Most expensive music chart entry
The most expensive hit was the CD set Miles Davis at Montreux which entered the US Top 20 Jazz chart in November 2002, and was priced $250 (£154).
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Most expensive mug
The most valuable mug was made from 23 carat gold and bought for 1,000,023 Thai Baht (£17,293, $33,842) by Nestlé Thai Ltd. on 9 January 2008. The mug was made by Yoo Long Kim Kee Gold Store, Bangkok, Thailand and given away as part of a promotional offer for NesCafé in Thailand. It weighed 1,092.5 grams.
Most expensive motorcycle in production
The MTT Turbine Superbike, which is powered by a Rolls Royce Allison gas turbine engine, cost $185,000 (£101,000) in 2004, making it the most expensive production motorcycle ever to go on sale. The bike’s Rolls Royce turbine engine produces 213 kW (286 hp) of power at the rear wheel.
Most expensive mobile phone (cell phone) series
Although more expensive limited-edition mobile phones exist, the most expensive handset commercially available is the Ulysse Nardin Chairman, which also is the first mobile phone to contain a self-winding rotor mechanism, like an automatic watch, that supplies backup kinetic energy to help keep the battery charged. Running Google’s Android operating system, models range from $13,000 to $50,000 (£8,600 to £33,000) for precious metal versions. The phone includes a lacquered wooden docking station with built-in speakers. It has a 3.2-inch touchscreen (81 mm), offers high-definition video Continue reading →
Most expensive painting by a living artist
The record for the most expensive painting sold by a living artist belongs to Jasper Johns (USA) whose False Start (1959), was bought privately by Kenneth (USA) and Anne Griffin (France) for $80 million (£42 million) in October 2006. The auction record also belongs to Johns whose Figure 4 (1959) sold for $17.4 million (£8.7 million) at Christie’s, New York, USA on 16 May 2007.
Most expensive omelette
The most expensive omelette commercially available is the Zillion Dollar Lobster Frittata which costs $1,000 (£528.90) and is featured on the menu at Norma’s restaurant, Le Parker Meridien Hotel, New York, USA. The frittata contains 10 oz (280 g) caviar and approximately 1 lb (0.45 kg) lobster which is covered with egg on a bed of fried potatoes. Le Parker Meridien also feature a smaller, less expensive version called the ‘regular frittata’ that costs $100 (£54).
Most expensive Olympic ticket
The most expensive ticket in Olympic history is £2,012 ($3,250) for the Opening Ceremony of the Summer Olympics held in London in 2012. Tickets are priced in four bands for the ceremony on 27 July, 2012, with the other prices at £1,600 ($2,586), £995 ($1,608), £150 ($242), £20.12 ($35).
Most expensive Olympic logo
The most expensive logo produced for an Olympic games is the 2012 London Summer Olympics logo, which cost £400,000 ($645,645) to design. The logo was produced by brand consultants Wolff Olins (UK) and paid for by private money. The logo was launched to public disapproval in June 2007, however it was described as edgy, dynamic and vibrant by Games organizers.
Most expensive Olympic games
295 billion yuan (then $43 billion, £21.7 billion) was the cost of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the most expensive Olympic Games to date.
Most expensive novel debut
Sunday Times journalist Paul Eddy (UK) was reported to have been paid $2.8 million (£1.7 million) for his first novel Flint and its unwritten (at that time) sequel by British and American publishers in 1999. The crime thriller is about an undercover policewoman called Grace Flint. Although Eddy has published several non-fiction books, Flint was the investigative reporter’s first venture into fiction.