Squid Game winners in chronological order

Squid Game isn’t a nascent concept in the world of the show – it’s been going on for decades, so here’s a breakdown of all the known winners in the canon, in chronological order.

The series, created by Hwang Dong-hyuk, revolves around a secretive contest in South Korea that pits 456 people of all shapes, sizes, and ages, most of whom are in debt, against each other in a series of challenges like Red Light Green Light and the titular playground game. There’s just one condition: if you don’t win, you die.

The concept tapped into the zeitgeist with unprecedented scale, overtaking Stranger Things to become Netflix’s biggest original show of all time. This week, its reality TV counterpart will also air its finale, with real people competing for $4.56 million.

With fans eagerly awaiting to find out the winner, you may not have been aware that Squid Game – the fictional version that is, with the murders, violence, and whatnot – has been on the go for quite some time. So, here’s all the winners we know.

Squid Game: All known winners

There have been 33 Squid Games in the show’s canon, the last of which was won by Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae).

Below, we’ve listed every Squid Game and its winner, with gaps left for those that haven’t been confirmed.

Year	Game	Name	Player number
1988	1	No Hyun-woo	174
1989	2	Mun Jang-ho	129
1990	3	Park Pil-sam	028
1991	4	Jang Seung-jong	063
1992	5	Cho Su-jin	187
1993	6	Choi Woo-seong	112
1994	7	Kim Min-su	258
1995	8	Park Tae-jun	212
1996	9	Kim Kwang-hyun	037
1997	10	Kim Yeong-cheol	069
1998	11	Shin Jeong-ung	399
1999	12	Oh Jeong-nam	377
2000	13	Yoon Ji-Eun	285
2001	14	Park Young-Won	321
2002	15	Lim Hyeong-seo	014
2003	16	Choi Yoon-Tae	338
2004	17	Park Hyun-ho	150
2005	18	Cho Jeong-hun	051
2006	19	Son Jeong-hee	122
2007	20	Choi Kyung-soo	229
2008	21	Kim Seong-tae	376
2009	22	Lee Jung-soo	127
2010	23	Lee Seong-su	325
2011	24	Park Mi-kyung	115
2012	25	Bae Dong-il	033
2013	26	Lee Young-hoo	436
2014	27	Kim Tae-woo	407
2015	28	Hwang In-ho	132
2016	29	Joo Seong-hun	173
2017	30	Unknown	300
2018	31	Unknown	204
2019	32	Unknown	017
2020	33	Seong Gi-hun	456

What remains a mystery is just how far the Squid Game empire goes. In the original series, the VIPs mention that the contest in South Korea is their favorite, suggesting that there may be other versions in different countries. You can find out about Gi-hun’s win here and keep tabs on The Challenge here.

Squid Game: The Challenge Episodes 1-9 are available to stream on Netflix now. You can check out our other coverage below:

• Squid Game: The Challenge all eliminations so far
• Squid Game: The Challenge release schedule
• Squid Game: The Challenge filming locations
• Squid Game: The Challenge reviews
• Is Squid Game: The Challenge real?
• Squid Game: The Challenge soundtrack
• How are players eliminated in The Challenge?
• Why Player 299 joined the show
• Did the players actually fall in Glass Bridge?
• Squid Game fans slam “coward” Player 278
• Player 278 trolls fans amid Squid Game backlash
• “Missing” Squid Game: The Challenge player speaks out
• How to apply for Squid Game: The Challenge Season 2
• Players allegedly asked to “pretend” to compete
• Squid Game: The Challenge player details set conditions
• Squid Game: The Challenge producers hit back
• Squid Game: The Challenge contestants threaten lawsuit
• Squid Game: The Challenge receives audience backlash