The curiosity about what goes behind the wild MrBeast challenge videos is never-ending. Well, thanks to an insider, the mystery about how things work before fans have the final entertainment-packed feature is resolved. A contestant from one of Jimmy’s blockbuster videos recently made some striking revelations during a Reddit discussion about the BTS of MrBeast Challenge videos. 

The Squid Game feature, MrBeast’s biggest video till date, is an example of how people enjoy watching the entertainer host some contestants for prize money. But how is everything behind the scenes? A person who has previously worked on some of the youtuber’s videos has shed light on how contestants are paid.

Former contestant and teammate spills beans on MrBeast videos 

In a “Do the contestants really win these big money prizes?” Reddit discussion, a user’s comments garnered community attention. According to the user’s claim, they were a contestant in MrBeast’s ‘Boys vs Girls $500,000 Challenge Video’. They also worked with the creative team for plenty of other videos under the channel, making them quite a credible source for BTS.

“I was in boys vs girls, boys lost. Every guy got $500 I got $1k for some reason. I’ve spoke to the girls they all got $5k,” they wrote.

Adding to the thread, the user talked about the selection process of the participants.

“We filled out a google form and most of us went through a casting process, I was lucky and was an alternate who skipped the interviews and made the video, got a fair share of my own screen time too,” they added. The user also revealed that the prize money claimed in the videos is actually won by the announced winners of the videos. 

Regardless, what’s noteworthy here is that MrBeast spends unimaginable amounts for his videos. Be it production, donating through his philanthropic work, paying contestants, or challenge winners. So how does he profit from his work despite spending so much?

Feastables is the key to MrBeast’s profits 

He’s the not biggest YouTuber for nothing! The most common fan theory suggests most of Jimmy’s profits are accounted for by his collaborations, merchandise, and business ventures.

For instance, the growth of Feastables as a candy brand has been the success story of any influencer’s business model in recent years. In fact, the creator himself in an Instagram story had attributed Feastables’ sales to be his biggest financial support. “Feastables is mostly how I afford my videos now”, the story read. 

It was also previously reported that MrBeast earned $10,000,000 through Feastables. 

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While the world tries to decode the financial success formula of MrBeast, the revelations made by an alleged insider sheds light on how things work behind the scenes.

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