(Karsten Moran | The New York Times) Jimmy Donaldson, the streaming media personality known as MrBeast, is interviewed in New York in December 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Weber said he was inspired to try out for the show after watching the first season with his family. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhat really intrigued me was the challenges,\u201d he said. In one episode, someone pulled a monster truck, and in others, Weber was drawn to simple memorization tasks. He\u2019s no stranger to challenges, either, as a three-time competitor on \u201cAmerican Ninja Warrior\u201d who also has a knack for participating in Hot Wheels customization contests<\/a>.<\/p>\n The \u201cBeast Games\u201d episode where Weber wins the island starts with 20 contestants having to find a cannonball in Beast City, the custom-built set for the show. Weber is the second of 10 to do so and moves on to compete for the island. Contestants are whisked off to another island to compete and are greeted by Jeff Probst, the host of \u201cSurvivor.\u201d <\/p>\n (Prime Video) Utahn Ian Weber competes on Season Two of “Beast Games.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The episode becomes a crossover with two challenges inspired by \u201cSurvivor.\u201d In the first, the competitors split into two teams of five to complete a relay. Weber\u2019s team wins and he proceeds to the second challenge, where he has to hang onto a long wooden pole. He ends up being one of the final two who hangs on. <\/p>\n When it came to his technique for both challenges, Weber said he started by picking members for his relay team that he could trust, since he was elected as one of the two captains. <\/p>\n With the pole challenge, Weber said, \u201cI\u2019ve been watching \u2018Survivor\u2019 for 25 years, and I have seen that challenge over and over and over again, and I knew that it was going to hurt, but I was going to give it everything I had.\u201d <\/p>\n He said he used the strength of both of his big toes to slot into a notch in the pole and hold on as tight as possible. \u201cHolding 210 pounds by my two big toes was murderous,\u201d he said. \u201cIt hurt so bad.\u201d <\/p>\n (Prime Video) Ian Weber competes as contestant 148 on Season Two of “Beast Games.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The eight contestants who were eliminated in the first challenge and the three who fell off the poles early then got to decide who won the island, picking between Weber and JC Gallegos, who previously competed on Season One and won $650,000. <\/p>\n When pleading his case during the tribal council, Weber said making it to that exact moment was \u201cthe dream.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cAs a kid, I would sit down with my nine siblings and I would watch \u2018Survivor\u2019 and my mom and dad was there and I could see myself sitting right here and being able to pitch my case,\u201d he told the other contestants while tearing up. <\/p>\n Weber told the tribal council his bank account was dwindling, so coming on the show was risky.<\/p>\n (Prime Video) Utahn Ian Weber competes on Season Two of “Beast Games.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u201cI told my wife,\u201d he said, \u201c\u2018I\u2019m going to bring home something for us so we can live comfortably as a family.\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n He told the contestants if they awarded him the island, he would always be there for them going forward, and would even be willing to self-eliminate if they asked. The eight-member tribal council voted unanimously for Weber to win the island.<\/p>\n Weber told The Tribune that he meant what he said in that scene. <\/p>\n \u201cBeast Games\u201d Season Two was filmed last summer and is now streaming. Weber said being a part of the show was a dream. \u201cLooking back, it was the experience of a lifetime,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was one of the greatest experiences of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n Viewers will have to tune in to see how Weber fared the rest of the season<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Ian Weber, a three-time \u2018American Ninja Warrior\u2019 contestant, appears on Season Two of the MrBeast-hosted \u201cBeast Games.\u201d (Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ian Weber talks about his Hot Wheels collection at his home in Lehi on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. 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