selling fast — and two of them are worth a million dollars each. All you have to do is finish the 500-piece puzzle, which forms a large QR code. Scan the code with your phone, enter the unique verification code, and claim your prize. Every puzzle is a winner, with prizes ranging from a dollar (womp womp) to $100, $2,500, and all the way up to a million dollars. One puzzle, 500 pieces, one million dollars, two lucky winners — are you in?
The Two Million Dollar Puzzle | MSCHF | $30
What Are the Odds?
Two in 600,000. As big-money gaming goes, those are actually great odds. Compare that to the odds of winning a million-dollar scratch-off game, like Michigan’s Diamonds and Pearls, where the odds of winning the million-dollar top prize are 3 in 1,812,547. Best of all, those two million-dollar puzzles are still out there — nobody has claimed either of the big prizes yet.
What Are the Rules?
They could not be more simple — buy the puzzle, complete it, and scan the image of the QR code that it forms. A unique verification code comes in the box with the puzzle — it’s a good idea to take a picture of it so you don’t lose it. When you scan the puzzle, you’ll be prompted to enter the verification code, which will take you to a web page where your prize will be revealed. And every puzzle is a winner — most of them are $1 winners, naturally, but there are thousands of puzzles with good-sized jackpots:
- $500,000 in 1 puzzle
- $250,000 in 2 puzzles
- $100,000 in 5 puzzles
- $10,000 in 20 puzzles
- $2,500 in 50 puzzles
- $1,000 in 200 puzzles
- $100 in 2,000 puzzles
And remember, there is a finite number of puzzles out there, which improves your odds, and also that you need to buy yours soon — by Dec. 21 if you want it in time for Christmas.
What’s the Catch?
As in, “is there one missing puzzle piece,” or “are there 10,000 pieces and none of them edge pieces?” No, there’s no catch like that. It’s a relatively small 500-piece puzzle which forms a square. By MSCHF’s reckoning, on a scale of 1 to 10 in terms of difficulty, the Two Million Dollar Puzzle is a 5. But it’s not easy — the pieces are small, a QR code is a devilishly complex set of lines and geometric shapes, and there is no reference photo on or inside the box.
To get your Two Million Dollar Puzzle in time for Christmas, order by Dec. 21. The game ends on January 10, 2024, and all prizes must be claimed by February 28, 2024. The Two Million Dollar Puzzle will probably sell out — fast. And you still have to build it, which may take some time. So take a few of the bucks you’d normally burn on scratch-offs, get your Two Million Dollar Puzzle today, and start assembling.