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We’ve all had that moment where someone says, “If you had an extra grand right now, what would you spend it on?” Most of us go straight to the responsible stuff. Bills. Groceries. Fixing that one thing in the house that’s been broken forever. Maybe a quick weekend trip if you’re feeling fancy. But then there’s the other version of the question.
The fun version.
Like… what if you didn’t spend it responsibly at all?
What if you spent $1,000 on something completely ridiculous? Which is how we ended up asking the most important question of the day:
How many Skittles can you buy with $1,000?
Turns out… it’s a LOT of Skittles.
Roughly 60,000 of them, to be exact. Not a bag. Not a box. An entire lifestyle choice.
That’s the kind of number where you stop calling it candy and start calling it a “situation.”
And yes, we did the math.
Sixty thousand Skittles would weigh about 140 pounds.That’s basically the size of a small adult… except fruity. And because Skittles don’t stack nicely, you’d need around 11 full 5-gallon buckets just to store them. Imagine explaining that to your family. “Why are there buckets of candy in the garage?”
“Don’t ask questions.”
What about calories?
Each Skittle is around 4 calories, so if you somehow committed to eating the whole stash, you’d be looking at about 240,000 calories. That’s enough to power:
• 120 days of normal eating
• 40 Thanksgiving dinners
• Or one extremely sugary life phase
Your dentist would absolutely notice.
How long would it last?
Depends on your self-control. A handful a day? You’re good for years. A few hundred a day? You’ll be out before summer. A thousand a day?
First of all… wow.
Second of all… two months.
Also, please drink water.
Here’s the real point of all this…
Sure, spending $1,000 on Skittles would be funny. Delicious. And wildly impractical.
But starting Monday, January 12th, you don’t have to imagine what you’d do with $1,000. Because you could actually win $1,000 an hour while you work. Not on your day off. Not while doing something complicated. Just while you’re at work.
That money could help with:
• Bills
• Groceries
• A vacation
• Something fun
• Or yes… an irresponsible amount of candy
No judgment here.
Bottom line
$1,000 can be practical.
$1,000 can be helpful.
$1,000 can also be 11 buckets of Skittles.
Starting Monday, January 12th, you’ve got your shot at winning it every hour. So whether your plan is smart, fun, or just a little unhinged — we’re here for it.
