Netflix's hit show "Squid Game" came to life thanks to a YouTuber named MrBeast. The American creator released a video of a game he set up with 456 contestants on Nov. 25.
A screen-captured image from YouTuber MrBeast's video ″$456,000 Squid Game in Real Life″ shows a contestant playing the 'dalgona' game featured first in the original Netflix Korea show ″Squid Game.″ [SCREEN CAPTURE]
Netflix’s hit show “Squid Game” came to life thanks to a YouTuber named MrBeast. The American creator released a video of a game he set up with 456 contestants on Nov. 25.
The video “$456,000 Squid Game in Real Life!” had already been viewed over 108 million times as of 5 p.m. Monday.
The winner of the games took home $456,000, while the runner-up earned $10,000. Some other participants were also awarded prizes of $2,000.
It is reported that MrBeast could have earned in the region of $450,000 from the views already on the video.
![A screen-captured image from YouTuber MrBeast's video ″$456,000 Squid Game in Real Life″ shows a contestant playing the 'dalgona' game featured first in the original Netflix Korea show ″Squid Game.″ [SCREEN CAPTURE]](https://img2.daumcdn.net/thumb/R658x0.q70/?fname=https://t1.daumcdn.net/news/202111/29/koreajoongangdaily/20211129175942319egwx.jpg)