Mr. Beast's $1 Million YouTuber Challenge

Jul 15, 2024

Mr. Beast's $1 Million YouTuber Challenge

Overview

  • Mr. Beast gathers 50 of the largest YouTubers for a competition.
  • Whichever YouTuber lasts the longest in a cube wins $1 million for their subscribers.
  • Combined, contestants have over 1 billion subscribers.
  • Contestants must not step on a red line; if they do, they lose the competition.
  • The contest is a blend of intense rivalry and strategic gameplay.

Rules

  • Queue for elimination: Step on the red line
  • Challenges: Periodic challenges to further eliminate participants

Challenge #1: Free Throw

  • Participants can leave the cube to attempt a basketball free throw.
  • Success: Win a Cybertruck for a subscriber and re-enter the cube.
  • Failure: Elimination from the game.
  • Result: Several attempted, few succeeded, resulting in immediate eliminations.

Participant Reactions

  • Mark Rober: Missed the shot, got eliminated.
  • Jidion: Missed the shot, got eliminated.
  • Jesser and FazeRug: Made their shots, won Cybertrucks for subscribers.
  • Other YouTubers decided not to attempt after witnessing failures.

Challenge #2: Group Captain Selection

  • Participants split into groups of five and select a team captain.
  • Each captain chooses who will cut a cookie shape.
  • Types: Star, Triangle, Umbrella, Circle.
  • Result: Those who failed to cut correctly got eliminated.
  • Note: Simplest shapes were triangle and circle; umbrella was the hardest.

Eliminations

  • Notable eliminations: Pokimane, Michael Reeves, and many others.

Challenge #3: Partner Jenga

  • Participants paired up and then had to compete in one-on-one Jenga matches.
  • If the tower collapses while you’re removing a block, you and your partner are eliminated.
  • Result: Intense games, several eliminations including notable YouTubers like KSI and AJ.

Free Time and Recreation

  • YouTubers entertained themselves with games using bottle caps.

Challenge #4: Cooking Competition

  • Paired contestants must cook for three judges: Joey Chestnut, Miranda Cosgrove, and IShowSpeed.
  • Judged on: taste, creativity, and presentation.
  • Results: Top three teams move on, bottom two teams eliminated.
  • Note: Logan Paul mistakenly stepped out of line and was eliminated.

Remaining Contestants: Five Participants

  • Finalists pitched how they will use the money for good causes (donations, events).

Final Challenge: Blindfolded Briefcase Game

  • Five contestants, each with a briefcase (one containing the $1 million check).
  • After shuffling, contestants vote to eliminate one player.
  • If they eliminate the holder of the million-dollar briefcase, the game is over.
  • Results: Jaiden wins the challenge by convincing others and outsmarting them.

Conclusion

  • Winner: Jaiden Animations
  • Intentions with the prize: Funding art school for creatives.
  • Mr. Beast's closing note: Urging viewers to subscribe to support their favorite creators.