The video documents the first phase of MrBeast’s (Jimmy Donaldson) massive competition, "Beast Games," where 2,000 contestants vie for a $5 million grand prize and a spot in a 10‑episode Prime Video series. The event is presented by MrBeast and his commentator Carl, and is broken into a series of escalating challenges: a 10,000‑lb boulder‑pull strength test, a briefcase‑memory selection game, multiple flag‑capture rounds with decreasing flag counts, and a final trust‑based platform game that includes staged bribe offers ($5,000 and $50,000) to tempt contestants to betray their teammates. Throughout, eliminated participants receive a $2,000 consolation payout, sponsored by Moneyline, which also offers a viewer giveaway. The narrative emphasizes high stakes, dramatic eliminations, and the emotional tension of trust versus betrayal, culminating in a promotional push for the upcoming Beast Games series on Prime Video, highlighting the scale of production, additional prizes (private island, city build‑out), and the historic size of the cash prize.
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I am sitting on $5 million in cash and competing for it—
Open the gates! —are these 2,000 contestants.
What you are witnessing is just the start of something never before seen in history. 2,000 people are about to battle in a series of trials for a spot in my 10-episode Prime Video series called Beast Games. Ladies and gentlemen, look to your left and look to your right. 1,000 of you will be eliminated eliminated by the end of this video. But for the other half of you moving on to Beast Games, one of you will walk away with the life-changing, record-shattering grand prize of $5 million.
And our first game is Drop the Curtains.
The first challenge of these trials is going to test your strength.
1,000! My arms hurt looking at that.
I need all of you to split up into 5 groups of 400. Whichever group is the last to lift that 10,000-pound boulder across that finish line is eliminated.
Let's go! Group up, group up! We got a strategy going. The strong ones are at the front. This team was made to break backs, break dreams, and crush spirits. I'm gonna be so— for real, I don't think I'm cut out for this.
400 of you are about to be eliminated. Home is not an option. Guys, this is for $5 million. We don't want to be the first out.
3, 2, 1. Go! Oh, oh, oh, we got it. Holy crap. Do it. Run, run, run, run, run. Pull. Let's go! Last holder to touch the top is eliminated. Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go. Run, run. Oh, oh my gosh. That was insanely quick. Let's go, Bridge.
3 teams reached the finish line.
It's now down to Yellow and Red. Which one of you Blue is going home. Come on, Red! Come on, we're losing! No, we're doing it wrong! We're doing it wrong! Keep going! Run! We have to go backwards! We have to go backwards! That's yellow! Oh, no!
Red just lost out on this chance to win $5 million. Oh, man, that was like one thing I told myself. I'm not letting them win a push round. Red team, I'm sorry you got eliminated, but to make it feel feel a little better, we're gonna give you all $2,000 for coming out. And that goes for all of you. Every single one of you will receive $2,000 just for showing up. That's right, it's 3 minutes into the video and we've already given away $800,000. And with a total of 2,000 contestants competing, that means we're gonna be giving away $4 million throughout Beast Games just for contestants showing up. So as these trials were heating up and some people chose to go home early— It really is my time to step out. 24 hours, I did it. I did a day. At least they gotta walk away with $2,000, which It might be a big brain move because these trials are only going to get more intense. Congratulations on passing the first challenge! Don't you just love your teams? Yellow team, don't you love each other? Green, orange, pink. Unfortunately for challenge 2, your teammates will be your opponents. Bring out the briefcases! Holy pink team, stand around the red border. Come on over. In front of you is a sea of briefcases. Some say eliminated, some say safe. On the jumbotron, we are going to quickly show which briefcases are safe and which are eliminated. Your goal is to memorize where the safe briefcases are and claim one before someone else does. Think fast and run faster. Because of the 400 people on each team, 50 of you will end up with an eliminated briefcase. All right, reveal the map.
Okay, the second round. I'm going second row. 7. That's row number 7. I hope all of you have a briefcase in mind.
3, 2, 1, go!
Oh, so I can see people. Oh, okay. Oh my God. Hopefully this is what I think it is. If it's not, then I'm going to find someone to blame.
What's in that case? I have no clue what's in here. So your chance to win $5 million completely relies on this case either being safe or eliminated. And you have no clue.
Yeah. Best of luck.
Now that everyone has a case, it is time to find out what your fate is. Will that briefcase in front of you let you move on? Or will it be costing you this life-changing $5 million? 3, 2, 1. Reveal! Congratulations to the 350 of you that see green, but to the 50 of you that see red, you have been eliminated. I'm sorry, but I need you to head over to the exit. I thought I was safe. I was not expecting this. I thought I was running far. I am safe.
I'm actually safe. I did it. I'm safe. This is so amazing.
Pink team, you can head back to your lane. Eliminated players, collect your $2,000 and head out. With 50 players now eliminated from the Pink team. We reshuffled the briefcases in a new order and sent Orange team to the same fate. All right, Orange team, I hope you're all ready for this. Throw up the map. You take the early ones, I'll go far.
Okay, I'm really nervous. We're going 1, 2, 3, 4. 3, 2, 1, go! Really praying this is good.
Let's see who's going on to compete for $5 million. Open them up. What'd you get?
Yeah! Let's go!
Let's go! With the Orange Team winners moving on, we of course gave the eliminated players $2,000 each. Thank you so much. Thank you for coming out. And then send Green up to the chopping block?
Reveal the map!
I'm going for this one right here. I'm gonna go over there. Yellow, you guys nervous back there? Make sure you pay attention. It's very important. Look at all of them.
They're all studying it as hard as they can. Go! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yeah!
Let's get it! 3... 2... 1... reveal!
What did you get?! Go on!
While another 50 players were eliminated from the Green Team, I had something diabolical in store for this final round. Yellow team, remember when I told you to pay attention? Yellow, make sure you pay attention. It's very important. You guys are going to use the same pattern green used but we're only gonna show them that for a couple seconds. Yeah, I can't believe it.
This is not it.
Oh my gosh. Yo! So ridiculous. Everyone get ready. Everybody stand around the edge. That's it. We're locking in.
Flash them out. I'm going to the front. I'm going to the front. Go! Yeah!
Everybody's strategy on this one was just to run. Nobody down there looks confident at all. All right. Everyone has a briefcase. Let's find out if you're competing for $5 million. We're heading out. 3, 2, 1, open your briefcase. Oh my gosh.
Let's go!
For those of you that got green, you are all moving on to the next challenge.
I've got a question. How does it feel to be winners? Woo! And that is the end of challenge number 2.
Let's get some rest before the next one. For the next challenge.
Man, a long day. Trying to get to sleep. We're sleeping here by the money.
We're trying to manifest it. We ride together, we sleep together, we win together. Sleep well, everyone. You're going to need your strength for this next challenge. I will do whatever it takes for my family and for my tribe.
I don't think there's anything I wouldn't do to win this money.
Congratulations to all 1,400 of you for making it this far. We have 2 more challenges in this audition for my new Prime Video show, Beast Games. The rules for Challenge 3 are simple. We are placing flags across the playing field in front of you. You will need to capture a flag in order to move on. There's 1,400 of you and 1,100 flags. This means 300 of you will be eliminated. So we'll be setting out a different number of flags each round until all 1,100 have been captured. But once you cross the red line, you have to capture a flag or you are eliminated. You get a flag or you go home.
No $5 million Run as fast as I can, get to a flag, snatch it as quick as possible.
There are only 10 flags on the field for this first round. There's a lot more than 10 of you. So if you're not fully committed to go now— It's your last chance to step back. —and wait for a better chance in the later rounds.
Not go on the first round, not go on the second round. Spot. Not go on the third round. We're about to start round 1.
What if you both go for the same flag? You better be faster. As soon as I blow this horn, the round will begin. Oh, look, look, look.
Oh, they're running. No, he's going. He's going.
Oh. Woo! Whoa. Barely anybody went. Oh, look. Those two are racing for flag 1. Oh, we got a collision.
Yeah! Let's go, number 10. Let's go, number 10, baby!
10 flags were captured, and 2 people were eliminated. Thank you for coming out. And for the 10 of you that captured a flag, congratulations! You've secured a spot in our final game. Only 12 people went for this. People are way smarter than I thought. I thought hundreds of people were going to go. We started off a little tame. Now let's get crazy. For the second round, we're going to bring out 50 flags. A lot of people are about to be eliminated. You're all going this time? Yes. You're calling out your flag? Yes.
I got 47. Do not go to 49.
We got 24. I've been calling 24. They're all picking flags. They're all trying to be strategic. But like, if one person is not on the same page, you all lose $5 million. All right, round 2, 50 flags on the field.
Oh, oh, there it goes. There it goes.
Oh, you went for it. Oh my gosh. So many people are getting flags. This is insane. There's only a few flags left.
Who's going to get the last one? Oh my God. You see number 20 right there?
Yes, sir. Let's go. All 50 flags have been captured. And 5 people were eliminated. Remember, the longer you wait, the worse your odds could get. Let's do this. And they're off.
Oh, boy.
Oh. So far, most people that cross the red line end up getting a flag, and not many people have actually been eliminated. I think that's 8 eliminates on that one. I see you all in the back. So you're thinking if you wait until the end, your odds will be way better. But it's not playing out that way. And with the people on the front lines calling dibs on their flag— 3:07.
I have 3:07. Yo, Skybee. 274. 284.
284. Got it. He's got it. I don't know. I'm going for whatever. The number of flags left is dropping fast, which means the chances of getting a flag are getting worse and worse. This is insane. Oh my gosh.
Oh no. Who's going to get the last flag? Oh no. Oh my God.
One of the reasons people were waiting it out was because they were working together. The group wants me to put it right here. Yeah, right here. OK. Taking turns letting each other grab a flag.
Ah! It doesn't make sense.
It doesn't make sense. Like, why are people being so nice? It's $5 million. Eventually you're going to have to betray each other. Someone has to go home.
Yeah! Someone has to go home.
And as the rounds go on and the number of flags left drop, the tension skyrockets.
Oh, oh, they're both going. But you tripped on yourself.
Yeah, I did. Are you OK? Yeah. I mean, this has got to be the most insane challenge we have ever done.
Oh my gosh. That's crazy. Oh my gosh.
Antonio! Here's what the line looked like at the start of the challenge. And look at it now. There's 179 of you left and only 100 flags. Let's dwindle the numbers a little more. Bring out 50 flags. This is where the strategy comes out. We only have 2 rounds left. So you can either go right now or take your chances in our final round. The question is, if you wait another round, will your odds get better or will they get worse? Let's have some fun.
And they're off. They're going!
Get a flag! Get a flag! There are only a few flags left. There it is!
There it is! She got it!
She got it! There are 115 people still on the line. This will be the final round. Bring out the 50 remaining flags. There's 115 people left. Only 50 people are going to make it to this side of the ring. With their spot at Beast Games on the line, everyone was primed and ready for our final round. Final round.
Lock in, lock in!
Everyone's locked in, they're gonna go for it. And in this crucial point in this competition, I made the worst mistake I possibly could have. I handed the mic to my friend Carl.
Yo, what's up? What'd I do?
Everyone thought you said go, Carl.
I said yo, bro.
That was like 50 people just got out. I said Yo! Throughout this whole challenge, it's been very clear that blowing the horn starts each round. Obviously not Karl yelling yo. Wow. Thanks, Jimmy. I wasn't the one with the microphone. Holy crap. Wow, that's rude. Dude, all Karl said was yo. Your yo eliminated 31 people.
It's always the air horn. Why would they leave on yo?
You know what cheers up sad people that just lost a challenge? $2,000. I teamed up with Moneyline, the easiest place to borrow, earn, and win money, to give the 1,000 losing contestants $2,000 each. And on top of that, Moneyline is also giving you at home a chance to win money as well. They're giving away another $1,000 to 1,000 lucky winners, AKA another million dollars. To enter, just scan this QR code or visit moneyline.com/bescans. And finally, flag 1,100. After this round, the challenge is over. The final round of this challenge.
$5 million on the line. 3, 2, 1. Oh my God. Run, run. Oh my God!
The last flag has been captured. Congratulations to the 1,100 of you who are moving on to our final challenge. The most cutthroat challenge yet. It's our final night at Allegiant Stadium, home of the Las Vegas Raiders, and we're ready for the final trial before Beast Games. Outside of like doing crazy things, this is a piece of history that I'll always be able to look back on, that I'll always be able to reflect on and say, "Dude, I am on a MrBeast video." All right. The 1,000 of you that pass this final challenge will move on to compete in our 10-episode Prime Video series. Every single episode in that show is bigger than the biggest YouTube video I have ever done. The scale of this show is unbelievable. We built an entire city. We're giving away a private island. And we've got the biggest prizes in entertainment history. But standing between you and my Beast Games TV show is one final challenge. I need all of you to split up into groups of 100. This challenge has nothing to do with strength or speed. It is all about trust. Who you pick could cost you your spot in Beast Games and your shot at $5 million. By the end of this challenge, one of you will backstab your entire team.
So I'm looking for trust, but it's hard to trust when you don't know people. Don't let people join the side! Don't leave! One of our teammates, I don't even know who he is. I've never talked to this guy.
They're not trusting the rest of the group and they're coming to our group and then they're not trusting our group. I don't trust those people. It's kind of depressing that my survival in this competition is based on these people. Who was the last person to join? One of the guys is basically saying, hey, 10K, I'm an easy buyout. We can't trust him.
Can't trust everybody, but I trust myself. That's all that matters.
I am very confident in this group we have here. I don't think anybody's going to fold. We're going to make it to that show no matter what. We want to be the people that are going to Amazon.
There's nothing that can make me turn my back back in my team.
It's time for challenge number 4. They're not going to be cheering much longer. Starting now, if you step off your platform, you will be eliminated and so will your entire platform. Everyone knows the rules. Good luck. I will not leave this platform for anything. All we have to do is outlast those groups.
Better than me. I'll be so mad if you leave. We can do better.
It's been about a You've made it and you haven't been eliminated. That's good. Who's the weak link here? Nobody. How's this corner doing? We don't want money. We don't want money. I didn't offer money. I don't cry.
I don't cry. I believe that we will win.
I love how they all have their own chants. I haven't even offered anything, but I probably will. We will not be bought.
Anybody want to get out? No. OK.
I guess I'll go get a bunch of money. I'll be right back. Honestly, I don't normally get nervous before filming, but this one is freaking me out. One person's about to receive a lot of money and 99 other people are gonna be very sad. This is gonna be heart-wrenching. I brought 3 separate bribes out here. I'm not offering this right now. To be clear, none of them are in play. I just wanna show you what they are. My first bribe, which is not in effect. Reveal what the first bribe will be. It'll be $5,000. No? That ain't no Tesla, bro. If that doesn't work, I'll give you $50,000. And if somehow all 1,100 of you decline the $5,000 and the $50,000, reveal the third offer.
Oh my God. A million dollars. Yeah!
It's literally one-fifth of the prize money. When that timer starts, the $5,000 prize will be in play. If anyone wants to exchange 99 players for $5,000, it's right here. Start the timer. I think we got this. I'm just hoping that someone else on a different team is willing to leave.
$5,000! $5,000? I'm trying to give someone $5,000. Nobody wants $5,000. $5,000 is nothing.
$5,000 bucks up for grabs. $5,000? Wait, right now?
We don't want it! We don't want it!
Every single team has declined the $5,000. Seems like no one has any interest. You can go ahead and reset the timer. Put it back to 10 minutes. They don't want it. This offer is off the table. Hi! For this group of 1,100 people, the price of betrayal was clearly higher than $5,000. But as we got ready for the next bribe of $50,000, the entire stadium started to change. People on every single platform were inching closer to the exit. On the edge, getting ready to jump. Because everyone here is competing with one thing on their mind. This amount of money is life-changing.
To my 7-month-old baby, Layla, I love you, and I'm doing this for you.
If you win $5 million, what are you spending it on?
Finishing my college degree. Let's start an animal rescue.
Well, I'd buy my dad a house because he's a disabled veteran.
I'm gonna buy a house because my house burned down.
I quit my job to be here. Did anyone else quit their job? Wait, why would you do that? They may have said no to $5,000, but $50,000 is a different story. Now things are going to get very interesting. When that timer starts, whoever touches the ground first will now receive $50,000. But I did not expect for this offer to be so irresistible that someone would actually jump before the timer even started.
What? No, it hasn't started yet. Oh my God, the timer didn't start. She still stepped off. She's not—
She's not going to get it because the timer hadn't started, but she stepped off. Oh, no. I didn't start the timer yet. Oh, my gosh. No, because the timer hadn't started yet. Oh, my God. 99 people just lost out on $5 million. All because she jumped. I'm sorry, but she stepped off.
At least we put a million.
Her team was in disbelief that they had just been betrayed, and they were absolutely devastated that they would not be moving on to Beast Games. All right, Platform 6. You got the money? No, you guys are eliminated. I'm sorry, she stepped off. You guys can head to the exit. I'm sorry. That final game was brutal, but it's nothing compared to what these 1,000 remaining contestants are about to face. They have now earned their spot in the biggest competition series of all time, and one of them will walk away with $5 million in cash. But before they do, they will have to compete in Beast Games. And that concludes this YouTube video, but check this Check this out. Turn on the lights. This is going to be the most insane show you have ever seen in your life. We built an entire city from the ground up. We're giving away a private island. We have a $5 million grand prize and we have 1,000 contestants. I finally have the opportunity to develop characters, tell longer stories, and go beyond YouTube with a streaming series unlike anything you've ever seen before. If you've ever enjoyed my content, if I can ask you for anything ever, it would be to watch Beast Games. Episode 1 for free on Prime Video right now. You'll get to see which one of those 1,000 people wins this $5 million in cash. I'm gonna start the show. Head over to Prime Video and watch "Peace Games." I am standing on $5 million of real money, the largest grand prize in entertainment history.
