MrBeast’s Amazon reality competition series to have largest single prize in TV history

Mar 19

Karah Rucker Anchor

By Karah Rucker (Anchor), Brock Koller (Senior Producer), William Jackson (Producer), Ian Kennedy (Video Editor)

Amazon Prime Video is set to launch a new reality competition series offering contestants the chance to win $5 million, believed to be the largest single prize in the history of television and streaming. The show, titled “Beast Games,” will be hosted and produced by Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, YouTube’s most popular creator.

Big news gamers I’m going to be filming the largest game show in history and releasing it on Prime Video! Over 1,000 contestants, $5,000,000 prize, and many other world records.. I’ll reveal more later this year but let’s just say, it’s gonna be an insane show 😀
— MrBeast (@MrBeast) March 18, 2024

“My goal is to make the greatest show possible and prove YouTubers and creators can succeed on other platforms,” MrBeast said in a statement. “Amazon gave me the creative control I need to try and make it happen. I hope to make the YouTube community proud.”

Donaldson boasts over 245 million subscribers to his YouTube channel and, according to Forbes, earns approximately $82 million annually.

“On YouTube, I have to make videos around titles and thumbnails,” Donaldson says in an interview on The Colin and Samir Show. “But on this show, I can do whatever I want. I can just make good content.”

“Beast Games” will feature one thousand contestants vying for the $5 million cash prize. While details of the challenges remain undisclosed, Amazon promises a “fast-paced and high production format” for the upcoming show.

Tags: amazon, Amazon Prime, Amazon Prime Video, Mr. Beast, YouTube

[KARAH RUCKER]

FINALLY THIS MORNING – HOW DOES GETTING A CHANCE TO WIN 5 MILLION DOLLARS SOUND? THAT’S THE PRIZE OF A NEW REALITY COMPETITION SERIES HEADED TO AMAZON PRIME VIDEO. IT’S BELIEVED TO BE THE BIGGEST SINGLE PRIZE IN THE HISTORY OF TELEVISION AND STREAMING.

THE SHOW IS CALLED “BEAST GAMES” AND WILL BE HOSTED AND PRODUCED BY YOUTUBE’S MOST POPULAR CREATOR – JIMMY DONALDSON – BETTER KNOWN AS MISTER BEAST.

HE CURRENTLY HAS MORE THAN 245 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS TO HIS YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND – ACCORDING TO FORBES – EARNS AROUND 82 MILLION DOLLARS IN A YEAR.

“BEAST GAMES” WILL SEE ONE THOUSAND CONTESTANTS COMPETING FOR THE FIVE MILLION DOLLAR CASH PAYOUT. THERE IS NO WORD YET ON WHAT THE ACTUAL CHALLENGES ARE – BUT AMAZON SAYS THE UPCOMING SHOW WILL FEATURE A “FAST-PACED AND HIGH PRODUCTION FORMAT.”