One lucky winner took home $456,000 (£341,000) after winning all the challenges in a recreation of the Netflix megahit TV series Squid Game.
Number 079 – Tryzon - beat out 455 competitors in challenges viewers will recognise from the show such as Red Light, Green Light, the dalgona challenge, tug of war, marbles and the glass stepping stones to bag the jackpot.
(They skipped out on the part from the show where the contestants are killed... for obvious reasons).
The dystopian drama took the world by storm when it was released back in September and YouTuber MrBeast decided to create a real-life version of the show himself.
He and sponsors Brawl Stars, a mobile game, reportedly spent a whopping $2m (£1.4m) on recreating the iconic sets. They then invited 456 contestants to compete for a chance to win the $456,000 (£341,000) cash prize.
Combining the cost of the sets, production and cash prizes, an eye-watering $3.6million (£2.6m) was spent in total.
“I recreated every single step from Squid Game in real-life,” Mr Beast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, begins by saying.
Real life Squid Game with 456 people goes live today at 4pm Eastern :) https://t.co/vC7S54AVk0— MrBeast (@MrBeast) 1637759128
Pretty much everyone at this rate has watched Squid Game so the YouTuber had to create some twists and turns along the way to keep both the contestants and viewers in suspense.
This meant contestants did not know what dalgona shape they were going to get, and offering contestants $4,000 each at one point to quit, and tracking contestants on who they spoke to the most in challenges and getting them to pair up in the marbles challenge.
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For the finale, instead of playing the show’s namesake named after a Korean childhood game, contestants play a more familiar challenge from their American childhoods - a tense game of musical chairs - with the eerie soundtrack from the show serving as the music.
While the show is known for its gory killings of contestants, there’s no need to worry about this in this version - no one gets harmed.
So how exactly do people get eliminated?
At the start of the video, Mr Beast explained: “Every single player has a device strapped to them, that when they’re eliminated, it pops.
After previously teasing the video, Mr Beast certainly divided the internet over his homage to the drama which is said to be a critical commentary on late-stage capitalism as some noted the irony and thought he missed this point.
Despite these criticisms, it has already been viewed over 54 million times within a day of the 25-minute video being uploaded.
Since uploading the recreation, people have been sharing their thoughts.
MrBeast Squid Game lived up to the hype. This is getting 100M views easily. https://t.co/lLthElZrHU— BDE (@BDE) 1637789389
MrBeast's Squid Game video was really worth the hype https://t.co/PJeHWe7XpO— Itami🍀 (@Itami🍀) 1637793240
#MrBeastSquidGame Imagine losing a game of musical chairs in real life and then all of a sudden MrBeast shows up wi… https://t.co/SzYbrur4gC— Josh the pink gump (@Josh the pink gump) 1637792548
Mr Beasts videos are always amazing but omfg this squid game one is something else— Katie ✨ (@Katie ✨) 1637856615
theres no way you can hate this shit its cool as hell https://t.co/1ChmZRRE0B— Roomba (@Roomba) 1637788955
Best YouTuber by far no one can change my mind. https://t.co/rneyvM8DAS— Euge (@Euge) 1637789620
MR BEASTS SQUID GAME VIDEO WAS SO COOL HELLO?— bella *:・゚✧*:・゚ (@bella *:・゚✧*:・゚) 1637790333
People couldn’t help but notice the glaring Brawl Stars logos plastered throughout the challenges.
Every time I see a Brawl Stars reference in Mr Beast's Squid Game https://t.co/2IKFTximl2— Maria (@Maria) 1637788739
The Mr Beast Squid Game video is so funny because they made an incredibly realistic and detailed recreation of the… https://t.co/nB6X2DWUi9— JonAmon (@JonAmon) 1637798575
IN THE NEW MR BEAST SQUID GAME VIDEO THERE'S A FUCKING SPONSORSHIP ON THE PIGGY BANK, THIS LITERALLY CANNOT BE REAL… https://t.co/IifRU3Vygm— Zeekar - Comms closed (@Zeekar - Comms closed) 1637828594
Though there were some who remained critical of the YouTuber recreating the show due to its social commentary on South Korea’s economic problems.
So the Mr Beast Squid Game thing..... aren't they missing the whole point of the show or.....— iamBrandon 🏳️🌈 (@iamBrandon 🏳️🌈) 1637789848
me when mrbeast squid game https://t.co/39sMEmYzH1— Imagine (@Imagine) 1637777357
what capitalism breeds https://t.co/h2WvEhYkwH— isabel ☭ (@isabel ☭) 1637792745
the fucking brawl stars ad in the last pic i don't think anyone has ever missed the point of something harder than… https://t.co/R327291bg7— nape mango (weegee arc) (@nape mango (weegee arc)) 1637779879
if you think this is cool then u obviously did NOT watch the actual fucking show https://t.co/5XWlkGx5JY— cat⁷♔⚢💗 (@cat⁷♔⚢💗) 1637790521
the point of the show really flew right over your head https://t.co/PdI41s4Cn4— vee (@vee) 1637789066
While contestants who participated in Mr Beast’s version of Squid Game appeared to share some behind the scenes photos and thanked the YouTuber for the experience.
MR BEAST SQUID GAME. This experience was insane! I made so many friends and had a lot of fun. I'm so honored to be… https://t.co/xXkLYmNkkl— califul_ (@califul_) 1637807642
Mr Beast’s Squid Game was a surreal experience! Go watch his video now! #174 https://t.co/SqzmSfufKg— OB (@OB) 1637797432
I WAS IN MRBEAST SQUID GAME. CLICK THE LINK TO HEAR MY EXPERIENCE!!! https://t.co/NmOUmL05xJ https://t.co/LP0OWZXJkN— JJ (@JJ) 1637788530
Getting second in mr beast squid game was unbelievable. @KarlJacobs_ i forgive you for stopping that timer when I w… https://t.co/2Vmok1EYn7— ryan lim (@ryan lim) 1637852896
There we are, then.