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MrBeast Gaming: $10,000 daily challenge in Minecraft survival

A friend is trapped in a Minecraft room and earns $10,000 for each day he survives; the video has reached 13.8 million views.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Hank Ledger on Best of BBN
Published 5:18 AM ET, Sunday, October 11, 2026

At a glance

First reported by YouTube (MrBeast Gaming): “MrBeast Gaming: $10,000 daily challenge in Minecraft survival”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 5:18 AM ET on Best of BBN, by Kenji Moonfield and Hank Ledger.

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YouTube (MrBeast Gaming)MrBeast Gaming: $10,000 daily challenge in Minecraft survival

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOkay, this one is a breakdown. MrBeast Gaming, number three on YouTube's U.S. trending chart, thirteen million eight hundred thousand views.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWhat is it?
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA friend gets trapped in a Minecraft room. Ten thousand dollars for every day he survives.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWe only have the title and description, so I'm freehanding the rest.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTen thousand. A day.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTurning point is day one. You either build a door or you don't.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI've survived twenty-eight years here. No daily bonus.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFinal score, Hank: you'd last a week. Mostly on beans.