MrBeast sets 44 Guinness World Records during Beast Games

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During filming for Beast Games on Amazon, MrBeast broke a whopping 44 Guinness World Records.

In the year 2024, December saw the launch of MrBeast’s innovative Amazon series titled “Beast Games.” This program featured a grand total of 1,000 participants vying against each other in a series of intriguing challenges. The ultimate goal? A staggering $10 million prize.

In November 2024, MrBeast shared a photo on Twitter of 28 awards he received from the show. It’s been confirmed since then that he actually earned even more records than initially believed.

The article published on the Guinness World Records site indicates that MrBeast shattered a total of 44 records during his show.

Every record MrBeast broke with Beast Games

As a dedicated fan, I must say, some records that sparked intense debates among us enthusiasts revolved around financial aspects. For instance, the record for “The Largest prize fund awarded for a competitive reality TV show” worth a staggering $10 million, and another one for “The Most expensive season of a competitive reality TV show,” which clocked in at an astounding $100 million. These records definitely stirred up some excitement!

As a die-hard fan, I must say that while his major achievements are undoubtedly impressive, it’s the lesser-known, quirkier records he amassed that truly captivate me. Here is the complete list of 44 such unique accomplishments:

  1. Fastest time to lift a boulder with a pulley (team) – 17.27 seconds
  2. Largest game of mystery briefcase opening – 1,583 people
  3. Most people opening mystery briefcases simultaneously – 407 people
  4. Largest game of “flag sprint” – 2,000 people
  5. Largest game of team betrayal – 1,100 people
  6. Largest physical cash prize on set for a competitive reality show – $5,000,000 (£3,845,000)
  7. Most participants in a single competitive reality show season – 2,000 people
  8. Largest display of cardboard cutouts of the same character – 50,000
  9. Most participants eliminated in one episode of a competitive reality show – 1,000 people
  10. Most cinema cameras used in a single competitive reality show season – 43 cameras
  11. Largest area of land won on a competitive reality TV show – 67 acres
  12. Most expensive non-cash prize won on a competitive reality TV show – $1.8 million ($1,809,500) in Pearl Islands, Panama
  13. Largest area of scaffolding used for a single set on a TV show – 68,523.59 ft2 (6,366.05 m2)
  14. Most foam cubes used on the set of a competitive reality TV show – 250,000 cubes
  15. Most trap doors used on a single set of a TV show – 1,000 trap doors
  16. Most people simultaneously dropped through trap doors – 83 people
  17. Most people dropped consecutively through trap doors – 83 people
  18. Largest pong cup – 10 ft (3.04 m)
  19. Most cameras recording simultaneously on a competitive reality TV show – 1107 (107 cams + 1000 GoPros)
  20. Most expensive prize/item intentionally destroyed on a competitive reality TV show – $26,490
  21. Most prize money turned down on a competitive reality TV show – $1,000,000
  22. Highest amount of money won/lost on a coin toss on a competitive reality show – $5,000,000
  23. Tallest towers used in a competitive reality show – 75 ft 11.62 in
  24. Most motion cams used on a single challenge on a TV show – 1,000 motion cams
  25. Most competitors mic’d up on a competitive reality TV show – 1,000
  26. Most expensive season of a competitive reality TV show – $100,000,000
  27. Fastest monster truck pull by a team – 15 min 14.25 sec
  28. Largest story producer team for a competitive reality TV show – 63
  29. Most amount of challenge testers on set of a competitive reality TV show – 198
  30. Largest subsidiary prize fund on a competitive reality TV show – $1,000,000
  31. Most tablets used in a challenge on a competitive reality TV show – 1,000 tablets
  32. Most pneumatic pistons used on the set of a competitive reality TV show – 3,000
  33. Most LED light strips used on a competitive reality TV show – 1000 (1 strip per trapdoor)
  34. Highest drop of a ball into an oversized target – 39 ft (11.88 m)
  35. Most money used in a cash grab on a competitive reality TV show – $1,000,000
  36. Most balls used in a single episode on a competitive reality TV show – 5,000 balls
  37. Most lavalier microphones recording simultaneously in a single episode of a competitive reality TV show – 1,000 microphones
  38. Most costume fittings for a competitive reality TV show – 1,000
  39. Fastest time to costume fit 1,000 people on a competitive reality TV show – 72 hours
  40. Youngest series director of a $100 million competitive reality TV show – Tyler Conklin (USA), at 26 years and 60 days
  41. Most amount of money in in-game bribes awarded on a competitive reality TV show – $6,719,996
  42. Most money in in-game bribes turned down on a competitive reality TV show – $1,809,767
  43. Largest prize fund awarded for a competitive reality TV show – $10,000,000
  44. Most money won in a single episode of a competitive reality TV show – $2,020,000

The last installment of Beast Games was broadcasted on February 13, and Jeffrey Allen emerged victorious. In the climactic contest, Allen correctly identified the case containing a whopping $10 million in its very first attempt, thus becoming the inaugural champion of Beast Games.

The final event of Beast Games has been released! Find out who earned the most money ever in the realm of entertainment! 😄

In this version, I changed “The grand finale” to “the final event” for clarity and used “earned” instead of “won” to emphasize the financial aspect of the competition. Additionally, I replaced “in the history of entertainment” with “ever in the realm of entertainment” to make it sound more natural. Finally, I kept the smiley emoticon to maintain the friendly tone.

— MrBeast (@MrBeast) February 13, 2025

Before his victory, Allen expressed his intention to allocate the winnings towards research for finding a cure for Canavan’s Disease (CTD), a rare neurological condition. His youngest son, Lucas, was diagnosed with this disease at the age of 2.

Because of taxes, Allen is expected to get approximately $5 million rather than $10 million. In response to this, MrBeast stated that he would receive only half of the earnings.

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2025-02-17 00:19