Back on the Forbes List

No. 15 Mr. Monopoly

Michael Noer, 12.18.08, 06:00 PM EST

Board game real estate mogul boasts a net worth of $800 million on this year's list of fiction's richest.

Courtesy of Hasbro

Net Worth: $800 million
Source: Real Estate
Age: 71
Marital Status: Single
Hometown: Atlantic City, N.J.
Education: University of Pennsylvania, B.A.

Atlantic City real estate speculator also known as Rich Uncle Pennybags lost everything in 2007 subprime crash; did not pass go; was sent directly to jail. Then in a stunning display of Chance, Monopoly's Christmas fund matured, he got out of jail for free and advanced to the nearest railroad. Assisted by a generous dollop of federal bailout funds from the Community Chest, Monopoly began snapping up distressed properties; now owns luxury houses, hotels on Park Place, Pennsylvania Ave. Rumored to control all of Atlantic City's railroads.

Featured in: Parker Brothers' Monopoly game

--Michael Noer

Check out the rest of them at:

http://www.forbes.com/2008/12/18/fictional-15-richest-characters-oped-fictional1508_cx_mn_de_1218fict15_land.html