YouTube star MrBeast has made history by setting 44 Guinness World Records with his high-budget Amazon Prime series, Beast Games. The competitive reality show, which pitted 1,000 contestants against each other for a groundbreaking $10 million prize, concluded on February 13, 2025, with Jeffrey Allen emerging as the winner of the historic competition.
Among the notable records set by Beast Games are:
- Largest prize fund awarded for a competitive reality show – $10 million
- Most expensive season of a competitive reality show – $100 million
- Most participants in a single season – 2,000 contestants
- Largest physical cash prize on set – $5 million
- Most expensive prize intentionally destroyed – $26,490
- Most money won in a single episode – $2,020,000
In addition to these impressive feats, Beast Games also made its mark with its production scale, including the use of 1,107 cameras to capture the action, and featuring monumental game setups, such as the largest pong cup (standing 10 feet tall) and the tallest towers in reality TV history, measuring 75 feet 11.62 inches.
The grand finale saw contestant Jeffrey Allen face an unprecedented challenge: he had to select the correct briefcase containing the entire $10 million prize. In an astonishing turn of events, Allen succeeded on his very first attempt, making him the biggest reality TV prize winner in history.
With its record-breaking achievements and unmatched scale, Beast Games has redefined the world of competitive reality television, raising the bar for future high-stakes entertainment.
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