{"id":223548,"date":"2026-01-08T17:08:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T17:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/223548\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T17:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T17:08:09","slug":"who-took-1m-captain-bribe-hidden-beast-games-season-2-detail-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/223548\/","title":{"rendered":"Who took $1M Captain Bribe? Hidden Beast Games Season 2 detail revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Beast Games Season 2<\/a> Part 1 ended on an almighty cliffhanger, with $1 million up for grabs. We\u2019ll have to wait for Episode 4 to find out who took the bribe, but viewers have spotted a hidden detail that may just provide an answer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

MrBeast<\/a> has changed the format of his Prime Video<\/a> competition series for the second chapter. Instead of 1,000 contestants, it starts out with 200 \u2013\u00a0half in the \u2018strong\u2019 team and the other half in the \u2018smart\u2019 team.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Throughout the course of Beast Games Season 2<\/a>, this number will be whittled down to just one lucky contestant, who\u2019ll be taking home a whopping $5 million cash prize. But that doesn\u2019t mean everyone else goes home empty handed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After the third game, MrBeast<\/a> brings back the \u2018Captain Bribe\u2019 challenge, whereby the captains of the previously formed teams can press a button and win money \u2013 at the cost of their team being eliminated.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Who took the Captain Bribe in Beast Games Season 2?<\/p>\n

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We won\u2019t know for certain until Beast Games Season 2 Episode 4 drops, but fans think they\u2019ve figured out that Player 126, Joseph Torres (JT) \u2013\u00a0the captain of the Pink Team \u2013 took the $1 million bribe.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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For the uninitiated, the Captain Bribe was also seen in Season 1<\/a> of the series. After being elected by their respective teams, five captains stand in front of a button and, when MrBeast says, \u201cGo,\u201d an offer of money appears on the screen.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As the figure continues to increase, any captain can press their button and instantly win all of the cash for themselves. If they take the bribe, they\u2019re not eliminated \u2013\u00a0but their teammates are.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The teams that were already formed for the Obstacle Course in Beast Games Season 2<\/a> choose the following players to serve as their captains:\u00a0<\/p>\n

Pink Team \u2013 Player 126, JT<\/p>\n

Yellow Team \u2013 Player 99, Hannah<\/p>\n

Blue Team \u2013 Player 831, Jeff<\/p>\n

White Team \u2013 Player 118, Nick<\/p>\n

Orange Team \u2013 Player 162, Tyler<\/p>\n

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Initially, no one pushes the button, and the prize pot climbs all the way to $1 million. Right at the end, MrBeast announces, \u201cSomeone took the prize!\u201d But the episode ends there, meaning we have to wait until next Wednesday (January 14) to find out who took it\u2026 or will we?<\/p>\n

Over on Reddit<\/a>, one viewer wrote, \u201cI don\u2019t know who survives the captain\u2019s bribe, and don\u2019t f**king spoil it if you know, but based on my gut instinct something tells me that Jeff and Tyler won\u2019t press the button and Blue and Orange will survive.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cJeff because he needs the full five million to help his son Lucas find a cure for creatine transporter deficiency, and Tyler didn\u2019t seem that interested in the money.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m leaning towards it being JT, and the Pink Team getting eliminated, but wouldn\u2019t be surprised if it\u2019s Hannah\/Yellow, or Nick\/White.\u201d<\/p>\n

But one eagle-eyed viewer pointed to the preview shown at the end of Episode 1. \u201cGo to 39:27 of Episode 1 where they flash cutscenes as next episode preview which shows the button push, you see under arm illumination is pink and the person to their left is yellow.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTherefore, JT took it. Easy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Another agreed, \u201cYou can also clearly see the yellow panel to his left, AND it\u2019s a short arm. Only one dude up there has short arms, and is standing next to yellow\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s important to note that this is just speculation at this stage, and we won\u2019t know for sure until next week. But that\u2019s some pretty solid investigative work from viewers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Until then,\u00a0find out if Players 152 and 173 are still together<\/a>. And for more reality content, check out\u00a0who won Squid Game: The Challenge Season 2<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Physical: Asia<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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