Adding a Money Wheel & Money Machine

Adding a money wheel or money machine is a great way to increase sales! If done correctly you should receive a great return on your investment

How much money should I set aside?

• In preparation for your sellers who reach the money wheel or money machine levels, we recommend that you have ready the following money amounts at your event:
  • Money Wheel $25.00 for each qualifier*
  • Money Machine $100.00 for each qualifier

  You may not need to issue these entire amounts for each seller, but be prepared anyway!

What should the rules be for the money machine?
We recommend that you limit the time in the money machine to 30 seconds. The participant may grab the money with both hands but they are not allowed to ‘stuff’ the money in their pockets before the 30 second time limit is up.

What should the qualifications be for the money wheel & money machine?

• Set an item goal: We recommend that you set your item goals for the money wheel anywhere from 25 to 45 items and the money machine anywhere from 40 to 60 items. To determine how much money you can make off of each seller, multiply your item goal by $4.00. For example, if you set your item goal for the money wheel at 45 items, each seller who sells 45 items will bring in a little under $200.00 gross profit.
• Allow the top sellers to participate: You can allow the top 10 sellers to spin the money wheel and out of those, the top 3 get to do the money machine, for example.

Who provides the prize money?
The organization is responsible for providing the prize money for the money wheel and money machine; therefore make sure that you promote this part of your sale well so that you can ensure a good return on your investment.

You can incorporate the money wheel, money machine or both and structure how you want your sellers to earn these fun privileges any way you wish. Make sure to reward your qualifiers in front of everyone so that others will see and want to try for it the next time!

Other creative options include:

• ‘Jump for George’ where qualifiers broad jump beside $1.00 dollar bills lined up in a single line. The farther they jump the more dollar bills they win!
• Have a qualifier runs into a circle with say $50.00 in $1.00 bills spread around inside and they have 10 seconds to grab as much money as they can without stepping out or dropping any money!

If you are not allowed to issue cash to your sellers, then use gift cards:

• Have them spin the money wheel, and then order them an equivalent value gift card.
• For those who qualify for the money machine you will still want to put the $100.00 inside for each qualifier and have them grab the cash as usual. Then count the money that they collect and order them a gift card in place of the money.

*Set the least amount of money that a seller can win on the money wheel at $5.00 (if they land on the 1, 2 or 5) and the most at $25.00 (if they land on the joker or flag).

PLEASE NOTE: Some inflatable companies do not have a money wheel so if you are doing a Super Party or Super Splash Party and end up having sellers who qualify, contact us and we will let you know. If your company does not have a money wheel and you are unable to provide your own, we recommend that you do something like ‘Jump for George’ instead. Groups must provide their own cash. You must make your own arrangements for a money wheel or money machine for all events other than a Super Party or Super Splash Party