Popular YouTube star MrBeast, also known as Jimmy Donaldson, put on a spectacle combining athletics and creativity with his new television show “Beast Games,” an event that took the internet by storm. The highly anticipated competition featured contestants from around the world and incorporated traditional Olympic events with unexpected twists.
Before the event, MrBeast announced on X (formerly Twitter) that the winner would take home a cash prize of $250,000 on the YouTube video. The games were filmed and later released on Prime Video, attracting millions of viewers. The Prime Video series created by MrBeast announced the game’s winning prize would be $5 million, making this prize the biggest prize pool in television history. The series on Prime had 1,000 contestants while the YouTube Olympics video had just 20 contestants.
The first episode of the “Beast Games” released back in mid-December and since the first episode, eight episodes have dropped in the series. There will be a total of ten episodes with the tenth being the finale showing the winner of the games.
Ethan Mowery (10), said he enjoyed watching the “MrBeast Olympics” and would have liked to compete himself.
“I watched the MrBeast Olympics when it came out, and I thought it was pretty cool to see so many countries compete. It didn’t surprise me how much money he was giving away to the winner because everyone has seen him give away a ton of money in lots of his other videos. I think it would’ve been cool to be in the video and compete for a lot of money,” Mowery said.
Resce Youngblood (9), also found the event entertaining.
“I thought it was a cool idea by MrBeast to do this video. There were a lot of countries that I saw when I watched it, and randomly giving away hundreds of thousands of dollars to a winner of your YouTube video is crazy to me. I also heard about the new series on Prime Video but I haven’t watched any of the episodes yet,” Youngblood said.
The games featured a variety of activities, including life-sized hamster ball races, pool noodle jousting, and sprints. Not all of the events were physically demanding; some required mental strength, such as solving large puzzles and navigating a maze while blindfolded. A total of 1,000 contestants, including both everyday people and known athletes, competed for the prize.
In addition to the $250,000 grand prize, MrBeast donated another $500,000 to charity. Runner-up contestants also received substantial cash prizes.
Sam Strickland (9), who has watched MrBeast’s previous videos, praised the event.
“The million dollars MrBeast gave away probably helped out whoever the winner was, and it was also a typical gesture to donate even more money to charity after already giving away hundreds of thousands of dollars,” Strickland said.
Of the dozens of countries that participated in the games, a winner finished on top. The man from Libya named Alaa Alellagi won the money and fame that came with it. The Libyan man secured the victory against the runner-up opponent from Slovenia in a soccer-style shootout with penalty kicks. MrBeast and the crew gave Alellagi who was very excited the sizeable gold medal and the $250,000.
