Beast Games Episode 9 Recap: Lies, bribes, and who knows what else

WARNING: BEAST GAMES SPOILERS BELOW!

Where we left off: The 10 towers 

Alright, remember where we left off? Episode 8 had the contestants locked in their individual towers, each with a red phone and their stack of cash.

The catch? That money could now be used to bribe others for votes. Only six players would move on to the final, and the only way to secure your spot was to convince the others to vote for you.

And, you guessed it, the drama went up to 11. It was a mess of manipulation, fake and real alliances, and $5 million on the line.

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Shoutout to master strategist Patrick (930) with zero dollars. 😅

The game was only getting started, and the shadiness was about to hit a new level.

Round 1: 60 minutes to send the first contestant to the finale

To kick things off, Twana (830) boldly claims, “She’s here to win, not for the money.” Love the energy!

The phones start ringing, and chaos ensues. Our gut says TRUST NO ONE.

Meanwhile, everybody likes Emma (937). She takes the pole position and moves on with a whopping nine votes. MrBeast even calls her “the most innocent player,” which, in Beast Games, is about as reassuring as a horror movie character saying, I’ll be right back.

Maybe nice guys (or gals) can finish first.

Round 1 Results:

• 1 vote for Courtney (424)
• 9 votes for Emma (937)

Emma is the first contestant going to the Beats Games finale to compete for the 5 million dollars!

Round 2: 50 minutes to decide, and a pattern arises  

Round 2 Results:

• 1 vote for Patrick (930)
• 1 vote for Twana (830)
• 7 votes for Jeff (831)

The second contestant going to the Beast Games finale is Jeff!

Round 3: 40 minutes of bribes, votes, and MrBeast gets “dude”-ed

Yesenia (947) tells Twana (830) she’ll vote for her in exchange for $10K. Why? So Yesenia can buy off the others and secure her way to the next round. Twana pays up, and just like that, she’s in the finals.

But the real drama? Yesenia calls MrBeast “dude”.

As wild as it sounds, MrBeast said that no one has ever called him “dude.”

History made, folks.

Round 3 Results:

• 6 votes for Twana (830)
• 1 vote for Gage (974)
• 1 vote for for Courtney (424)

Twana is the third contestant going to the finale.

Round 4: 30 minutes of lies, damned lies, and bribes

Mikey (453) goes for broke and starts telling outright lies, trying to collect bribes like it’s an auction. While he’s busy trying to play the other contestants, Patrick’s boy-girl strategy completely falls apart. It’s clear he’s not playing the right game.

Meanwhile, Yesenia’s (947) padded wallet (thanks, Twana) looked like it might actually pay off. As for Mikey? He was left trying to figure out what went wrong.

Spoiler: Everything. Everything went wrong for Mikey.

Round 4 Results:

• 3 votes for Yesenia (947)
• 1 vote for each of the remaining contestants

Yesenia officially bribed her way into the finals, dude.

Round 5: 20 minutes of pressure, but Courtney keeps it clean

Courtney (424) deserves some serious credit here. She stuck to her guns, didn’t bribe anyone, and played the game clean.

Queen (817), who was sure she had everything and everyone under control… didn’t.But Gage (974) played his cards right with key bribes and lies. MrBeast called Gage’s performance “one of the most ingenious plots he’d seen on the show.”

Round 5 Results:

• 1 vote for Mikey (453)
• 1 vote for Queen (817)
• 1 vote for Courtney (424)
• 3 votes for Gage (974)

Gage moves on, but Courtney’s refusal to bribe proved that integrity still has a say in Beast Games.

Round 6: 10 minutes and a Queen falls

Let’s do a quick check-in on Patrick’s plan: Still in shambles.

Things got hectic. The bribes were flying! Queen (817) was rallying hard for votes.

Bribes were thrown Courtney’s (424) way, but she still wasn’t having it. Integrity, remember?

Mikey and JC respected that.

And integrity won the day.

Round 6 Results:

• Courtney (424) votes for JC (566)
• JC (566) votes for Courtney (424)
• Mikey (453) votes for Courtney (424)
• Patrick (930) votes for Queen (817)
• Queen (817) votes for Mikey (453)

Thanks to Mikey’s vote, Courtney sneaks through as the final contestant going to the Beast Games finale!

A $10 million coin toss?!!!!!

That’s it, right?

After all that drama, we get a peaceful transition to the final round.

NEVER.

MrBeast had another $5 million wheeled out. The biggest cash prize in game show history just DOUBLED.  Everyone was in disbelief. The catch? One contestant has to choose to flip a coin. If they win, the prize doubles to the whopping $10 million; if they lose, the contestant who flipped the coin goes home – hat in hand.  

After some hype from Twana, Gage stepped up to the plate. Brave, or just plain crazy? You tell us.

He calls tails, flicks the coin into the air, and just like that, the episode cuts to black. Leaving us all on the edge of our seats, ottomans, beds, bean bags, etc.

Will the gamble pay off? 

The end is near. Stay tuned.

Key financial takeaway: Be true to yourself

Episode 9 wasn’t just about making it to the finals. It was about the decisions you make, why you make them, and how much integrity is worth to you.

Some players went all in with their bribes. Yesenia, for example, made the games her bribe playground. Others, like Courtney, went for the straight-and-narrow and still made it to the end. In the game of life (and Beast Games), sometimes it’s better to stick to your principles.

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