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MrBeast shared full breakdown of winnings on Beast Games after ‘shocking’ amount $10,000,000 winner takes home

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Published 13:34 16 Feb 2025 GMT

MrBeast shared full breakdown of winnings on Beast Games after ‘shocking’ amount $10,000,000 winner takes home

The YouTube star has revealed how much money was doled out in total

Olivia Burke

Olivia Burke

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MrBeast has shared a full breakdown of the winnings which were dished out during his recent competition series.

And after taking a look at the laundry list of handouts he claims to have made, you'll understand why Beast Games has been dubbed the most expensive game show in history.

One thousand contestants were put through their paces in a Squid Game-style tournament hosted by the internet star, in the hopes of bagging the mammoth $10million grand prize.

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MrBeast, 26, spent around around $14million building the 'Beast City' in Toronto, Canada, to host the games, which involved a series of gruelling mental and physical challenges.

The YouTube star, real name Jimmy Donaldson, also gave away upwards of £25 million to contestants throughout the show, which had a staggering budget of £79,600,000.

That's on top of doling out a 'private island, Lamborghinis, and millions more in cash throughout the competition' - so essentially, it cost an arm and a leg to bring Beast Games to life.

Player 831, AKA Jeff Allen, ended up taking the crown - but interestingly, he will only take home $5.03 million after taxes.

The winner of Beast Games hasn't walked away with the full $10million prize (Amazon Prime)
The winner of Beast Games hasn't walked away with the full $10million prize (Amazon Prime)

After viewers got wind that the US' Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will also be getting a large chunk of the jackpot, fans turned their focus to other cash prizes which were awarded during the competition.

Luckily for those lot, MrBeast had previously taken to social media to clarify exactly how much money was bestowed to contestants throughout Beast Games.

In total, the Kansas-born social media star explained that $25,019,995 had been awarded to players.

According to his post on X, he stumped up $10,004,242 for the grand prize as well as another $4.2million for the MoneyLion giveaway.

He dished out another $1.8million here, another $1million there - as well as hundreds of thousands of dollars to some of the other 1,000 Beast Games participants.



The lowest amount awarded was $5,000, while Mr Beast explained that every single person who took part in the reality show was awarded $2,000.

Don't worry though, as the content creator hasn't been left in financial disrepair despite appearing to break the bank for Beast Games.

According to Forbes, MrBeast boasts a net worth of $85million, so even if it had came out of his own pocket, it's a small drop in the ocean for him.

Despite airing Beast Games' payouts to the world, people still had pressing questions about the money which had changed hands.

One fan asked MrBeast to provide an 'inside look into the underwriting model of the show', adding: "[I'm] interested in the returns with this level of costs incurred."

Featured Image Credit: Amazon Prime

Topics: MrBeast, Celebrity, TV and Film, Amazon, Money

Olivia Burke
Olivia Burke

Olivia is a journalist at LADbible Group with more than five years of experience and has worked for a number of top publishers, including News UK. She also enjoys writing food reviews (as well as the eating part). She is a stereotypical reality TV addict, but still finds time for a serious documentary.

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