YouTube creator Jimmy "MrBeast" announced the release of one of his most anticipated videos yet on X. It involves fifty creators undergoing a variety of challenges for a chance to win $1,000,000. The winning creator would ultimately give the money away to their subscribers. The video includes many big names such as Olajide "KSI", Imane "Pokimane", Rachell "Valkyrae", Brian "FaZe Rug", and Alexandra Botez.
On July 13, 2024, MrBeast pointed out on X that the total sum of subscribers of all the participants in the video came out to be a staggering one billion. He wrote:
"50 YouTubers. 1 Billion subscribers. $1,000,00 cash prize. My biggest video ever, Go Watch :D"
Netizens have also expressed their enthusiasm about the video on X. The video crossed 5 million views within an hour of being uploaded, causing many users to speculate that it will go on to break multiple records shortly, specifically in terms of viewership statistics.
One user wrote:
"The biggest video ever!!!"
"Definitely this video will broke all views record," wrote X user @ThoraHannsPagly.
"It could only be MrBeast to bring together the best creators in the world… Congratulations legend," wrote @suayrez on X.
"I think this will be the most watched YouTube video by the end of August at the latest," wrote X user @rahulsood.
What are the challenges the 50 creators faced in the latest MrBeast video?
Jimmy "MrBeast" gathered the fifty creators in a glass cube structure and barred them from crossing the red line to get outside. Any attempts at doing so would result in them being eliminated. The creators had to face a barrage of challenges, with high stakes each time.
The first challenge involved them doing a free throw. Success would not only keep them in the competition but also allow subscribers to win a Tesla Cybertruck. The second challenge was the infamous Squid Game cookie challenge, where participants had to use a needle to break a cookie in a particular shape, ranging from a simple triangle to an umbrella.
Next, they competed in Jenga face-offs in pairs. Those who survived moved onto a game involving suitcases with "Safe" and "Eliminated" cards written inside them. Two creators would go up against each other, with one picking out a suitcase and the other deciding whether to steal it or let them keep it. In case the latter steals it, and it contains the "Eliminated" card, they would be put out of the competition.
This was followed by a cooking challenge with actor Miranda Crosgrove, YouTuber IShowSpeed, and competitive eater Joey Chestnut.
The final challenge involved five suitcases. Out of these, four were empty, and one contained a million-dollar check. These were randomly assigned to each individual, so nobody was aware of what the other participants' suitcases contained.
Then, the creators began voting for one of the players to be eliminated. If they selected a participant with an empty suitcase, that participant would be removed from the competition. If the creators ended up voting for the individual with the million-dollar suitcase, the individual would win the challenge and thus the prize money. Each creator had to thus convince the others that they did not have the suitcase with the money, so they would be voted out.
MrBeast has previously revealed that he is also producing a game show with Prime Video, titled Beast Games. After the wild success of this video, netizens are hyped for the release of the show as well. He has tagged it as the "biggest game show".