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UNSOLVABLE ($90,000 – $150,000)
In 1939, George Bernard Dantzig, a graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley, arrived late to a lecture by his...
Jan 21, 20252 min read
HALF A MILLY ($115,000 – $135,000 USD)
The outcome of a casino heist is almost always the same: a one-way ticket to prison. Over the years, countless intricate plans have been...
Jan 17, 20253 min read
TWENTY-THREE LARGE ($80,500 - $92,000 + CAR)
In August 2019, a man in Ashland, Oregon made a life-changing decision. He sold his RV $23,000 in cash. He stuffed the money into an old...
Jan 9, 20253 min read
GOOD MARIA ($65,000 – $80,000)
Maria Swanenburg was born on September 9, 1839, in Leiden, Netherlands. To those around her, she was ‘Good Maria,’ a kind soul always...
Jan 9, 20252 min read
GOD SAVE THE KING ($200,000 – $230,000+)
Born on June 3, 1865, George Frederick Ernest Albert (later King George V) was never expected to rule, standing third in line to the...
Jan 9, 20253 min read
PAVAROTTI SHMAVAROTTI ($130,000 – $140,000+)
On April 19, 2016, scientists revealed groundbreaking findings about one of history's most extraordinary voices. A team from Austria, the...
Jan 2, 20252 min read
THE KITCHEN MASTERPIECE ($103,500 – $115,000)
For years, it hung barely noticed above a stove in a small French kitchen, accumulating grease and grime. To its 90-year-old owner, the...
Jan 2, 20252 min read
WINE BRICKS ($65,000 – $85,000)
On January 17, 1920, the United States enacted a nationwide ban on alcohol. Their goal was to curb the social chaos associated with...
Nov 24, 20242 min read
AQUA TOFANA ($65,000 – $85,000)
The bottle was elegant, but its contents were deadly. Aqua Tofana – colourless, odourless, and tasteless – was the perfect poison! For...
Nov 21, 20242 min read
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