Viewer "Challenges"
Mad Money has promoted two viewer challenges, one in late 2005 and another in early 2006.
In October 2005, the "Mad Money Challenge" was introduced – an online stock trading game where people ('investors') must earn the most money possible by investing in real stocks on the NASDAQ and NYSE. Players received $100,000 in false money to invest in any stock they wanted. From October 2005 to December 20, 2005, over 40,000 people participated, with the top investor (identified as "Greg from Massachusetts") winning with more than $250,000 and having the opportunity to speak with Cramer live on Mad Money.
The second challenge was the "Booyah Challenge". In this contest (which ended on February 28, 2006), viewers attempted to utter the most creative "Booyah." The two winners were featured in the July 12, 2006 "Mad Money Main Event", and assisted Cramer in the chair toss at the start of the "Lightning Round".
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