Leaked MrBeast documents reveal conditions of ‘Beast Games’ participants

• YouTube star MrBeast has a competition show on Amazon Prime Video for the first time on Thursday.
• BI has seen a copy of a participant release form and other documents for the Beast Games preliminary round.
• An entertainment lawyer said the documents were fairly standard but extensive in their wording.

Documents obtained by Business Insider reveal the conditions that contestants on MrBeast’s competition show “Beast Games” had to agree to in order to qualify for a preliminary round.

The terms prohibit participants from disclosing information about the show, which launches Thursday on Amazon Prime Video. Contestants who violate the agreement before the final episode airs must pay the producer and broadcaster $500,000 for each violation. After the final episode aired, each violation would cost participants $100,000, the documents said.

The documents also ask participants to agree that their portrayal on the show could be “derogatory, defamatory, embarrassing or otherwise unflattering” and could potentially expose them to “public ridicule, humiliation or condemnation.”

Daniel J. Ain, an entertainment lawyer at RPJ Law, said the terms are largely standard for a competition show, but some – such as the threat of a $500,000 fee for any violation – are particularly extensive.

“The producers are using every tool available to give them the greatest flexibility in producing the show and protecting themselves from liability,” Ain told BI, calling the documents a “competitor agreement on steroids.”

“Beast Games” is a 10-part physical competition show in which contestants compete for a $5 million prize. YouTube’s top star – real name Jimmy Donaldson – is the moderator.

The show caused some controversy before its release. A New York Times An August report quoted “over a dozen” contestants saying they did not receive enough food or medical care during the competition’s preliminary round in Las Vegas.

The documents obtained by BI relate to the Las Vegas taping, where over 2,000 contestants took part in physical challenges to see who would make it to the show’s official production round in Toronto.

Documents include information about the show, a participant questionnaire form, and an overview of the show’s official rules and protocols. By signing the form, participants fully consented to the use of hidden cameras and recording devices, gave the producers full discretion in editing the footage, and agreed to participate for free. Prizes were the only form of compensation.

A person close to the production called the Las Vegas production a “promotional shoot” for the show and said Amazon was not involved. Amazon did not respond to a request for comment.

Read 24 pages of the following documents:

Editor’s Note: BI omitted some pages of the document that contained the participant’s personal information and some pages with minimal or repeated information.