Would You Risk Drowning for $500,000? is a challenge video published to MrBeast. In this video, contestant Byron faces seven grueling challenges to win the prize money.
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Challenges[]
#1[]
Byron's body was chained to a heavy rock. And the rock was thrown into the sea. As time goes by, he sinks deeper and deeper, so Byron needs to get off the chain quickly. This is a very dangerous challenge and was carried out under the supervision of professional safety staff.
#2[]
The $500,000 prize will be split into 10 bags and placed in a room with a 1,000-pound grizzly bear inside. Byron must protect the bag containing the prize money from the grizzly bear and quickly carry it to the exit.
#3[]
The third challenge was called the "Balance Beam of Death," also known as the "$500,000 Balance Beam." As in the previous challenge, the $500,000 prize pool was split into 10 bags, each containing $50,000, and the balance beam hangs 100 feet in the air. Byron must balance on a narrow beam and throw a bag containing $50,000 at a target below. Any money that lands on the target will advance to the next challenge, but any money that misses the target and falls into the water is lost.
During the challenge, Byron lost three of his ten bags into the water, and made a deal with Jimmy to get back $75,000 of the $150,000 he lost in exchange for jumping off a 30-meter balance beam. And, Byron was able to take $425,000 with him to the next challenge.
#4[]
The fourth challenge was called "Minefield of Death." Twenty huge bombs are buried completely out of sight beneath the minefield. Byron was given five remote-controlled vehicles to test his ability to safely transport the money across the minefield. The minefield splits into many different paths, and if you choose the wrong one, the car will explode, causing you to lose any bounty you had loaded onto it.
Byron put $25,000 into his second car and $400,000 into his last car.
The first car took the left path at the first fork in the road, hitting a landmine and exploding. The second car also hit a landmine and exploded, losing the $25,000 it was carrying. The third and fourth cars managed to avoid hitting any mines and made it to the finish line safely, allowing Byron to memorize the safe route. Once the correct route was discovered, Byron was instructed to walk behind the last car containing the $400,000 as it was being moved. After Byron was able to safely drive the car containing the prize money across the finish line, Jimmy detonated all the remaining mines.
#5[]
In this challenge, Byron first had to lie down inside a coffin. Then Jimmy and the others covered the coffin with dirt. Once Byron's coffin was completely covered in soil, the giant flaming furnace and belt conveyer were turned on. Then the belt conveyer begins to drop Byron's winnings bit by bit into the blazing furnace. Byron must use the axe found inside the coffin to break the lid, push aside the dirt, and flip a lever to stop the conveyor belt.
By the time Byron managed to break open the lid of the coffin, push his way out through the dirt, and pull a lever to stop the conveyor belt, he still had $384,000 left in the prize money.
#6[]
In this challenge, Byron must climb a 60-foot tower while carrying heavy bags of money. And unlike previous challenges, if Byron drops any of the bags, he will lose all of his winnings. Byron successfully completed the challenge by climbing the wall carrying all of the bags, which weighed a total of 200 pounds.
#7[]
The final challenge took place in a junkyard. Byron was given three construction workers, a ton of machinery, and everything in the junkyard. Over the next eight hours, Byron must protect the $384,000 prize money from bombs falling from above.
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The thumbnail is Jimmy standing in front of a water.
Results[]
Byron successfully completed seven challenges and took home $384,000.