Ages 1 to 100 Compete for $250,000: Which Age Comes Out on Top?
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MrBeast (Jimmy) brought together 100 contestants, one for each age from 1 to 100, and ran them through six elimination challenges with a $250,000 prize at the end. He presents it as a way to find "the prime age of humanity" and warns early on that "the answer might surprise you." The video follows the field from a mass footrace down to two finalists: a 28-year-old and a 7-year-old.
Challenge One: The Opening Race
The first event was a straight race. The first five finishers from each decade advanced, and the last five in each decade were eliminated. That left 50 of the original 100.
Along the way, one competitor lost a shoe and the 88-year-old was hit mid-course. Jimmy said the 60-year-olds were "a little slower than I thought they'd be," and the 21-to-30 bracket was the first decade to fill its five spots. The oldest runners got some of the loudest reactions. The crowd cheered when the 92-year-old finished, and that was the finish that filled the last of the 50 spots.
Challenge Two: Dodgeball by Age Group
Game two was dodgeball. The standard rules applied: a player hit by a ball or stepping on the red line was out for the round, and a round lasted until one team was fully eliminated. One contestant asked how older people were supposed to dodge at all. Jimmy told one team not to hit a six-year-old, and the 34-year-old then took a ball to the face.
The youngest children couldn't throw hard, so they ferried balls back to the teenagers. Karl and Tareq called eliminations as they happened, including the 98-, 95-, 44-, and 54-year-olds. Jimmy singled out the 46-year-old for a strong hit. The round ended when the 59-year-old, the last player on the orange team, was hit. That eliminated the 40-to-60 group.
The second round changed the format. Only two captains from each remaining group competed: Gen Z, "prime age," "oldies," and seniors. Play continued until two groups were out, which meant half the remaining players would go home. One child asked whether the Red Team could touch the red line because they were red. Jimmy said no but called it "a very adorable question."
When play began, the younger teams went straight for the seniors, and both senior captains were out almost immediately. Jimmy said they "teamed up on the old folks" with "no mercy whatsoever." After an 88-year-old fell hard, Jimmy checked on them and got the answer "I'm fine." When the round ended, everyone over 40 had been eliminated. One eliminated contestant apologized in advance to whoever was watching for what they were about to do. Another said they were going to college to help their family and called it a day they would always remember.
Challenge Three: Dunk Tank Relay
The remaining players were split into five new teams, marked by jersey color. The five youngest competitors chose the teams, picking contestants such as 28, 29, and 30.
The relay had four stages:
- Two teammates shoot arrows at two targets.
- When both targets are hit, the dunk tank drops the third teammate into the water.
- That teammate swims to collect ladder rungs.
- The fourth teammate builds the ladder, climbs it, and hits a buzzer.
The first three teams to finish advanced, and the last two were eliminated.
Archery was the main bottleneck. Nearly everyone missed their first shot. Purple took its time, landed the first hit, and pulled ahead. Jimmy joked that Purple might finish its ladder before anyone else hit a target. Purple then lost ground when the 40-year-old struggled to get out of the water and needed help, which cost time the 12-year-old could have spent building. Green caught up, tied with Purple, and overtook Yellow. One team's builder dropped a rung near the end. Blue, in last place, kept going anyway. Green hit the buzzer first, two more teams followed, and Blue and one other team were eliminated.
Jimmy told the twelve survivors they now had a one-in-twelve chance at the money. The eliminations were emotional. He called this part "not fun to watch." He comforted a crying 8-year-old by telling her she had been among the top four girls and had placed fourth at her age.
Challenge Four: Penalty Kicks in the Sky
The twelve contestants took off their blindfolds on a soccer field that Jimmy described as "floating in the sky." Starting with the youngest, each remaining player picked an opponent and chose to be kicker or goalie. A goal advanced the kicker, and a save advanced the goalie. The loser left the field by jumping into a foam pit below.
The matchups went as follows:
- 6 vs. 7. The 6-year-old, Lilith, said that if she won she'd buy "just stuff for other people." Some contestants replied that they would still eliminate her for the money. She picked 7 and chose goalie. Jimmy remarked how massive the goal looked next to her. Seven scored, and Lilith was eliminated.
- 10 vs. 19. The 10-year-old picked 19 because "she's a girl" and would "be too slow." He took the kicker role and was eliminated.
- 12 vs. 22. The 12-year-old chose 22 without hesitation and kicked. He scored and advanced.
- 17 vs. 40. The contestant introduced as "the granny slayer," apparently the player who had hit the seniors in dodgeball, chose 40 and kicked. He missed and was eliminated. Before leaving he said, "I know everyone wants a happy ending… wasn't in the cards for me," and added that he had "a lotta life left to live." The 7-year-old cried saying goodbye to him, and 17 encouraged 7 to keep going.
- 28 vs. 33. The 28-year-old mentioned playing rec-league soccer and chose to kick against Isaac, 33. Jimmy noted that "according to data," 28 was the closest to his prime of anyone left. The kick was what Jimmy called "a rocket," and 28 advanced.
- The final kick. A contestant kicked against 35 and admitted afterward, "I just whiffed it." Jimmy said he didn't think the ball could have been kicked any worse.
The final six were 7, 12, 19, 28, 35, and 40.
Challenge Five: The Weighted Mannequin Tower
Each finalist stood on a tower matching their age and held a rope attached to a mannequin weighing 10% of their body weight. Every five minutes, another 10% was added. The only rule was not to drop the mannequin.
Contestants complained about their fingers even at the starting weight, and several said the jump to 20% made a big difference. By 30%, 12 was struggling. Jimmy joked that this was why he shouldn't eat junk food. Twelve dropped first and 19 soon after. The 7-year-old noted that he was now "against three grown men."
Jimmy then added a twist. Just before he announced it, 40 dropped. The announcement was that the next person to drop would win a new Tesla wrapped in the sponsor's branding, but would also be eliminated from the finale. Remaining players began urging each other to let go. After a stretch, the contestant later congratulated on winning the Tesla dropped, saying "It just slipped." That left 7 and 28 in the final two.
The Finale: Shots and Briefcases
The final took place in a stadium full of spectators. When 28 was introduced as the player who had "dominated every challenge," the crowd booed. He guessed it was because he was up against a 7-year-old. He said he didn't mind and dedicated the attempt to his wife, who was graduating from her P.A. program that day. The 7-year-old simply said, "I'm winning this money."
Both players shot from a red line set at the farthest distance Jimmy said a 7-year-old could reach. When one made a shot and the other didn't, the shooter who scored opened one of ten briefcases. One briefcase held the $250,000 check and the other nine were marked with an X. A losing case meant another round.
The 7-year-old missed first, and 28 opened case seven ("lucky number seven"), which was empty. In the next round 7 missed again, and 28's second choice was also empty. After that, 7 made a shot, which forced 28 to shoot again. The rounds continued, and 28 picked case three because he "heard some kid say three," which again did not contain the check. On his next pick, he chose case five and won.
The Result
Jimmy summarized the outcome this way: of one hundred people across one hundred ages, 28 "came out on top as the peak for athleticism." The winner said the money would go to his wife and their student loans and described the day as an adrenaline rush.
Jimmy also highlighted the runner-up. The 7-year-old had beaten 98 other competitors, many older and stronger, to reach the final two. Jimmy said he "couldn't believe how well he did" and gave him $10,000. He closed by asking viewers whether he should make another Ages 1–100 video.
I gathered a one-year-old, who will race every age all the way up to a 100-year-old, and they're gonna compete for $250,000.
Come on, Jimmy! Ready? Go!
The first five people from each decade to cross the finish line move on to the next challenge.
You're doing good! I ain't gonna. Come on, 90-year-olds! Oh my God! I'm a G! Let's go! Oh my gosh, your shoe!
And this is just the first of six brutal challenges the contestants will compete in. Oh! They hit the 88-year-old! In order to find out what is the prime age of humanity. The answer might surprise you.
Hey, the 60-year-olds are a little slower than I thought they'd be. It looks like the 21 to 30-year-olds will be the first decade to finish.
Yes, sir! The last five in your decade are eliminated.
Let's go, baby! Six, seven! I'm right here! I'm right here! Woo! Alright, give it up for 92!
And with that, all 50 spots have been filled. I think I was the first person out of everybody to cross that line. Congratulations! Head on out.
This next game is where things really start to ramp up. For game number two, we will be playing dodgeball.
How do you expect old people to dodge them? Yellow Team, you're not gonna hit a six-year-old… Oh, right in the face. No… Right in the face.
Three, two, one… Go! We're off. Oh, look at the little ones. They're bringing all the balls back to the teenagers! Grab the balls! Hey, get it! Ah!
If you get hit by a ball or step on the red line, you are out for the round. We're going until everyone on one team's out!
76 is gonna go for him! Oh, you missed him. You missed him! No! 98! The seniors are now down three. Get Orange Team!
Oh! I'm out. This is pure chaos! Oh! Oh, 95! Oh. Sorry, Anne! That was ridiculous.
Throw it! Throw the ball! Oh, 44 is out. Yellow Team is taking out Orange Team. 29, throw it! I need a ball. Yes! Oh, 54 is out! Ball! Oh, 46! Did you see that 46 kill? Hey!
Oh, there's only two orange ones left! And if 59 gets hit, they're done! Oh, they got him! It's done! The 40 through 60-year-olds have been eliminated.
For the final round, we're gonna do things a little different. No! Only two captains from each team will compete in this next round. And lastly, we'll be going until two quadrants are eliminated. So half of you are going home in round two.
Since we're the Red Team, can we touch the red line? That doesn't make any sense. No, but that was very adorable. That was a very adorable question.
Who should be the captain? Me! These guys are gonna take it home. Do you wanna be a captain? Yes! Okay. There you go. So, we're thinking of 65 and 70?
If you're listening to this, I am so sorry for everything I'm about to do. Please forgive me.
Gen Z, are you ready? Prime age, are you ready? Oldies, how 'bout you? I gotta win this game! Seniors, are you ready? Three, two, one… Go!
Oh! They got both the seniors out! Oh! Green Team is done. 88, are you okay? I'm fine. Throw it! Throw it at him! I got 65! She's not even in the game! Oh! Sorry, Jimmy!
They teamed up on the old folks! No! No mercy whatsoever. Hey! Hold 'em and count to three! One… She's the only one! Two… Three. Oh! They showed no mercy for the old people.
Everyone above the age of 40 has now been eliminated.
Look at your fall. You took it like a champ. Are you alright? Yeah, I'm fine! I'm going to college. I'm gonna help my family out. I hope you forgive me. This is gonna be a day that I'll always remember.
Let's go eliminate some more people. Follow me! What is this? Is that water? What the heck? Welcome to Dunk Tank Relay.
As you can see by their jersey colors, we've split all the ages into five new teams… Who do you want on your team? …that were chosen by the five youngest competitors.
Oh my goodness. Twenty-eight. Yay! Thirty. Thirty? Which one? You pick. Twenty-nine. Twenty-nine. Let's hope they made some good picks.
This challenge is a relay race that starts with two team members firing arrows at targets. When they hit both of them, the dunk tank drops their third teammate, who has to swim and collect ladder rungs for their fourth teammate to build, climb up, and hit the buzzer. The first three teams to finish move on. The last two are eliminated.
Contestants, draw your bows. Three… Two… One… Go!
And everyone missed their first shot except, wait—Purple is taking their time, and—Oh! Oh, he hit it! The Purple Team got a hit! Oh my God!
Take your time. Come on, two-nine! Higher! Gotta hit the targets. Only the Purple Team has hit one so far. Oh, he hit it! Woo! Let's go. Dunk him! Let's go!
Only the first three teams will move on, so hurry up and hit those targets. Lock in! Purple's gonna be the first one up. Purple might build their ladder before anyone hits a target.
Hey, that's a hit! That's a hit! Up top. Come on! Hit it! Oh, no! Are you kidding me? Come on, 30! It's a hit! That's two hits! Let's go, 22! Hey, you got it! Good job, good job. Alright! You got this, Will!
Purple Team is crushing it. They've already built half of their ladder. Bring it on in! But here comes Yellow Team to start their ladder. You got it! That's one! There it is! Oh, red hit one!
What are you doing? Purple Team is flying through their ladder, but 40 is struggling to get out of the water. Help me up! Hey! Help him up! They're gonna lose time that 12 could be using to build that ladder.
Now or never, baby! Let's go! Hurry! The last two teams will be eliminated. Come on, up top! Oh my God! Boom! You got it! Throw it, throw it, throw it!
We've now got three teams building their ladders. Throw 'em! Now Red Team is starting their ladder. Yes! He's getting up! They had a big lead, but the others are catching up. Oh, and now Green Team has moved ahead of Team Yellow! Despite being in last place, Blue Team is not giving up.
Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Come on, let's go! Let's go! And I can't believe it, but green is now tied up with purple. Oh, be careful, you got it! Aw! Oh, no! He dropped the rung.
Focus, focus! Be accurate. Be accurate! Come on, come on. Go, let's go! Get up, get up, get up. Come on! Let's go! Let's go! Come on! Come on! Let's go! Let's go! Oh, and green might be first! Push it! Green is first!
Alright, we got a second one! One spot remains! One spot remains! Come on! Go, go now! Faster! Hurry! Hurry! We gotta go, we're in third! Yes! Yes!
The best team captain ever! We came in first! You know that? You now have a one in twelve chance of winning that $250,000. Number seven right here. Couldn't do it without him.
Blue, I'm sorry. You can put the bow down. You've been eliminated. So now there's two teams over there that did not make it. This part sucks. This part is not fun to watch.
Come here, girl. Come here. You're okay. Look, you made it. You were the top four girl. You hear that? You are more than—You are—You are 8 years old, and you were fourth place, girl.
Sadly, these two teams were eliminated. They played very well. I'm sorry it didn't work out. You still are strong. Thank you. You're welcome. The other twelve of you, follow me to the next game.
Take off your blindfolds. You are now on a soccer field floating in the sky. I need the 6-year-old to step forward. Yes!
You're gonna pick one of these contestants to compete against, and then you're gonna choose, do you wanna be the goalie or the penalty kicker? If the penalty kicker scores, the kicker moves on. But if the goalie stops the ball, the goalie moves on.
See that $250,000 over there? Yeah. If you won it, what do you think you'd buy? Just stuff for other people. Really? Aw. Are you guys gonna get her out if she picks you? Yes. I will get her out for the money. Oh, you'll eliminate her for money? Yeah.
You can pick whoever you want. You wanna play seven? Okay, seven. Come on up. Alright. It's six versus seven. Six-seven! There we go. Do you wanna kick the ball or do you wanna be goalie? Goalie. Goalie? Okay. Come on over. Yes! You're the kicker.
Look how massive the goal looks compared to her. The ball is now in play. It's whenever you're ready. Okay.
Oh, no! Lilith! Good try, girl. This is hard because you're very adorable, but you have been eliminated. I'm sorry.
Do I go down the stairs? The only way off is to jump down there. Goodbye, Lilith! Bye. Don't worry. There's a big foam pit down there. Let's keep playing!
Will the youngest please step forward? Come on over here, ten. Who are you thinking? Her. Nineteen? Nineteen. Oh my gosh! I'll be the kicker. And you think you can take her on? It's because she's a girl. I feel like she's gonna be too slow. She's done. She's done. It's in play. Take your time. There's no rush.
I'm out. No, Jimmy! Okay, bye.
How do we make a pick here, 12? Twenty-two. Twenty-two? You didn't even wanna think on it? Twelve is the kicker. Twenty-two is the goalie. Oh, he is moving. Any man's game. Take your time. No pressure. Oh, he's just going for it.
Yes! Let's go! He beat you. Like I said, any man's game. Oh.
It's time for the granny slayer to stand up. Oh! Play the clip.
I'm thinking 40. I think he's sleeping on me. Oh, okay. I'll be kicking. Do you want to look at the Whatnot logo? The sponsor of this video? Oh, I'm looking at it. We're actually giving away over $1 million on Whatnot, but I'll tell you about it later in the video. It's live. You touch it, it's your kick.
He missed! He missed! Congrats. I appreciate you, man. Come on over, 17. Alright. Go hug him before he leaves! Seventeen! Go say bye. Oh, seven wants to say goodbye. Aw. Oh my goodness.
Hey, buddy. You're gonna do alright, okay? You got this. You're in the top six, alright? Hey, you got this, Gunner. Are you gonna win it all for 17? You're gonna miss your friend? Hey, you got this, buddy. You got this. Round of applause, everyone.
I know everyone wants a happy ending. Wasn't in the cards for me, but I got a lot of life left to live. So thank you, guys. Thanks for the opportunity. Do you want to belly flop or fall backwards? I'll belly flop. Goodbye.
Who's next? I don't know how he's gonna pick this. My friends play soccer. I gotta do them proud, you know? You play soccer? I did rec league. Oh my gosh.
Who are we eliminating, 28? I was thinking about it, and Isaac, 33, I wanna go against him. Okay. I'm gonna be kicker. Kicker? Alright. You're gonna be goalie. Alright. According to data, he is the closest to his prime of anyone left.
Oh my gosh! Whoa, that was a rocket. Thank you, thank you. That was a freaking rocket! Very nice job, man. Thank you. Oh! Oh! Okay! That was crazy.
Alright, let's play our final soccer game! I'm kicking the ball. You're kicking? I'm kicking. He's kicking, okay! The final round. After this we will have our top six. Oh, 35! He's cheating to the side. Is that a mind game?
Oh! Woo! Woo! Yeah! I just whiffed it, dude. If it makes you feel better, I don't think you could've kicked it any worse. Don't kill me.
Now we have our final six! One of which will win a quarter of a million dollars. Let's keep going. We're about to push these contestants to their absolute limit.
Come on in! Whoa! Yo! Stop, no! Go stand on the tower that matches your age. What? This is crazy.
Each of you have a rope with a mannequin weighing exactly 10% your body weight on the other end. And every five minutes, the weight will increase by another 10%. And the only rule is, don't drop your mannequin. Guards! Hand them their rope. Let's find out who wants to win this $250,000 the most!
And we're off! I'm scared. My fingers hurt. Is this hard for anyone? Not at this weight. No! Okay.
Alright, it's been five minutes. Bring on more weight! Whenever you guys are ready to drop, just drop it, okay? This is so bad, my fingers already hurt. 10% of your body weight has been added. How's it feel? This is a little harder! 10% makes a big difference.
Nineteen, are you struggling? My fingers hurt! Go! Let it go, then. It's been five minutes. Guards, come on up. No! Alright, clip 'em all in, guards. No way! I can't—This is now 30% of your body weight.
Twelve is struggling! You really gotta dig deep right here. This is why you shouldn't be eating that junk food, 12. Shots fired! Twelve, what do you want us—Oh! Oh my gosh.
Oh wait, is she about to get out as well… Nineteen? Go ahead, 19! Go, let it go. Nineteen, you joining 'em? Let it go! Let it go! Are you joining 'em, 19? Are you joining 'em? Let it go! Let it go! Oh! Yes. We lost another one! Bro. Drop 'em! I'm sorry, 12. Drop me!
Now only two more people need to be eliminated. I'm a 7-year-old, and I'm against three grown men! He's on his villain arc.
Before we add any more bags to your mannequins, I have something fun I wanna show all of you. You guys wanna see something cool? Okay. Chandler, bring it on out! Let's spice things up a little bit. Hopefully, I don't drop mine on that.
Agh! Wait, hold it. You might not wanna drop! This is not a good time to lose 'cause of what I'm about to say. Oh, no! Forty… It's unfortunate 40 dropped as I was about to say, whoever gets out next will go home with this brand-new Tesla, wrapped with the Whatnot branding.
Man, I am—I'm, ugh. When the Tesla rolled out, I was like, psst! The Tesla is still up for grabs to the next person who drops. Please someone let go, just someone let go. But remember, dropping will eliminate you, and you will not move on to the finale.
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Do you guys wanna know the craziest part about all these prizes? The cars, everything… What? We're giving it away for free. Please, just someone let go. That's all you, man. Go ahead, go.
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I'm the final two! You're in the final two! Yes! Yeah, you can drop it if you want. That was brutal. It just slipped, it dropped. At least you won a brand-new Tesla! It's all me though. May the best man win. Drop him. You two ready for the final game? Yeah! Yeah.
And now that we've narrowed it down to the final two contestants, here we are in a stadium full of people. Who is gonna win this quarter of a million dollars?
Our first competitor has dominated every challenge this video. Everyone give it up for 28! Wait, why do you think they're booing you? I think they're booing me 'cause they know I'm competing against a 7-year-old. And 28 here is going to be going up against… a 7-year-old! Oh! Hey!
One of these two is going to win a quarter of a million dollars, and here's how we're gonna decide it. They're gonna both take shots at this red line, because this is the furthest a 7-year-old can actually shoot, until one makes a shot and one doesn't. Whoever makes the shot will open one of these ten briefcases. And if they open the one with a quarter of a million dollar check, they win the money. If they open one of the nine with an X,
We do another round where they both shoot until one makes a shot and opens the correct briefcase. You guys wanna hear it from the competitors?
So I know some of you don't like me. And that's alright. My wife is currently walking across the stage for her P.A. program. This is her. This is all for her.
And now, let's hear it from the 7-year-old!
I'm winning this money.
Let's get the show underway. Alright, here.
Alright, dig deep. If 7 misses, 28 gets to open a briefcase.
It's now time to pick a briefcase. You have ten options here. You think he got it?
I don't think he got the briefcase.
We gotta go with lucky number seven.
Alright, he's going with number seven. Let's see if he won!
Yeah! Let's do another round. Seven-year-old, you go first.
So let's let 28 shoot.
Okay, okay. What number are we feeling?
Gotta do it.
He has chosen a number.
Ah, man!
He did not get it! Let's go. Alright, here you go.
Twenty-eight still has to shoot.
Alright, you gotta shoot again 'cause he made the shot.
Alright bro, this is your third case. What are we thinking?
I heard some kid say three, we're going three.
It's official. Did he win?
Whenever you're ready.
Aw, let's see if he makes it.
You're thinking this one?
I'm doing five.
Okay. $250,000 on the line.
He won!
One hundred people across one hundred ages faced a series of athletic challenges, and 28 came out on top as the peak for athleticism. And what are you gonna use the money on?
My wife, student loans. This was just insane, so much fun. The adrenaline rush.
Now, even though the 7-year-old didn't win the competition, he beat out 98 other competitors, people older and even stronger than him, to make it to the final two. I couldn't believe how well he did.
The 7-year-old's not gonna go home with nothing… $10,000.
Yeah!
Really proud of you, let's go!
Let me know if I should do another Ages 1–100 next. Take care.
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