Since the TV show \u201cSurvivor\u201d (1) premiered on CBS back in May of 2000, it has developed a cult-like fanbase of people who tune in every week and analyze every challenge, alliance and strategic move. And, as it turns out, Youtube star MrBeast \u2014 aka Jimmy Donaldson \u2014 is one of these superfans.<\/p>\n
The finale of the show\u2019s 50th season airs tonight, and this round has been chock full of twists and turns. While some of these twists got people voted out, others (like MrBeast\u2019s appearance on episode 10 (2)) proved to be more lucrative.<\/p>\n
Must Read MrBeast and his briefcase <\/p>\n
MrBeast came to the tribal council portion of episode 10 of \u201cSurvivor\u201d 50 with a briefcase in hand. Inside was a large coin dubbed the MrBeast Super Beware Advantage. One player could volunteer to flip the coin. If the coin landed correctly, that player would be safe from the vote and have an idol to use at future tribal councils. But most importantly, MrBeast himself would double the prize money to $2 million.<\/p>\n
If the coin-flipper failed to choose the right side, they\u2019d be immediately voted out and the prize money would remain at $1 million, which it has been since the first season. Fan favorite contestant Rick Devens chose to flip the coin and he called \u201cheads.\u201d The coin landed on heads.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly (3), Devens said, \u201cI was so confident. Like ridiculously, manically confident. I was at peace with the fact that if it didn\u2019t come up heads, I\u2019d be heading home, and okay, well, no one in 50 seasons has gone home the way I did. I can say they never voted me out, right? But, dude, I knew that coin was going to hit. I just knew it. It was like my whole life had led to the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Read More: Non-millionaires can now hoard property like the 1% \u2014 how to start with as little as $100<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Catching up with the times <\/p>\n The \u201cSurvivor\u201d prize has been $1 million since the show\u2019s inception \u2014 the only exception being 2020\u2019s 40th season (4) that starred past winners, which also had a $2 million prize \u2014 so it\u2019s worth wondering why they waited all this time to up the prize money again.<\/p>\n As The Hustle (5) notes, $1 million in 2000 is equal in real value to about $519,000 today. Katherine Laidlaw, a writer for The Hustle, spoke to \u201cSurvivor\u201d Season 49 winner Savannah Louie, who said she had to pay around $380,000 in taxes on her winnings. And of course, this year\u2019s winner is likely to see a hefty tax bill (6) as well.<\/p>\n Despite that, Louie told Laidlaw the prize money has granted her a sense of freedom, and she has invested most of it. \u201cThe biggest thing for me is just that feeling of security, of feeling like I can breathe,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Now we\u2019ll all have to tune into season 51 to see if the show decides to keep up with inflation, or goes back to their humble $1 million prize.<\/p>\n You May Also Like <\/p>\n Join 250,000+ readers and get Moneywise\u2019s best stories and exclusive interviews first \u2014 clear insights curated and delivered weekly. Subscribe now.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Article Sources <\/p>\n We rely only on vetted sources and credible third-party reporting. For details, see our ethics and guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n IMDb (1)<\/a>; YouTube (2)<\/a>; Entertainment Weekly (3)<\/a>; People (4)<\/a>; The Hustle (5)<\/a>; Forbes (6)<\/a><\/p>\n This article originally appeared on Moneywise.com<\/a> under the title: Thanks to MrBeast, the winner of ‘Survivor’ 50 takes home $2 million \u2014 letting the show finally keep up with inflation<\/a><\/p>\n This article provides information only and should not be construed as advice. It is provided without warranty of any kind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Since the TV show \u201cSurvivor\u201d (1) premiered on CBS back in May of 2000, it has developed a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":495276,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[265],"tags":[1400,18,117,19,17,66318,71795,37501,3300,128],"class_list":["post-495275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-dave-ramsey","tag-eire","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-mrbeast","tag-prize-money","tag-robert-kiyosaki","tag-survivor","tag-tv"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116610863408255238","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/495275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=495275"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/495275\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/495276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=495275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=495275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=495275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}