Beast Games Season 2 Recap: Full Breakdown of Challenges, Winners, and Eliminations
January 7, 2026
Beast Games Season 2 has kicked off on Prime Video, featuring an intense competition among 200 contestants battling for a staggering $5 million prize. Created by MrBeast, the series originally started on YouTube with his viral "$456,000 Squid Game in Real Life" video before moving to Amazon Prime, expanding the competition with bigger stakes and more twists.
Season Overview
- Season 1: Launched in December 2024, Jeffrey Randall Allen (Player 831) secured the record-breaking $10 million cash prize.
- Season 2: Debuted with a smaller initial roster but increased the competitive intensity, featuring 200 players split into the smartest and strongest teams.
Breakdown of Challenges and Results
Game 1: Climb the Rope (Strong Team)
- Status: Players eliminated – 50 | Remaining – 150
- Challenge: Contestants start on a floating platform and must climb down a rope with a weighted bundle attached, then stack colored blocks in a predetermined order (yellow, red, blue, green).
- Outcome: Only the first 50 players to successfully stack their blocks proceed to Beast City.
Game 1 (Smart Team): Memory Blocks
- Status: Eliminated – 50 | Remaining – 100
- Challenge: Participants recreate a tower from memory after it’s knocked down within 30 seconds.
- Results:
- 22 players completed within the time and automatically advanced.
- The remaining 78 contestants had unlimited time to recreate the tower, with the first 28 to finish moving forward.
Test 1: Familiar Faces
- Objective: Players are offered $100,000 to self-eliminate, allowing returning contestants from Season 1 to re-enter.
- Returning Players:
- Player 380 (Deano)
- Player 974 (Gage)
- Player 424 (Courtney)
- Player 831 (Jeff)
- Player 830 (Twana)
- Player 539 (Akira)
- Player 566 (JC)
- Player 406 (Karim)
- Player 991 (Jeremy)
- Player 952 (Mia)
- Outcome: All ten returning players re-entered the competition, and Game 2 commenced.
Game 2: Balls, Balance, Bluff & Blocks
Round 1: Balls
- Players: 18
- Eliminations: 9 (hit, caught, or time expired)
- Eliminated Players:
- Players 187 (Evonne), 25 (Eddy), 106 (Patrick), 29 (Solomon), 164 (Cindy), 154 (Josh), 539 (Akira), 180 (Autumn), 5 (Zara).
Round 2: Balance
- Players: 22
- Task: Paired into teams, add rocks to weigh down a glass heart on a scale without breaking it.
- Results: 11 eliminated, 11 advanced (including key contestants).
Round 3: Bluff
- Players: 22
- Task: Step into the matching color circle while blindfolded, or face elimination via a random box if they refuse to bluff.
- Eliminations: 10 players, including Karim and Sasha.
- Advance: 10 players.
Round 4: Blocks
- Teams: Pink and Yellow, competing to build towers reaching their flags suspended 50 feet above.
- Outcome: The Yellow Team (20 players) wins. The Pink Team is eliminated, including players like Johnny, Gage, Twana, and Courtney.
Game 3: Obstacle Course
- Participants: 25 remain, split into 10 teams of five.
- Challenge: Teams face different obstacle rounds, from team races to one-on-one duels, culminating in a race to complete the course.
Round 1: Team Race
- Winning Team: Team 5
- Eliminated: Team 1
Round 2: 1 vs 1 Race
- Winner: Team 3
- Eliminated: Team 8
Round 3: Captain Challenge
- Winner: Team 6
- Eliminated: Team 2
Round 4: Team Race with Money
- Prize: Extra $300,000 available if teams grab bags mid-course.
- Winner: Team 7
- Eliminated: Team 10
Round 5: The First Five
- Winning players (regardless of team): Tyler, Vance, Ian, Ethan, Bryleigh.
- Eliminated: Players including Eric, Mike, Ella, Innam, Omar.
Stay Tuned: Upcoming Episodes
The series continues to unfold with more intense challenges, eliminations, and surprises. Catch all new episodes streaming now on Prime Video. For more insights into reality TV phenomena, discover who won Squid Game: The Challenge Season 2, or explore upcoming streaming releases and shows.
Note: As the season progresses, we’ll keep this summary updated with the latest results and highlights.