MrBeast's YouTuber Cube Challenge

Introduction

• Premise: 50 of the biggest YouTubers gathered in a cube; last to leave wins $1 million for their subscribers.
• Competitors: Represent 1 billion subscribers combined.
• Rules: Simple – if you step on the red line, you're out. Last to leave wins.

Challenge 1: Free Throw

• Objective: Participants could leave the cube to attempt a free throw.
• Stakes: Successful shot wins a Cybertruck for a subscriber; a miss means elimination.
• Key Moments:
  • Mark Rober missed the shot and got eliminated.
  • Jidion's failed attempt led to humorous comments on losing subscribers.
  • Jesser successfully made the shot and won a Cybertruck for his subscriber.
  • Noteworthy exits: Several YouTubers failed and got eliminated.

Settling and Activity

• Boredom: YouTubers started engaging in silly activities to pass time.
• Check: One participant was disqualified for touching the red line.

Challenge 2: Cookie Cutter

• Setup: Groups of 5 were formed; each team had to choose a captain.
• Task: Captains chose members to carve shapes from cookies without breaking them.
• Difficulty: Shapes ranged in difficulty with umbrella being the hardest.
• Outcome: Multiple eliminations, including Pokimane and Lexi, highlighted the challenge's difficulty.
• Survivors: 34 remained after 11 were eliminated in this round.

Intermission and Activities

• Entertainment: YouTubers played games like throwing bottle caps to break boredom.

Challenge 3: Giant Jenga

• Duct Taped: Participants paired up and were duct-taped together.
• Game: Giant Jenga; losing team gets eliminated.
• Drama: The game was intense; culminated in a controversial elimination vote on fairness.
• Results: After a long, competitive game, 11 were eliminated, leaving 33.
• Notable Exit: Partners were forced to face off, leading to emotional eliminations.

Morning and Surprise Guest

• Day 2: Participants slept near the money; MrBeast teased a morning surprise.
• Speed's Arrival: IShowSpeed arrived late and was rejected entry by the participants.

Challenge 4: Deal or No Deal

• Return: Brought back the popular game with Howie Mandel.
• Mechanics: Picking and stealing briefcases—eliminations dependent on contents.
• Participants: Various alliances and strategies formed.
• Notables: Sam and Colby were the first eliminated. Ludwig faced intense moments.
• Outcome: Several brutal eliminations through strategic steals.
• Remaining: Top contenders moved to the next round.

Challenge 5: Cooking

• Teams: Paired up again for a cooking challenge judged by Joey Chestnut, Miranda Cosgrove, and IShowSpeed.
• Task: Cook a dish within the time-limit.
• Judgment Criteria: Taste, creativity, presentation.
• Winners and Losers: After rounds of taste tests, 5 contestants advanced along with high praise for some dishes.

Final Challenge: Blindfolded Briefcase Swap

• Setup: 5 remaining participants; shuffled and picked briefcases.
• Goal: Vote out the player with $0; correct guess keeps the game going.
• Bluffing: Each round involved strategic lying and reading others.
• Conclusion: Jaiden Animations bluffed her way to the final round and won $1 million for her subscribers.
• Future Plans: Use the money to send artists to art school.

Miscellaneous

• Theme: The challenges often involved strategic social play and physical tasks, balancing luck and skill.