Chained to an Ex for 30 Days: How a $250,000 Challenge Pushed Suzie and Josh Back Together
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The premise of this MrBeast challenge is simple. Two people who dated for four years and broke up three years ago are handcuffed to each other. If they last 30 days, they win $250,000. Josh and Suzie agreed to it, though Josh admits early on that he's "salty" because Suzie was the one who ended the relationship. As the month goes on, the host keeps offering deals that trade distance for money or comfort. The question is whether being forced so close will pull the two apart or bring back what they lost.
The Rules and the Room
Once the handcuffs clicked shut, the challenge began. The host set one rule: if either of them crossed a red line to quit, both would be uncuffed on the spot, the video would end, and neither would win anything. They were connected by a 60-foot chain in a room with a kitchen, a workout area, separate beds, and a "question mark door" that the host said would come up later.
The first practical problem was the bathroom. A slot let the chain pass through the door, so they had to shower with the handcuffs on. Suzie had done a challenge like this before, when she lasted 100 days in a room with a complete stranger. This time she was stuck with someone she knew "a little too well." In a confessional she said she was nervous: they had dated for four years, been broken up for three, "and now we're locked together in a box."
Early Days: Distance and Silence
With 60 feet of chain they could mostly keep to themselves, and they did. Suzie said she had pictured being chained right next to him and had been "a little scared" of that. The narration pointed out that the chain would shrink later and force the two to face each other.
Even with the space, living together was hard. There were small accidents, like pan grease splashing on Suzie, and a lot of silence. Josh admitted he had "been pretty rough on her," and added that she deserved it because she broke up with him. Suzie said they should talk about their problems at some point. Josh said he wanted to "acclimate" first. By the time the host came back, the room was mostly quiet.
Day 5: Half the Chain for $25,000
On day five the host found them on opposite sides of the room "'cause we can be." The chain was going to shrink no matter what, and they had two choices. Offer #1 was a 50-foot chain. Offer #2 was a 30-foot chain, half their current length, with $25,000 added to the prize pool. Suzie first said 30 feet was too short. Josh joked that he'd been around her for four years for free, so he could handle being a little closer for money. They both agreed, and the chain was cut in half.
The effects showed up in less than a day. Suzie could no longer reach her bed while Josh was in the shower. Josh woke her at 4 a.m. to go to the bathroom. The tension turned into open conflict. Suzie felt that Josh's jokes were meant to embarrass her in front of the audience and get others to "point fun at me." Josh called her "delusional," joked about "Suzie in the psych ward," and said she escalated what was only a comment. He also said he felt like "the accessory" while she was "the star," and she insisted they were equal partners. Suzie said at one point that the challenge might be easier with a stranger.
After the fight, Josh apologized. He said the only way to move forward was to "let that be yesterday." Both said the day had been rougher than expected and that they wouldn't make it if things kept going that way. They agreed to a fresh start, though Josh described the goal as surviving, winning money, "and then never speak again."
Day 10: A Shorter Chain and Moving the Furniture
On day 10 the host cut the chain by another 10 feet at no extra reward. Since the previous cut had caused personal-space problems, the host offered a one-time concession: the furniture would be unbolted so they could rearrange it with a crew's help before midnight, and then it would be bolted down permanently. Suzie and Josh moved things closer together in each area, especially the bathroom and bed area. They called the layout "survivable" for the remaining 20 days.
The narration says the rearrangement improved their mood. They reported no problems with the new length that day, though Suzie was still worried about being too close. They still fought, but they were becoming friends again. They stuck empty Lunchly packages on the wall in a heart shape out of boredom. They also worked out compromises, like Josh lying down to journal next to the treadmill while Suzie walked on it. They explicitly agreed to be "friends."
Talking About the Breakup
Once they were getting along, Josh wanted to know why the relationship had ended. He said they didn't have a bad breakup and that Suzie had wanted to do things that didn't line up with his life. Suzie said a recurring problem had been that she felt she always had to tell him what she wanted. If she ever got involved with him again, she said, it would need to feel "very different than before."
They then talked about what happened after the breakup. Suzie said she spent the time "bawling my eyes out because I was so alone." Josh said he cried too. He never followed her Instagram but never forgot the handle, and he looked it up "every other week." He described it as watching her life "in third person," and said it felt like his heart split in two. Suzie said she was still "madly in love" with him when she broke up with him and never wanted to do it. Josh said he never fully stopped loving her. Suzie called the challenge "eye opening" and said she was seeing Josh in a new light. She also noted that life in the room doesn't represent life in the real world.
Isolation and the Day 15 Outdoor Offer
The isolation hit Josh hard. He said he had given up his whole life outside to be there, hadn't been outside in two weeks, and wasn't feeling well mentally.
On day 15 the host offered full access to the yard, doubling their space, on the condition that they switch to a 10-foot chain. Josh was tempted and mentioned seeing sunsets and sunrises. Suzie didn't think it was worth losing half their chain with 15 days left. She argued they could give up sunlight and worried about how little room they'd have later. They declined, took a few extra seconds outside, and went back in when a countdown ran out. Afterward Josh said he wasn't sure he regretted it but missed being outside.
Waiting on the Mystery Door
The narration says the rejected offer "really took a toll" on Josh. The next day he said it was "a little bit depressing," called it "the longest month of my life," and was disappointed that nothing new happened on a day he'd expected the Mystery Door to open. Suzie kept guessing what might be behind it and wondered if it could be Teslas. The video explains why that mattered to her. In a previous video she turned down a mystery box that held $50,000 and a Tesla, her favorite car, and it crushed her. She said that if a Tesla was behind the door, they had to take it "for my redemption arc."
Suzie made Josh breakfast in bed while he was having a hard time, with bacon and eggs arranged in a heart. She called it friendship. Josh wasn't sure what she meant, so he read something he said he hated: a book titled The Man's Guide to Women. Using its list of signals (eye contact, smiling, repeated glances), he decided she liked him.
Around this time Josh noticed Suzie wearing a ring he had given her. She said she still wore it sometimes and had never been able to throw away anything from their relationship. Josh said he had kept almost everything too, except one thing he had to sell. He wouldn't say what it was and promised to tell her the night before they left. In a confessional he said he had never told her because he was too scared. Suzie said the secret was one of the things keeping her there until the end.
Day 20: Five Offers to Open the Door
On day 20 the host brought five covered platters, each one a different way to open the Mystery Door. They would be revealed one at a time from right to left. Saying yes would win whatever was behind the door. Saying no would reveal the next offer, with the risk of passing on the best deal. The first offer was to pay $50,000, and they declined. The second was $100,000 out of the prize pool, and they declined again, guessing the last platter was better. The third was $25,000 off the pool plus a 5-foot chain for the remaining 10 days. The host reminded Suzie of the Tesla she had missed. They took it.
The remaining two offers were then shown: $25,000 with no change to the chain, and finally, opening the door for free. Behind the door were two brand-new Teslas, which the host said were worth $40,000 each. Suzie was overjoyed and called it a redemption arc.
Life on Five Feet, and a Planned Date
The 5-foot chain was miserable. They couldn't do two things at once, Suzie said she couldn't lift her hand to wash it, and the chain didn't reach far enough for one person to be in the shower while the other waited comfortably. The host said the chain would shrink again in five days.
While waiting outside the bathroom, Josh kept thinking about the book. The narration shows him following its advice: pulling out chairs, opening doors, focusing conversation on Suzie, and asking open-ended questions. Suzie had named her car "Suzie." The final chapter, about planning dates that make a partner feel special, hit hardest. Josh said that was "where I completely screwed my entire relationship." He hadn't kept planning dates or paying attention to what she wanted, and Suzie had once pointed out they hadn't been on a date in three months.
Josh asked a producer in private to set up a date, and the production arranged a candlelit dinner. Suzie said they were getting emotionally closer and that it felt scary because of how things ended the first time, but she saw it as a step in the right direction. Josh asked if he could take her on a real date after they left, and she said yes. Suzie said "the idea of him intrigues me" and that she was glad to have a date for the first time in three years.
Day 25: The Keys and the Lie Detector
On day 25 the host changed the rules. Each of them got the key to their own handcuff. From then on, whoever removed their cuff would take the full $250,000 and both Teslas, and the other person would get nothing. The chain would also shrink by one foot every day until the end. Suzie said she would now be "always on edge."
Next came a lie detector examiner, with questions based on their vlog footage. Josh said he had never doubted Suzie's loyalty, even after the breakup, and the examiner called that true. He said he hadn't thought he'd be better off single while in the room, and the examiner called that a lie, saying the graph spiked like "a Mount Everest." Asked whether he would steal the whole $250,000, Josh first said "I don't think so," reacted on the graph, and then answered "no." Suzie said she wouldn't fully believe him. Josh said that if the video took the prize away from him, there would "of course" be hard feelings, and Suzie said that made her question things more.
Josh then questioned Suzie. She admitted she had hidden something from him that she knew would hurt, and said it had to do with how close she got to someone else while they were apart. She didn't want to discuss it right then. She said yes, she believes he holds her back, and also yes, he's in her perfect future, and both answers read as true. When he asked about the contradiction, she said he would need to show her what dating again would look like. She also said, truthfully according to the test, that she wouldn't unchain herself and that she never stopped loving him.
Afterward Suzie said Josh's answer about taking the money bothered her. Josh defended it by pointing out that Suzie had "already won like 200 grand" in earlier videos while he was putting in the same effort. In a confessional he said taking the money would be "the perfect revenge story," since she broke up with him.
The Soundproof Box and the Final Days
On day 26 the chain was down to four feet, and the host brought in a soundproof booth so each could speak privately. Suzie said the lie detector session was hard. She read Josh's answer as a sign he might still want revenge over the breakup, and felt he had been quick to suggest he deserved the money more. She was also still waiting to hear his secret. Asked whether he planned to walk out with $250,000, Josh called it "a good question" and said it was probably what he would do, adding that the money would let him live without working for two or three years.
The chain kept shrinking: three feet on day 27, two feet on day 28. Josh called Suzie slow and said it bothered him. Suzie complained that Josh kept dragging her or picking her up to do what he wanted, and that he was always hovering over her. Josh said every small bump now made him want to leave. Suzie said he had started casually mentioning that he could leave at any time, which worried her.
Day 29: The Secret
With 24 hours left and the chain about to go down to one foot, the host asked Josh if he was ready to tell Suzie his secret. He said that for the last eight months of their relationship he had been saving for an engagement ring and had bought one. He planned to propose under a waterfall on her family vacation, but they broke up first. He sold the ring and bought a motorcycle. Suzie said it made her want to cry, and they both laughed about the motorcycle. In a confessional she said she now knew his heart had been in the right place all along and that she could see a future with him again.
That night, sleeping near the money, their feelings diverged. Suzie said she was scared, because she had passed the lie detector question about not uncuffing early but Josh never had. Josh said $250,000 would be more life-changing than half of it, and that after the breakup he felt so lost and alone that "it'd be fair for me to take the money from her." Before sleep he brought up the three years they didn't speak and said he could "take all the money and then we wouldn't talk ever again."
The Last Ten Minutes
The host returned with ten minutes left. Split evenly, the prize would be $125,000 each unless someone took their cuff off. The host replayed the lie detector moments, including Suzie saying Josh holds her back and Josh's hesitant answer about stealing the money. In the final minute Josh called it "the ultimate revenge" and teased the idea while Suzie begged him to stop. With seconds left, he said "he deserves half of it" and then "I might deserve all of it."
When the host asked what he wanted to say to Suzie when the video aired, Josh said he never fully stopped loving her after the breakup and carried that with him everywhere. He said so much love was left over that he couldn't move on and let himself love someone else. He asked again whether he could take her on a real date after they left, and she said yes. Then he said, "I'm not gonna do it," and the timer ran out. Both were uncuffed and each got $125,000. When the host asked what was next for them, the two did something that made the host say, "I was not expecting that!" The host concluded that they looked happy now.
Take off your blindfolds! These two people used to date. They had a four-year romantic relationship and now they're exes. And if they spend 30 days chained together, I will give them $250,000.
How long ago did you two date? Three years ago. She broke up with me. He's salty.
I can't force you guys to do it, but once you clip on the handcuffs, the 30-day challenge has begun. I'm locked in. Oh, gosh. They're both handcuffed.
From this point forward, if either of you decide to quit by crossing this red line, I will instantly unhandcuff both of you. The video is over, but neither of you wins anything. Have fun, you two.
My ex-boyfriend? Really, Jimmy? Bro, what?
What's up, dude? Hi. Can I give you a— Oh. Where are we?
This is your happy home for the next 30 days. This is the kitchen. You can hang out. You can work out. You have separate beds. There's a question mark door, we'll worry about that later. And most importantly, you're probably wondering, since you two are handcuffed together, how do you use the bathroom?
Oh, no. Someone go in the bathroom. Stop it! I have to shower with this on? Yeah, if you take it off at any point, the video is over. Slide the handcuffs in there. Wait. You guys are cruel! Boom! Hey, she needs more slack. But what if she has to use the toilet? Hey!
Wait, I can't believe I'm in the same room as you right now. Yeah, and you're kinda stuck with me. Yeah. Wait, am I stuck with you? Oh, gosh.
Actually, Suzie has been through this kind of challenge before when she lasted 100 days in a room with a complete stranger. But this time, she's trapped with someone she knows a little too well.
One thing to decide, do we even wanna be eating together? I don't know.
Okay, Josh is showering right now, so I feel like it's time to get my honest thoughts out there. I'm nervous for this challenge. We dated four years. We're broken up for three, and now we're locked together in a box. At some point, someone's gonna have to start saying something.
Ay, ay, ay. Jeez. Sorry. Well, you might as well leave it on now.
It's the morning of day two, and our exes are still trying to find their own rhythm. You fed me. That equals happy woman.
With this 60-foot chain, they can live their own separate lives. And that's exactly what they're choosing to do.
I was picturing if we were actually chained close together and I was feeling a little scared. Are you scared to be close to me?
She really should be. Because this chain will shrink, and these two exes will be forced to confront each other. Get me out of here! You make me wanna die. But for now, just living together is proving to be pretty difficult.
You get wet? Uh-huh. Oh, sorry! With the disgusting pan grease all over me. Sorry. On that note, I'm gonna go lock myself away in the shower.
Here's the deal. I've been pretty rough on her today. She deserves it. You broke up with me.
I feel like we should talk about our problems eventually. I want to acclimate a little bit more before just yapping.
It's been a few days since we've seen Jimmy in here. I'm ready for some action 'cause right now, this is the vibe. Silence at all times.
Things are so bad between them, I wonder if a shorter chain would bring them closer together, or tear them apart. It's day five, and time for the first offer.
Happy day five! Wait, why are you guys on opposite sides of the room? 'Cause we can be. Well, come on over. You're coming up on a week. How's it been? I'm getting kind of used to her being here. It's hard to even really talk about things. Oh. Yeah.
To celebrate five days of being chained together, you're being served a very special offer. Your chain is about to shrink no matter what. Bro. Offer #1 is a 50-foot chain, 10 feet shorter than what you currently have. Mhm. Okay.
Offer #2 is a 30-foot chain, your current chain cut in half. And if you choose this one, we will add $25,000 to your prize pool. If you guys wanna make $25,000 while sitting around in here, then you would choose this 30-foot chain.
No, that's so short. If you choose this chain, you'll have to live a lot closer to each other. I was around you for four years for free. I can be a little closer for— That's crazy. An extra 10K.
Do you want your chain cut in half? I'm saying yes. I'm with it. Let's do it. Okay. Nolan, let's cut the chain in half! Oh, gosh. Their chain has officially been cut in half. Good luck to the two of you. Cheers.
I'm not regretful of taking more money. Well, we still have 25 days, but we also haven't really figured out that this is shorter yet. We haven't bumped into the issue of it being too short yet. It'll probably happen in a very short amount of time. Oh! Like right now! Oh!
Not even 24 hours into the chain being half the length. We are already having problems. Even right now, Josh is showering while I'm sitting at the table. I would love to be on my bed right now, but the chain doesn't reach the bed anymore.
At 4 a.m., got woken up by Josh to go to the bathroom. I need to go to the bathroom.
The chain being shorter, it's very uncomfortable in here. My God, 6 feet distance at all times, please. Ew! You just got your sweat all over my forehead. Hey, I'm kind of walking!
I'm Josh, I'm immature. My name is Suzie. You're looking pretty gross. Thanks! D-bag.
I think this challenge might be easier if it was with a stranger. I know you're working on it. I know you're trying your absolute best, but you're absolutely insane.
You're being disrespectful to me. It's not disrespect. You're being mean. This morning I started with a comment, and then we kept having an issue about it. To be real, the problem with the comment was that you're making fun of me in hopes that people would join in. To also poke fun at me. Bro, you're actually delusional. Suzie in the psych ward.
I really don't know how I'm gonna feel about you at the end of this. It's been an absolute fiasco. It feels like she escalates it when it's like, "No, no. Just a comment. I'm not hating on you."
You know what's crazy? You. Funny. Let's see if we go one day without Josh pissing me off. Pardon?
You keep saying things to embarrass me, and I don't appreciate it. It's literally a joke. No, that's so embarrassing to do to another person when who knows how many people are watching us! Oh, that "that's disrespectful" thing has turned into a bit. I'm not thinking in bits right now, I'm thinking in how I feel I'm being treated.
Everything's about you. It's not. You're the star and I'm the accessory. It's not all about me at all. It's— we're equal partners. Josh is the one who did it. Josh pissed me off. It's Josh's fault. Because I feel like you're saying things that make me wanna die.
I apologize, it's totally understandable. But the only way that we're gonna kill that now is to let that be yesterday. I wanna make it 30 days and be done. I'm certain that you do as well. Yeah.
This is more rough than I thought it was gonna be. We're not gonna survive this if it keeps going like today did. But I think we should try. Absolutely, I think we should try. We're just in here to survive, win money, and then never speak again. Fresh start? Sure.
And though they agreed to get along for the sake of the challenge, I wanted to see just how committed they were on the next check-in day.
It's day 10! Yeah! To celebrate, we're going to— Oh, no. Shrink your chain by 10 feet! Woohoo! Yay! For free. Oh.
But before we do that, obviously, shortening the chain last time led to some personal space issues. And because in the future days, the two of you will have an opportunity to make a lot of money in exchange for shrinking your chain, for one time only, I'm gonna unbolt the furniture, let you guys move it around, and then bolt it back down permanently. Oh. But first, let's update your chain. Can't wait.
And to help move things around… Alright, alright, alright! Here is your expert crew. Alright. You have until midnight tonight to move whatever you want around. Should we get to it? Yeah, rotate, rotate, rotate.
After putting the boys to work, Suzie and Josh moved all the furniture within each area closer to each other, with an emphasis on one area in particular. This is our bathroom and our bed. What we have tonight is what we will have for 20 more days. It's survivable.
And to sweeten the deal, I gave them one more surprise. Suzie, Josh. Chandler. We got a fridge full of our brand new Feastables! No way! Let's go!
Sorry, guys. This is our first time revealing our chocolate milk. Oh! Cheers! Cheers. That's good. It's also made with real whole milk and loaded with vitamins A, D, and potassium. You took the words right out of my mouth. It tastes amazing. Go find Feastables chocolate milk at Walmart, 7-Eleven, and Speedway locations nationwide. This is the best part of the whole challenge.
Even though the chain got shorter, moving the furniture put Josh and Suzie in a better mood. The chain shrunk 10 feet, and so far today we haven't had any problems with it. Is there anything you're concerned about? Being too close. Okay.
Even though their fighting continued, the chain was actually starting to bring them closer. And over time, they were becoming friends again.
We're super bored today and we've eaten a lot of Lunchly, so we're gonna put it up on the wall in a heart shape. And now I present to you the first Lunchly heart in the world.
Josh wanted to lay down and journal at the same time as I wanted to walk on the treadmill. This is our compromise. Thank you, Josh. We should be working together to get out of here. Yeah, we have to get through everything. Friends? Friends.
But now that they were finally getting along, Josh couldn't help but wonder, why didn't they work out in the first place?
Hey Suzie, can we talk? We didn't have a bad breakup. You wanted to go do other things that didn't line up with what I was doing. A reoccurring thing in the past was, I felt as if I had to be sharing with you what I wanted all the time. Honestly, I think if I were to entertain something again, I would need to feel that it's very different than before.
What did you do after we broke up? Bawling my eyes out because I was so alone. What'd you do when we broke up? I started crying. Not following you but never forgetting your Instagram handle. Searching it up every other week. But it was weird watching your life in third person after being a part of it for so long. Felt like my heart split in two. Don't cry.
I was still madly in love with you when I broke up with you. I didn't want to break up. I never wanted to do that. I don't think I ever fully stopped loving you. What? So what do we do?
I feel like this challenge is allowing me to see Josh in a whole new light. It has been eye-opening. The only problem is, what happens in this room is not a good representation of what life is in the real world.
Even though Josh and Suzie were making breakthroughs in their relationship, this was still a 30-day challenge, and the isolation from the outside world was starting to get to Josh.
Literally gave up my entire life outside of here to be here. And it's just now really setting in. Bro, I haven't been outside in two weeks. My whole life is outside. If I had to pay to get outside access, I would not do that. I just want to be outside, bro! What's up? I don't feel well. Mentally.
And that's why on day 15, we had the perfect solution to their biggest problem. For day 15, we wanted to offer you guys an outdoor space. I'm giving you the chance to unlock the outdoors and double your space. That means full access to the entire yard whenever you want. But here's the catch: you guys wanna keep this outdoor area, you're gonna have to switch to a 10-foot chain.
I've been missing the outside. We might have a better view of the sunset or even sunrise. Yeah, but I don't think that's worth losing half our chain. If we take this off for just getting to go outside, we're always this close. We shouldn't do it, and we can easily sacrifice not having sunlight. I just don't want it to be a missed opportunity further down the line. I'm very tempted to take this. Ten feet halfway through though means who knows how much wiggle room we'll have, though?
You guys have had time to talk about it. Are you taking the day 15 offer? Yeah, no. Alright, well, go back inside. We're just gonna enjoy it for one more minute. Yeah, there's a 10-second timer. I'm up. I'm in, I'm in. 10, 9, 8, 7… 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1! See ya in a few days.
Alright. Do you feel regretful now that we jumped inside? I don't know. I do miss the outside.
Turning down the day 15 offer really took a toll on Josh. And the next day, the thought of going outside was still eating at him.
It's a little bit depressing today. You just woke up. Thinking it was Mystery Door and not. Having nothing change about our daily life. This is the longest month of my life. The day that we were expecting something big to happen, nothing happened. Why has today felt so long?
Well, hopefully the Mystery Door, whatever it is, it's something good. Do you have any new thoughts on what's in that room? Oh my gosh, there's Teslas back there. That'd be crazy.
Here's the thing, this isn't the first time Suzie has faced a mystery challenge. In a previous video, she turned down a mystery box that had $50,000 and her favorite car, a Tesla. And it crushed her. Oh, I wanna cry. That's literally my dream. They got us Teslas! If it's a Tesla behind those doors, we have to take it, just for my redemption arc. Come on.
But for Josh, the excitement of the Mystery Door still wasn't enough to bring him out of his funk. Feelin' like I'm going crazy. Violence, bro. Get me home!
Josh was having a hard time today, and sometimes you have to be the one to continue pulling your partner along when they're having a bad day. So Josh is still sleeping, but I decided to make him breakfast this morning because Josh was just feeling really down.
For you! Whoa! You made a heart out of bacon and eggs? Yeah. Wow. A heart? Mhm. Friendship? Friendship.
Part of me is wondering what that meant. Tryna figure that out. You don't just make someone breakfast in bed.
Josh was so confused and desperate to understand Suzie's gesture that he did something so drastic, so unthinkable. The one thing that he hated most in the entire world…
I guess I'm gonna have to read "The Man's Guide to Women." "When it comes to the intricate dance that men and women do when they're attracted to each other, the women are in control. Their actions were often subtle. All were definitive signals that a woman was interested and approachable."
While Josh was wondering what was behind Suzie's act of kindness, Suzie was wondering what was behind the Mystery Door. I can't see anything. What if it's a little Tessy? Maybe we should make Jimmy some banana bread.
Good job. I'm proud of you. Thanks. Thanks? Bye. What? Can't wait for the chapter of my "Man's Guide to Women" to explain what that was.
The book says if she wants you, these are the signals: direct eye contact, a smile, repeatedly glancing at you. Here's my guess… She likes me.
Is that the ring from me? Yeah. You still wear it? Every once in a while. I never was able to throw away a single thing from our relationship. One thing in particular, I had to sell. What do you mean? The night before we leave here is when I'll tell you.
I don't think I ever told her. I was too scared. He kept most of the stuff from when we dated, except something that he's been holding from me this whole time. Let's just say there's a big reason it's a secret. I gotta say, I'm dying to know that secret. If there's anything keeping me here 'til the end of this challenge, it's that information.
It's day 20, and it's time to spice things up a little bit. Happy day 20! How's it goin'? In front of you are five ways you can open this Mystery Door. Ooh! Oh my gosh.
Now, here's the thing: I'll be going from right to left, revealing an offer under each platter. If you say yes to an offer, whatever's behind the Mystery Door is yours. If you say no, only then does the next offer get revealed. But just remember, you might be saying no to the best deal on the table. Oh, that's messed up!
Option #1, you pay $50,000. They hope that I take this one 'cause I'm all nervous. What do you think? I think we say no to this. Okay.
Offer #2, $100,000 out of your prize pool. It's probably the last platter that's better. I think we get rid of this again.
The third offer… Minus 25,000, and your chain goes to 5 feet. This is how close you'll be. You still have 10 days left in this challenge. Oh, God.
If they say no, they only have two offers left. Oh, this is hard! If they say yes, they will win whatever's behind that question mark.
Before you make a decision, do you remember the last video you were in, where you said no to the mystery box and a Tesla? Yep. What do you think is behind that door? I have no idea. I can't see anything. Put your head on the ground. What if it's a little Tessy? I just wanna see the door!
Let's take this… for you. Yes. Yeah, we'll take this one. Alright, they have officially accepted the offer!
My next offer was minus 25,000, but your chain stays the same length. The final offer… Free. It's okay. They shrunk their chain to 5 feet, they paid 25,000…
What if they put two Teslas? Tesla, Tesla, Tesla… Teslas! You both won brand new Teslas! Jimmy! Come on in!
I'm actually gonna cry! I know it's just a car, but I'm actually so grateful! This is a $40,000 car. Can I give you a hug? Of course. Oh, watch out for Josh. It's like a redemption arc! Exactly. I'm so excited!
She's excited. I'm excited because we just launched our brand new creation for Feastables: Sour Strikes Gummies! I literally can't believe this. Absolutely insane. They have no artificial dyes or sweeteners. Just clean, high quality ingredients.
I literally feel like I'm in a dream! Sour Strikes Gummies are now available at Target, 7-Eleven, and Speedway locations nationwide. This is the best day of my life!
But don't forget these Teslas do come at a cost. Let's see how the bathroom works now that their chain is only 5 feet. Alright. Go to the shower. Alright. Oh! This chain can't get shorter. Oh… it can.
We made you a Feastables banana bread. That actually looks good. I think the best way to wash this down is with some Feastables chocolate milk, now available in all these retailers you see on screen. It tastes phenomenal. Has 13 grams of protein. It's in stores now. Go try the new Feastables chocolate milk.
I'll see you in 5 days to shrink your chain again. Great. Wow. Can't wait. I look forward to it. See you guys.
Good morning. Okay, gentle movements. I can't even wash my hands. Suzie and I have discovered the fun reality that a 5-foot chain sucks. This chain is really annoying. I can't even bring my hand up. Yeah, it's pissing me off.
Yeah, right. You're gonna sit down. This 5-foot chain does not allow us to do two different tasks at the same time. Ow! Ah! This is gonna get old real fast. Hey! I need the chain! Bro! It doesn't reach in the shower. And that's my new reality.
As he patiently waited outside the bathroom, his mind wandered back to the book. "Be a gentleman. Pull out her chair…" Which inspired a change in his behavior throughout the day.
"Open doors. Put the woman at the center of any conversation…" What's the name of your car right now? It's Suzie. "Briefly touch her forearm when you ask her to dance… Ask open-ended questions…" What the heck are we gonna do when we get out of here? I don't know. We're gonna wanna just be handcuffed again.
But it was the final chapter that focused on their key issue. If you don't plan a date that makes her feel special and important. That's where I completely screwed my entire relationship. I had to be sharing with you the smallest of expectations. Like we haven't gone on a date in 3 months. I didn't continue planning dates that made her feel special and important, and I didn't pay attention to what she wanted. I think she wants a date.
So when Josh asked to speak to a producer in private about a date, I knew I had to make it happen.
Aw! You do look handsome. Yeah. You look really beautiful. Thanks. We got candles. They got real candles. You did good. I gotta admit. Aw, this is so nice. Please have a seat. Thank you, sir.
I kinda like this, being on a date. We are emotionally getting closer again. It's true. I think it's scary 'cause how it ended the first time. I think this is a step in the right direction though.
Can I take you on a real date when we leave? Like, outside of here? Yeah. Yeah. I'd love to go on an actual date. Okay. Wanna cheers with our Feastables chocolate milk? Cheers. To our MrBeast date. Yes.
This has been a good time to reconcile. Is there makeup anywhere? Kind of figure out the other person again. No. Hi. Hi. The idea of him intrigues me. I'm glad to just have a date for the first time in 3 years. It was probably one of the most fun days that we've had in here. Perfect end to our date. I'm feeling real nervous 'cause I don't know what is gonna come next.
It's day 25. Oh gosh. We're about to fundamentally change this entire video, and the change is under this platter. Yeah, I hate this. My heart is beating. Reveal what's under the platter. That's all you.
I brought each of you the keys to your handcuffs. Up until this point, unhandcuffing yourself meant you'd both lose. And if at any point between now and the end of the video you take your handcuff off, you actually get all $250,000 and both Teslas.
Grab your key. Grab your key. If you take your handcuff off, you get everything and the other person gets $0. Are you gonna do it? I'm actually scared now. I'm gonna always be on edge. I thought I was going to be a foot away from you.
Oh, and on top of this, every single day going forward we are shrinking your chain by a foot. Oh. Oh. On day 30, you two will be this far apart. Oh, gosh. But you don't have to do that. Because now you can take the handcuffs off at any point. That's crazy. This is wild, actually.
You probably wanna know what's truly going on in his mind. And you probably wanna know what's truly going on in her mind. Bring in the lie detector. Are you kidding me? Nope. We brought in a lie detecting professional. One of you might be taking the handcuffs off. This is where the video gets fun.
Josh, you are up first in the hot seat. We combed through your vlog footage and crafted questions that will really help her decide if she should stick it out in this video or leave today. Whenever you're ready. Okay.
Have you ever doubted my loyalty to you? No. Even though she broke up with you? No. True. Wow. He really trusts you. Whoa! Right. Brace yourself. Yeah, right.
Since being here, have you thought you might be better off single? No. No? No. Really? Oh, great. Uh-oh. We're not giving you that one, buddy. That's literally a Mount Everest on the graph. So it's a lie? It is a lie. Oh, okay. Let's keep going! The questions get better as we go!
Would you steal the entire $250,000? I don't think so. Yeah, you reacted a little bit to that one. You wanna think about that one? We just need a yes or no. No. Is he telling the truth? I wouldn't give it to him completely. No.
If there were no hard feelings… Of course there'd be hard feelings! Does that make you wanna take your chain off? It makes me question it more. How do you feel now that you got some hard hitting answers? Maybe a little bit scared.
But then it was Josh's turn to ask Suzie some questions. Josh, are you ready? I'm ready.
Have you hidden something from me you knew would hurt? Yeah. True. If you knew how close I got with someone else while we were not together. Okay. Something to talk about. I get a vibe you don't wanna talk about it now? Nope. Okay. Next question.
Do you believe that I hold you back in any way? Yes. True. The future outside of here… it's just hard to tell. Okay? It's hard to see that fully in this moment.
In your perfect future, am I in it? Yes. True. It's funny how the answers don't coincide. You wanna elaborate on that? In a perfect future, I'm in it. Yet I still hold you back. So your perfect future, I'm holding you back? I feel like you'd have to show me how it is to date again. And what that would look like.
We're getting some interesting answers over here. You have her hooked up. Anything you wanna know about her? Are you gonna unchain yourself? No. True. Did you stop loving me? No. True.
Josh is taking full advantage of this moment! Boom! Alright, maybe we unhook her. Josh is— Yeah, he's grilling me! Alright, now you guys have a lot of things you need to discuss. Oh, gosh. I'll see you tomorrow to shrink the chain.
The lie detector was pretty crazy. I think the one that I was like, "What?" was the one that you said yes to with taking the money. It's just an honest thing. Suzie already won like 200 grand. So what? I'm still in here putting in the same amount. No, I know. It's just a thought, like take it. Let's get outta here quicker.
Today, we were given a gift. I could literally leave this room with all the money. She broke up with me in the first place. That'd be the perfect revenge story!
Hi! It's day 26! Bro. Hi! A 4-foot chain? 4-foot chain! We actually have another surprise for you. Oh. Oh wow. What is this? This is a soundproof box. You guys are gonna be able to talk and say how you really feel. And the other person will not be able to hear you. Josh, let's have you go first. Alright. Should I pull the chain? Bro! Josh? Okay!
After last night, Suzie, how are you feeling? It was tough in a way. When he said that he would take the money if he had hard feelings about the relationship and the whole breakup still, maybe he wants revenge in some way. Something else that I've been thinking about has been the option to take my cuff off right now. He was quick to say, yeah, he would take it as if he deserves it more or something.
Alright, Suzie, your turn. Bye! Bye, bye [unintelligible]. We are only a few days out from the end of this challenge, and Josh still hasn't told me this big secret that he's been talking about. You don't plan on walking outta here with 250 grand? It's a good question.
Josh might literally steal the entire $250,000 prize pool. Well, if he does, Current would be the perfect place to deposit all that money! I could live without working for 2 years, 3 years.
Nolan, would you like the ability to get up to $750 of your next paycheck in advance? Yes. Then you should download Current! Do you want help building your credit score? Yes. Then you should download Current! I'm downloading it, Jimmy.
If you use this QR code or the link in description, current.com/beast, and download Current right now, I will personally deposit $1 into your banking account. I wish I could just keep doing that. I've already given away hundreds of thousands of dollars through Current over the last 4 years. Current can help you with all your money needs. It's the #1 banking app for your paycheck. It's probably what I will do.
Get this, if Josh steals the prize pool and you guys download Current and use code BEAST, you will technically make more money off this video than Suzie will, and you didn't have to spend 30 days in a room. So download Current right now, there's never been a better time. I'll send you $1 right now. Download Current and I will pay you to do it! It's the best place for your paycheck.
Alright guys, we're gonna leave this box in here for a little bit of privacy while we're gone. Bye guys, we'll see you tomorrow. Oh no. Alright.
The short chain was clearly getting to them, as both of them had a lot on their mind. I'm really trying to be patient. Suzanne, you're slow, and it pisses me off sometimes. I am a little bit annoyed right now. Josh keeps making me do the activity he wants to do by literally picking me up and dragging me there. This isn't very nice.
Good morning! Day 27. From 4 feet— To 3 feet! The fact that I can't do anything in here without Josh literally hovering over me at all times is driving me crazy.
Oh my God! Josh! Stop that! Josh, let me out! Why are we in the kitchen? Are you done? I am now! This man— I need water! Are you serious? I'm sorry. I just needed something to drink! So annoying, bro.
Day 28! Ooh, what? That's so short! Let me tell you right now, this 2 feet is tough to deal with. A little bump in the kitchen used to be, "Oh sorry, my bad." And now it's like every single little bump makes me wanna leave. I just wanna get out of here.
That has nothing to do with what we were saying anyway. I could just leave! Josh today randomly brought up this thing where he said, "Oh, I can just leave at any time." He kind of made me a little concerned that he's just gonna walk out at any point.
24 hours remain! How you doing?! Let's go! Woo! Yay! What's life been like with the short chain? Pretty rough. Yeah, sleep was awful last night.
Before we shrink down to a foot… Josh, I don't know if this is the time to tell Suzie, if there's something you wanna bring up? One thing in particular I had to sell… Tell me!
Okay, so the last 8 months of us dating… Okay. I was saving for an engagement ring that I ended up buying. But my plan was on your family vacation, I was gonna propose under the waterfall. Are you serious? And we broke up before that happened. That makes me wanna cry.
When we broke up, I sold the ring and I bought a motorcycle. Oh! I actually don't know what to say. You had an engagement ring for me? Yeah. I'm sorry. It's okay. He got a motorcycle out of it. I got a motorcycle out of it. Exactly. Oh my God.
This is a 1-foot chain. And lastly… Oh, let's go! This is exactly how much time you have left. Yay! Well, have fun. Bye.
It has been a day today. I finally found out the secret from Josh. It was that he had an engagement ring sitting there waiting for me at home! Now I know that his heart was in the right place the whole time. I do see that future with Josh again.
Alright, let's sleep by the money tonight, shall we? Waah! Nice! 12 hours and 43 minutes. How does it make you feel? I think overall, the experience has been amazing. I'm probably more so dying to get out of here.
I am scared for the next 24 hours. On the lie detector he asked me if I would take my cuff off early, and I said no. True. But I never got that true answer from him. So I have been scared the last few days that he might actually take his cuff off.
Am I gonna take my cuff off? Well, it is a lot of money. $250,000 would be more so life changing than say half of that. When we broke up, for a very long time, I felt very lost and alone. I think it'd be fair for me to take the money from her.
We have the best view in the world tonight! Our countdown clock. So if we get a full 12 hours of sleep, we'll wake up with 17 minutes until Jimmy arrives.
You know what I've been thinking about? What? Remember like 3 years ago when you broke up with me? Yes. And we didn't talk for 3 years… Mhm. Because I could literally just take all the money and then we wouldn't talk ever again. Bro! I'm just saying!
Three seconds on the clock. If Josh unchains himself before the time runs out, he wins the entire $250,000 and both of the Teslas.
Ten minutes left on the timer! Let's see if someone steals everything. How's it going?! Oh God, I'm nervous! It's actually time. It feels fake. Suzie, this could be your 125 grand. Josh, that could be your 125 grand. Unless one of you takes the handcuffs off.
And just a reminder, this is what you said during the lie detector. Do you believe that I hold you back in any way? Yes. True. Would you steal the entire $250,000? I don't think so. You reacted a little bit to that one.
A minute and 12 seconds. This is your last chance to steal the money! Are you going to? It's the ultimate revenge. Oh my gosh. Is Josh playing the long game? Stop! Are you going to?! 16 seconds, you sure? Nah, he deserves half of it. I might deserve all of it. Whoa! Josh!
Is there anything you'd wanna say to Suzie for when this video airs? I never fully stopped loving you after we broke up. And I carried that with me everywhere I went. There was so much love left over for her in my heart that I couldn't move on and allow myself to love someone else.
Can I take you on a real date when we leave? Yeah! Okay. It's a date. Okay.
Nah, he's messing! That looks like a guy who's messing. I'm not gonna do it. 3, 2, 1… Time is up! Alright!
I don't need that thing anymore! You are now free. Oh my gosh!
Here's your $125,000! Suzie, Josh, what's next for the two of you?
Oh! Oh whoa! I was not expecting that!
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