In this 20‑minute YouTube episode, MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson) hosts a high‑stakes game of Battleship using actual, explosive‑filled ships. Four participants – Ethan, Garrett, Bailey, and a crew member referred to as "Speaker E" – each arrange a hidden ship pattern on a grid. They take turns calling coordinates; a hit triggers a real‑world explosion that destroys a corresponding physical ship. The competition is framed around a $10,000 cash prize placed in an envelope, which the winner keeps. Throughout the game, MrBeast provides commentary, jokes, and occasional taunts, while the participants banter, argue over hits, and react to the dramatic blasts. The tension escalates as ships are sunk, with each player left with only one “life” (ship) toward the end. After the final showdown, MrBeast transitions to a promotional segment, announcing a month‑long April giveaway: anyone who follows his Twitter, Instagram, or merch page will receive a direct message offering a free item of their choice (money, electronics, etc.). He warns about impersonators and encourages verification. The video blends extreme stunt entertainment, competitive gameplay, and a brand‑building giveaway, showcasing MrBeast’s signature style of large‑scale challenges paired with audience engagement incentives.
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All right guys, remove your blindfold. In this envelope is a check for $10,000. Whoever wins gets to keep it. You guys will be playing a game of Battleship, but if you destroy a ship in the game, we blow up one of the real ships over there. Open it up and let me know if you're okay with the pattern you have. Ethan, are you okay with your ship pattern?
I am perfectly okay with my pattern.
I like mine.
Do you?
I feel good about this.
Well then, here Here we go, boys.
All right, Arnold Palmer, Lieutenant, chooses A2.
A2?
That's a big old miss right there. Bailey, your ship's lived to fight another day.
C3? C3?
That's a big old freaking miss.
Yeah, that was a miss.
So you're up. I'm thinking we need some explosions happening. I'll give you up my 2 for your 2.
Okay, Captain Dunbar.
If you say E2.
E2.
Oh!
You hit.
Wait, you actually gave it to him? Yeah. Ethan, you better give up your 2 ships. Let's confirm it. E2. That's a hit.
Oh.
You know what to do.
Fire! That's a hit!
Good job, Ethan. You took off half his boat. Nope, that's not a— yeah.
I'll just— yeah.
Are you going to honor the agreement and give him half of your ship?
Maybe.
All right, what coordinates are you going to give him?
I'm going to give him A1 and B1.
Oh wait, who?
I'm gonna go with A1.
A1, is there a boat? Ethan, thanks for not lying, man. All right, good hit. No, what? Never mind, I'll just die. All right, anyways, Ethan, sink his ship.
Yeah, that's right, I hit A1 last time. I'm hitting B1 this time and taking down—
No, no, no, you're, you're E1.
He missed, you missed. No, wait, you missed. That's my ship.
You, Ethan, I gave you the—
Bailey, Bailey, what are you firing?
I'm gonna go with B1 because that was what you just— wait, yeah, B1.
Excuse me, is there a B1 on Arnold's side? Affirmative, there is a boat there. All right, sink that bad boy. Captain Arnold, it is now your turn. He just sank one of your ships. What are you going to do about it? What's your plan?
Taking revenge.
E1, sir, is there a boat at E1?
Affirmative, E1.
Just to clarify, there are no fish in this pond and we are picking up all the scraps afterwards. I don't remember if I mentioned that. All right, good Good job, you just sank his ship. Good job, Arnold. Is that your first time sinking a ship?
First time ever.
Really?
Except for in the bathtub.
Oh, in the bathtub. That was pretty funny. Anyways, Mr. Winthrop, what are you hitting?
Uh, H10.
H10?
No, sir. Oh, I'm gonna retaliate with a good old E9.
E9?
Oh, that's a hit!
Wait, really?
Yes! Yeah!
Wow!
Sir, is there a ship on E9 on Winthrop's side? All right, light that bad boy up. All right, Bailey, you just took out a part of your ship. What are you gonna fire back with?
Feeling pretty strong with a G5.
G5.
G5. 3, 4, 5.
No! You actually hit it.
Yeah.
Is there a ship at G5 on Arnold's side?
Affirmative.
All right, I'm gonna need you to blow that up.
Commencing blowup.
The Navy doesn't cry, Ethan. Composure.
What is in this envelope right here?
At least $10 to $15.
Yes, with a couple zeros behind it.
Oh shoot.
No way.
$100. Ethan, how often do you wear your uniform?
I wear my uniform like all the time.
Well, I wear mine every second of the day except for in the bed and in the shower.
You don't use yours in the shower? So I'm gonna go with deny.
Get denied with a no-hit.
Was that good?
Was that a good joke?
That was pretty funny. What are you gonna do?
I'm going with, uh, G4.
You just got G9.
G4.
It wasn't as funny the second time.
F9.
F9?
That is a hit.
Confirming hit on F9. Good talk, Gabe.
He only responds to me. Sir, we just got a hit on F9. Is that confirmed? This is about to be your ship. How do you feel?
I'm feeling pretty good. It is mine.
2, 1.
Oh, that was earlier than we expected.
Your ship just got destroyed. Yeah, and it gets pretty bad.
Why is there a floating head over there, Winthrop?
Where?
Right there.
There's a floating head. Shut up, I've heard that joke so many times. Are you guys gonna do where the loser also has to edit the video, or do you guys just want to split the video?
I'm down with some high stakes. Oh yeah, split it. I'm gonna, I'm gonna sink his battleship. That's the only thing I can think of. I'm gonna go with a big old G6, like a G6.
G6?
No, man, no!
Yeah, you're falling.
You need to hire some new crew.
The wind is out, that's why, dude. I missed.
Okay, what are you firing back with?
I'm gonna fire back with a good old G9.
All right, okay, we get it, you're good at this game. Whatever, man. You sunk a ship!
You just sank a ship!
Yes!
Oh!
I felt that in my calf muscles! Whoa! Bailey, your ship is gone!
Look at it, it's like in pieces. Just like my heart when my videos get demonetized. How does it make you feel that you've sunk two of his ships?
Oh, I feel fantastic. I got this in the bag.
Yeah? Dude, why did you do that? I know you're trying to win.
Cheating. I've literally seen you got 2 ships.
I'm not cheating.
You're on the other—
No, you—
I've seen the 2 ships that you got.
Warthog, can you pass me the salt, please?
Um, I got some ginger.
How could I possibly—
Yes, you do.
You're—
look, there's a reflection, there's mirrors, you have somebody. Okay, you know what, I'll just meet you on the battlefield. All right, we're not on a field, we're in the water.
Okay, Arnold, look at this. This is your boat with a hole in it.
That means I sunk that?
Yeah, you sunk it.
No, no. J10.
B8.
A7.
C9. We've gone on a dry spell.
Good. It made no sense how you guys were hitting so many ships. Don't let this $10,000 block you.
No, no.
D5.
Nope, nope.
Where can your ship be?
They're not on the board.
We gotta hit something, we're getting bored up here.
Sorry, Commander, just hold on standby. Point of the game is to hit the battleships, not both of them.
B10!
That's a hit!
Yes!
Oh no.
Yes! I found one!
Am I the only one getting excited here?
Yes, because you're the only one winning.
3, 2, 1, fire! Oh, that sounds like your ship, Dylan.
That sounds like a B10. Uh, I9.
I9? No.
Is that a hit?
It's a Freaking hit, bro!
Yo, boom!
I—
I knew it was a hit.
I was telling you to shoot it.
Well, I'm depression.
Oh wow, that was a big one.
Tweek, how'd that one look? Pretty big. I'm kind of numb to it. I've seen about 20 explosions now.
I'm tired of you hitting my ship.
B9!
That was a hit. That was a big hit.
Yeah.
Hey Bailey, how you feeling?
I'm actually feeling pretty good about this so far right now.
Ethan, how you feeling?
I feel good.
That's good to know. Over and out.
Uh, G9.
Boom.
Yes, G9, boom. G9, ship sunk.
Oh dang it, dang it, I was hoping that was the 4.
Wait, G9, ship sunk?
Yeah.
All right, um, G9.
Oh my.
That's a lot of damage. We need some Flex Seal. Hey Garrett, do we have any Flex Seal?
No.
Darn.
I'm tired of you. B8.
That's right.
That's a hit. That's a hit. B8, we got another hit. Can you please just spice things up?
That's the sweet sound of victory.
How about A7?
A7?
That's a miss.
A big old miss.
B7!
That's a hit!
Yes! Yeah!
Actually not that loud.
That was pretty brutal. You're just going deaf.
Maybe I—
what?
You're just going deaf.
It's not that loud.
You're just going—
that's on Tuesdays. No, I said you're going deaf, Bailey. Oh, you too, man. Thanks.
As a recap, how much do you have left?
Um, on mine I still have a boat and some.
What do you have left?
Uh, I'm about one left, one left.
All right guys, it is Ethan's turn. Go ahead, call it out.
B6 for the aircraft carrier.
That is a hit.
And you sunk my aircraft carrier.
Now Bailey only has one boat left.
See what you did to my aircraft carrier?
I'm about to do that to you.
Alpha Delta, we just got a hit on B6. Go ahead and sink that bad boy. All right, yeah. Thanks for the air support. It's about time. How did we get that helicopter? That must have been expensive.
Uh, it's not ours.
Okay, just don't go along with this, kid.
Fuck you too.
That's the sound of an aircraft carrier getting sunk.
All right, Ethan, you just sank his ship. Good job, good job. All right, Bailey, what's your strategy?
B-10.
Ah, is that a hit?
It's a hit.
No, it's not.
It is a hit! Stop cheating!
I wasn't defeated.
I wasn't defeated.
Alright, we got a hit on B10.
Ethan, I think Ethan's actually getting mad.
I'm nervous.
I have to be in a room with him 8 hours a day. I'm never gonna live it down.
It doesn't matter, he's gonna destroy me anyway.
Your eyes have been closed this whole time.
Bailey, you hit my last ship.
This is do or die.
I know.
$10,000 on the line.
I'm going with the Hardy H6.
That's a hit!
No way!
Wait, I can— this is now a race against time, boys.
Yes, we just can't have misses.
H6, captain! H6, hit now!
Hurry!
Yes, sir!
The shots are getting faster.
It's coming down to the wire. One wrong move could cost you $10,000. Ah, $10,000 move.
All right, uh, C10.
Uh, it's a hit.
Things are speeding up right now.
Turn, my turn.
Go Ethan, this is a big moment.
H5, that's a hit.
Yes! Wow, I could actually lose.
Okay, wait, wait, look at this.
Oh, we're good.
I like the sound of that.
I literally have to be 100%. Your ship is D10.
D10.
D10.
That is a miss. That is a miss. That is a miss.
Woo!
How's that a miss?
It's a miss.
It's a miss? It is a miss.
It is a miss.
Drink, drink, drink.
Look, look, look, look, look.
Hmm?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
It's my turn, ladies and gentlemen.
I did tell you at the beginning, Bailey, you don't have to tell the truth.
Oh no, H4, that's a miss.
No!
A10, but that's a sink, but I got it.
A10, that's a sink.
No, sink the ship. A10, 2 lives left, 1 life left. As you now know, Ethan's been lying to me this whole time. I know, that's why everyone keeps getting so confused. Whose turn is it?
It's my turn.
I just blew one up. All right, I blew up A10.
Ladies and gentlemen, H 7.
That's a hit.
That is a hit.
8-7. It almost looks staged.
Oh my, that is the sound of your ship dying. Oh my gosh, dude.
All right guys, it comes down to this. What would you say, Bailey?
How do you feel? How does this make you feel?
Ethan's betrayed me. He's been lying this whole time about one of his 3s, and I don't know which one it is. So we each have one life left.
When it comes to war, winning at any cost. That's how it is.
Bailey, what did you say your odds are of getting it right?
I got a 33% chance of guessing. Here, come here. It could be that, that, or that. I'm not sure which one.
1 in 3 chance of you winning $10,000.
Mm-hmm.
You each have one heart left. It is Bailey's turn. If Bailey misses, you already know where his last one is. Bailey, 1 in 3 odds of winning.
I'm gonna go with J2.
J2 is a miss! Yeah! Ethan, Ethan, what are you shooting?
Get the camera here. Ethan, what are you shooting?
I'm shooting H8. That's a miss! No, that is a lie.
H8, and that concludes Bailey's battle.
All you have to do is cheat to win.
Don't make me feel bad for this.
Proud of you. After all we've been through. Hey, so you want to go get some sushi?
Yeah, let's do it.
Oh, you weren't even asking.
I'll get some sushi too, maybe.
As you guys know, I like to give away things. The only problem is usually my subscribers, you guys, don't get a chance to win anything until now. The competition is simple. During the month of April, people that follow my Twitter @MrBeast MrBeastYT, my Instagram @MrBeast, or my merch page @shopmrbeast are just gonna get DMs and I'm gonna send them free things. No joke, during the entire month of April, random people that follow these 3 pages, I'm going to message you, I'm gonna ask you for your address, and I'm gonna send you whatever you want. I'm gonna let you pick. It could be money, it could be a TV, a Switch, monitor, whatever you want. I'm literally just gonna be messaging random people. Like, I just messaged this guy right here. Whenever he replies, I'll get his address, I'll send it to him. One last thing, people are obviously going to try to impersonate me. If they do not have a verified checkmark on Twitter or Instagram, it's clearly not me. But anyways, that's that. Follow these 3 pages. It'll go on the entire month of April. This isn't even everything. Once I give this all away, I'll go buy more stuff. I don't care. I'm just going to be giving it to random people that follow these pages during the month of April.
Name.
He changed it once or twice, but I think it's here to stay.
