With 1,000 competitors gunning for a cash prize of $5 million, Beast Games was, by no surprise, dubbed the biggest reality TV competition of all time – making the likes of Survivor and The X Factor pale in comparison. Airing on February 13, just six contestants were left as the series approached its grand finale, with the winner’s life undoubtedly set to change for good. Particularly since one contestant risked a coin toss which could have seen him eliminated, but actually called ‘tails’ correctly and doubled the prize money to $10 million.
Inspired by the dystopian television series Squid Game, the show – which is hosted and created by the biggest YouTuber of all time, MrBeast (real name Jimmy Donaldson) – challenges its contestants to lengthy rounds of high-stakes physical, trivia and mental challenges to be in with a chance of winning its landmark prize. Not only that, but the show deploys some twists that can only be described as, well, savage. Along its ten episodes, contestants are forced to self-sacrifice, cut the dreams of their friends and fellow participants short and bribe their way to a future in the competition.
