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MrBeast has been dubbed ‘the Oprah of YouTube’ with his channel regularly giving away massive sums of money.

The YouTuber, real name Jimmy Donaldson, now has in excess of 80 million followers and his latest (and very expensive) video is blowing up in a big way.

MrBeast’s ‘$456 000 Squid Game In Real Life!’ video has already been viewed more than 120 million times in just six days.

On its first day alone it crossed 42 million views.

The winner of the actual Squid Game may have walked away with roughly $39 million but in MrBeast’s recreation, it’s $456 000 (about R7,3 million) that was up for grabs.

I would do unspeakable deeds for a payday that large but thankfully the recreation doesn’t feature anybody actually dying.

Here’s Kotaku:

Dubbed “MrBeast Game,” the real-life version features recreations of every set from the show—and they are impressive recreations at that. The red light/green light set has been brought to life, creepy doll and all, as well as the sets for the honeycomb playground, the tug of war match, the marbles game neighborhood, and the glass bridge.

There is even a room filled with bunk beds. The final game, however, is different.

Also, unlike the original show, those who get eliminated in later rounds are given money as a consolation prize. Some also pocket cash to quit early.

Not quite as dramatic but it’s near impossible to watch the final few games without getting nervy on behalf of the contestants.

I really hope the final two had some sort of money-sharing agreement in place:

[source:kotaku]