Hillsborough Students Compete On 'Who Wants to be a Bazillionaire?'

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — Hillsborough Middle School welcomed the cast of Million Baziillion Live!

Based on the Webby-winning kids’ podcast Million Bazillion from Marketplace and presented by Greenlight, Million Bazillion Live! is a traveling interactive game show featuring live actors, audience participation, high-stakes challenges, and competitive game play all in an effort to promote financial literacy and the importance of budgeting, borrowing, and investing.

American Public Media’s® (APM) Marketplace® and Greenlight® Financial Technology, Inc. (Greenlight) mission to help parents raise financially smart kids, to launch this dynamic financial literacy tour, Million Bazillion Live! "Who Wants to be a Bazillionaire?"

Personal finance education still is not a requirement for students to graduate in all 50 states. 27 states don’t require a personal finance course, even though teens score an average of 64% on the National Financial Literacy Test.

Presented in a fun, entertaining game show format, Million Bazillion Live! is an immersive experience with personal finance trivia, challenges, and prizes.

During the tour, students cheered on their classmates while learning about real money matters such as budgeting, saving, and investing.

For more information visit millionbazillionlive.com.