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Josh's $10,000-a-Day Room Challenge, From Easy Money to a Proposal

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In this MrBeast video, Jimmy (called "Jim" and "Jimmy" in the video) offers Josh $10,000 for every day he stays sealed inside a room. The question is how long someone will stay locked away from the outside world for daily cash once the comforts that make the room bearable start disappearing. Josh begins sure it will be easy. By the end, he has decided that being engaged matters more to him than more days of money.

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The Setup: A Million Dollars and a Red Button

Jimmy shows a pile of cash, literally a million dollars, and explains the math. If Josh survives a hundred days, he becomes a millionaire. Josh can end the challenge at any time by pressing a red button. When asked to demonstrate it, he refuses: "you're not gonna have it that easy." Jimmy dramatically seals the door.

At first Josh treats the room as a perk. He calls it his apartment, except that "instead of paying rent, I make $10,000 a day," and predicts it will be "very easy." Jimmy disagrees in narration. He doesn't think Josh understands how hard it's going to get. Josh's first morning is relaxed. He plans to jump on the treadmill and then eat breakfast.

1:10

The Twist: One Item Gone for Every Payment

After 24 hours, Jimmy reveals a rule he had left out. Each time Josh receives $10,000, he must hand over one item from the room, and he has 10 seconds to choose. Under the countdown, Josh gives up the ice cream machine, which the crew (Chris and Chandler) then destroys. Jimmy points out that Josh now has 24 items left to lose.

Josh says this "genuinely changes everything." His main dilemma is emotional. He wonders whether he'll eventually have to choose between a family portrait and the guitar. The guitar would keep him busy, but the picture is "the only time I can see my girlfriend." He decides to be strategic and keep enough things to stay occupied for the long run.

The daily handoffs become a running game. One day Jimmy throws the money at him. When asked to give a second item for nothing in return, Josh says no. Josh also plans ahead. He expects to give up the whiteboard next, because he can write on the walls instead. Jimmy also adds a comfort: a private chef who will cook "literally anything" Josh wants. Josh calls the first dish "the best thing I've ever had."

Losing the Photo and the Chaos of Karl

Jimmy offers an extra $5,000 if Josh lets Karl choose that day's item. Josh accepts, and Karl picks the picture of Josh's girlfriend, which Karl jokingly calls "the picture of him with his sister." Karl says it will look great in his living room. Josh responds that he's going to go insane now, because that was the only time he could see his girlfriend.

Jimmy then leaves to film a video about sharks and puts Karl in charge for the next day. Josh asks if there is anyone else in the universe who could do it. The answer is no. Karl's day brings chaos: something too big being forced into the hot tub, water everywhere, and Josh shouting in alarm when Karl goes for the flamethrower.

3:03

Rage, a Hidden Check, and Losing Track of Time

Josh decides to give up the drum set and smashes it first. When asked whether he's mentally okay, he says he "got a lot of rage out" and now feels "really loose."

Jimmy then reveals a secret to the camera. A check for $100,000 is hidden inside the guitar. If Josh gives the guitar away without noticing, he loses that money.

By day eight, Jimmy has paid a cleaning crew to tidy the messy room, and Josh slept through it. Josh is asleep at 6 p.m.; Chris guesses it's because he's bored. That day Josh gives up the flamethrower. Chris nearly reveals the guitar secret before Jimmy cuts him off. Josh notes that this "didn't seem suspicious at all." When Chris later takes over the camera and shows Josh a black sky outside, Josh admits he has "really lost all concept of time."

4:36

Nolan's 24 Hours and the Day-10 Cake

Jimmy offers Josh an extra $10,000 if Nolan spends the next 24 hours in the room with him. Nolan gets no money for it. The two play music together, and Nolan tells Josh he shouldn't have gotten rid of the drums. Eventually Nolan announces he's done and going home. He goes for the button and complains that "they won't open the doors," only to find another wall. The pair carry on with a dunk contest and time in the hot tub.

To mark 10 days, Jimmy brings a custom five-foot cake that cost $10,000, and the cake ends up a mess. Josh reports that he is now at $115,000, including the extra $10,000 for Nolan's stay.

6:13

Loneliness and Ten Minutes With Kenna

While Jimmy is out of town filming another video, the crew still delivers Josh's money and he throws an item out the door. Jimmy observes that Josh is getting very lonely and mentions missing his girlfriend every time they talk. Jimmy also points out how much the briefcase pile has shrunk from the daily withdrawals.

Jimmy then offers a choice: another $10,000 delivered by him, or a briefcase with only $5,000 delivered by Josh's girlfriend, Kenna. Josh picks his girlfriend immediately: "five grand, I don't care." They have gone 12 days without seeing each other, which Josh says is the longest in their six-year relationship. Jimmy then adds that the visit is limited to 10 minutes, and about three have already passed. Josh tells her that as long as he knows she's okay outside, he'll be fine inside. After she leaves, he says he doesn't know whether the visit helped or hurt him.

7:06

A Bet Turned Into a Ring

On day 13, Josh reminds Jimmy of a $10,000 bet he made with Chandler that he would last longer than 10 days. Jimmy pays it and shuts down further betting. Josh then hands over $20,000 and asks the crew to buy a ring, because he plans to propose to Kenna at the end of the video. Asked whether he trusts "these hooligans," he says he doesn't but has no choice.

Josh explains that he has wanted to propose to Kenna for years. Being trapped made him realize how valuable time is, and he is "just done waiting." Chris and Chandler visit a local jeweler. The audio from that trip may have been damaged, Jimmy notes, but they made a deal and found the exact ring Josh wanted. Josh says it's exactly what he wanted. He also says it makes him want to get out more than anything. Every day inside feels like holding himself back from being engaged.

8:08

Week Three: Sickness and Doubt

Josh has now made $160,000 and spent two weeks in the room. On day 15, Jimmy FaceTimes him with Jake Paul, who tells Josh he's "just winning at life." The recliner goes next, leaving nine items, and Josh says he has no idea what to give up after that. A VR mishap follows, and the treadmill goes too.

Josh's mood darkens. Knowing he could leave right away with $190,000 makes staying "incredibly difficult." He blames the lack of fresh air for making him feel sick. A doctor examined him and found his throat was in rough shape, and he admits he has slightly considered pressing the button. Jimmy mocks him for complaining about earning hundreds of thousands of dollars to lie in a room. Josh gives up the VR headset and says tomorrow he'll "play guitar I guess." Jimmy says he sounds defeated. Josh tells viewers that people may think this would be a cakewalk, but it's something you won't understand until you try. Jimmy cuts him off by telling him to just leave. Josh says he can't.

9:27

The Hot Tub Removal

Josh, sitting in the hot tub in his clothes and "just existing," chooses the hot tub as his next item, and Chris is put in charge of removing it. Josh suggests it would be easier to drain and take it apart inside the room. Jimmy tells him to worry about himself. Chris instead uses a saw and a forklift. He rams the tub, drags the rug, and nearly breaks through the floor. Josh calls it the most excitement he's had the whole time. The before-and-after shots show the damage, and Josh says he feels like he's living in a construction zone. Jimmy jokes that the forklift tire marks "add character."

11:55

Isolation Near the End

At one point Josh is stuck up high in the room when Jimmy arrives with that day's money. He gives up the pool table and asks to be let down. Jimmy says no, and Josh says he doesn't want to be there anymore. Jimmy answers: "Then leave. I just made you rich." Josh thanks him and says, "on a real note, you're the best." Jimmy passes on that Kenna misses him a lot, and promises a ladder in the morning if Josh survives the night. Alone, Josh says he misses everything outside "this dome" and keeps thinking about Kenna. Jimmy believes Josh is getting sick of being watched all the time.

The basketball goes next. Josh says the most exciting part of his day is now the crew taking his items. All he has left is the guitar, the bed, and $230,000. Because he kept the bed together as a single item, his only remaining choice is the guitar, and after that he'll have to start sacrificing sleep.

12:43

The Guitar, the Check, and the Proposal

The guitar breaks the deadlock. A string snaps, and Josh calls it "the last straw," since it was the one thing keeping him sane. He smashes the guitar and finds the hidden $100,000 check. He shows it to Jimmy and hands over the wreckage as his item for the day.

Then he tells Jimmy to go get Kenna. Asked whether he's sure he doesn't want to stay, he says he made $340,000 and is done. When Kenna arrives, he tells her the time apart made him realize even more how much he loves and needs her, says he wants to grow old with her, and asks her to marry him. She says yes. The two trip over the money as they celebrate, and Jimmy reveals that Josh's family has been brought out too. The video ends with Josh stepping outside and calling out: "fresh air, baby."

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