'I eliminated 6 people to win £16k on Beast Games - but now I'm being bullied'

In an occurrence of the Beast Games connected Amazon Prime Video, subordinate 232 decided to destruct himself from the contention and instrumentality £16,000 ($20,000) location with him - but helium has been slammed online arsenic a result

A contestant connected Beast Games has been targeted by online trolls aft knocking retired six players to container a $20,000 prize. Player 232, besides known arsenic Elee Bot connected YouTube, claims helium was painted arsenic the villain aft clinching the cash prize, but insists anyone other would person done the same.

YouTuber MrBeast, whose existent sanction Jimmy Donaldson, is offering a whopping $5 cardinal (approximately £3.98 million) to the victor of his eagerly-awaited amusement connected Prime Video. Starting with 2,000 contestants, this week's occurrence volition spot the last six - Emma, Jeff, Twana, Yesenia, Gage and Courtney - vying for the jackpot.

However, astatine the opening of the series, subordinate 232 chose to exit the crippled with $20,000 (around £16,000), fearing a teammate mightiness snatch it from him. When each contestants were positioned connected trapdoors, MrBeast projected $20,000 to immoderate subordinate consenting to destruct themselves. But successful accepting this offer, they'd besides beryllium wiping retired everyone other successful their row, leaving them empty-handed.

Player 232 was gripped by the fearfulness of ending up with nothing, truthful helium pressed the fastener to snag $20,000. He reflected connected his decision, "No 1 was much huffy astatine maine for taking the wealth than myself. I lone knew 1 idiosyncratic successful my row. The remainder of them, I'd ne'er said a connection to earlier successful my life. All I could deliberation astir was I don't cognize these people, they're young.

"I thought they were going to deed the button, possibly not astatine $20k, possibly not astatine $50k, but I was affirmative they were going to deed it by $100k." He explained his move, saying, "The lone crushed I deed it was due to the fact that I didn't privation to spell location with zero." After the video, subordinate 232 revealed his anguish implicit eliminating strangers and forfeiting his ain chances successful the game.

Yet erstwhile helium got location from filming, TikTok users rapidly painted him arsenic selfish and dubbed him a "Fortnite kid". He shared: "I won the $20k. I regretted it truthful overmuch but MrBeast came by asking maine wherefore I did it. I told him I didn't spot my teammates, they could person deed it and got maine out. I conscionable wanted to spell retired connected my ain presumption if I went out."

Wrapping up his video, the subordinate highlighted the unthinkable generosity of MrBeast, who shelled retired $2,000 (£1,600) to each subordinate successful the game, careless of elimination. Player 232 pointed out: "Out of 2,000 contestants, that's $4 cardinal (£3.23 million)." In the comments section, supportive viewers chimed in, with 1 stating, "I americium contestant #10, I americium going to archer you present this feline was precise bully and doesn't merit immoderate hate!"

They continued, praising his tactic: "He made a precise strategical determination and determination is truthful overmuch unit erstwhile you are successful the games! He would person astir apt near with $0 similar everyone else. Whatever you deliberation you would bash watching the games I committedness you you would not do. Show him immoderate love! "

Another spectator said: "The existent villains are those 2 brothers from the 3rd episode." While a 3rd expressed disbelief implicit the prize decisions: "The 20k happening is good but I inactive cant judge nary 1 took the $1 cardinal (£810,000)."