12 Cash Prizes That Are Up for Grabs If You're An Absolute Maniac

One foundation has offered a million dollars to anyone who can prove the paranormal is real, but so far, no takers.
12 Cash Prizes That Are Up for Grabs If You're An Absolute Maniac

Welcome to the world of the impossible, the world of the almost inconceivable, the world of the twelve cash prizes that are almost impossible to claim. From the J&J's Kitchen Sink Challenge to the Bielefeld, Germany prize, these twelve cash prizes are sure to tantalize even the most daring of adventurers.

For 27 years, J&J's Pizza Shack in Indiana has been offering a cash prize to anyone who can complete their Kitchen Sink Challenge. Over 100 people have tried, but none of them have been able to finish it. Can you be the one to break the curse?

The Camargue bullfighting event offers a cash reward to anyone brave enough to take the rosette off the bull's head. Are you brave enough to take on this challenge?

Finally, Bielefeld, Germany is offering a million euros to anyone who can prove that the city isn't real. Are you brave enough to take on this challenge?

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So, if you think you're brave enough to take on these almost impossible challenges, read on and find out more about these twelve cash prizes that are almost impossible to claim. Good luck.

27 years, 100 people, 0 winners.

CRACKED EATING AN OVERLOADED 16-INCH DEEP-DISH PIZZA IN AN HOUR No one has been able to beat the Kitchen Sink Challenge at J&J's Pizza Shack in Indiana in decades. Over 100 people have tried, but none of them have been able to finish the XL pizza, loaded with everything, in 1 hour.

CNBC

No paranormal takers yet.

CRACKED PROVING THE PARANORMAL IS REAL For years, the James Randi Educational Foundation has been offering a million dollars to anyone who can prove a paranormal event in a controlled setting, but so far, nobody has been able to take them up on it.

Wired / TED 

The Secret Offering

GRACKED FINDING AN OFFER BURIED DEEP IN A EULA In 2005, PC Pitstop offered a financial reward in their End User License Agreement, but it took four months before anyone noticed it - showing that nobody bothers plowing through these agreements.

Dream big, but don't get your hopes up.

CRACKED WINNING THE FAVOR OF THE MONKEY GODS Pepsi's Play for a Billion contest gave you the chance to win a billion dollars, but it's almost impossible to do so. The winner had to match a number randomly chosen on live TV, and it was picked by an unusually dexterous monkey.

CNN / Youtube 

"Impossible" challenge: accepted.

GRACKED CAPTURING AN EXTINCT ANIMAL In 2005, The Bulletin magazine put up a huge reward of over a million dollars for anyone who could capture a live thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger. That was pretty hard, as it's considered extinct.

BBC 

Randi's million-dollar challenge: Prove Pear Cables are better.

CRACKED PROVING ULTRA-HIGH-END CABLES BEAT CHEAPO ONES PEA E - EXHIBITOR In 2007, uber-skeptic James Randi offered a million bucks to anyone who can show that a pair of super-expensive Pear Cable Anjou audio cables are better than a pair of Monster HDMI cables that only cost $80.

Techdirt / Adam Rayner   

Anglers: "Treasure" hunt awaits.

CRACKED CATCHING ONE SPECIFIC, INDIVIDUAL FISH In 2021, a boat dealer in Tennessee offered a reward of $100,000 to whoever catches a certain fish - not a member of a species, but one particular fish - with a tag on it. It's like a treasure hunt for anglers, basically.

UPI 

Six Flags

GRACKED SPENDING 30 HOURS IN A COFFIN CARRETT BALES- 899 1933 trees - ЛА IIIGHT and TEST EIGHT FEST Six Flags America in Maryland gave couples a chance to win prizes by spending 30 hours together in a coffin. They did offer a few breaks for, well, bodily functions, at least.

UPI 

Bielefeld: worth a million.

CRACKED PROVING A CITY IN GERMANY DOES NOT EXIST Bielefeld, Germany is offering a million euros to anyone who can prove that the city isn't real. It's part of a long-running German joke about Bielefeld not actually being a real place.

AP News 

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