If you do a Google search of “stupid” and “South Carolina,” you get an entire page of links to a certain Miss Teen USA contenstant. But that may be about to change.

Some genius from Georgia reportedly walked into an Aiken bank Tuesday and attempted to open an account with a $1 million bill. Yes, a $1 million bill.

The teller refused [to open the account] and called police while the man started to curse at bank workers, said Aiken County Sheriff’s spokesman Lt. Michael Frank.

Alexander D. Smith, 31, of Augusta, Ga., was charged with disorderly conduct and two counts of forgery, Frank said.

The second forgery charge came after investigators learned Smith bought several cartons of cigarettes from a nearby grocery store with a stolen check, Frank said. [AP]

Someone should have told Mr. Smith that, even in South Carolina, he wasn’t going to have much luck cashing a $1 million bill. Even Miss Teen S.C. would probably know that it’s counterfeit (note the emphasis on “probably”).

In case you were wondering, according to the U.S. Treasury, the $100,000 Series 1934 Gold Certificate featuring the portrait of President Wilson is the largest currency denomination ever produced and was printed for only one month. The $100 bill is the largest denomination currently in circulation. We looked it up. We’re awesome.

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Photo: The $1 million bill – AP