"Only": MrBeast delivers a hilarious response after headline points out 'Beast Games' winner will take home "only" $5.03M post-taxes

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MrBeast lights up the Manhattan skyline at SUMMIT One Vanderbilt ahead of *Beast Games* premiere. (Image via Getty/Alexi Rosenfeld)

The inaugural season of Beast Games came to an end on Amazon Prime just this week, with one lucky winner bagging a staggering $10 million.

The show, which first started out on YouTube, sees 1000 people battle each other in a series of mental and physical challenges. In the end, a man named Jeff Allen managed to come out on top. However, he may not have been given the entire sum, seeing that taxes will have to be cut.

Dexerto, a page on X, has since revealed that Allen will instead take home "only" an eye-watering amount of $5.03 million after taxes, though fans are now poking fun at the page's light usage of the word "only," as if to say the sum is not one that could change lives.

And so, we've rounded up all of the funniest memes and comments for you to enjoy. Have fun!

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MrBeast reveals that the prize winner of the Beast Games will "only" get half of $10 million: Fans react in the most hilarious way

MrBeast was the first to react to Dexerto's "only" comment, alluding to the fact that $5 million is still a sky-high amount:

Fans have since begun agreeing with him, as many took to the comments section to poke fun:

"Congrats to the IRS for winning Beast Games. They spent a lot of time and hard work getting there!" someone exclaimed.

One user (@B2RKN) reacted with a strong message and a hilarious reaction image:

Someone else (@wavu_is_active) jokingly suggested that this is what the IRS is doing now that they are $5 million richer:

Someone else (@mybeNotNow99) added that they might as well take all of the money at this point:

Someone else (@irdgafnomo) could not believe the news that there was so much tax being cut on game prize money:

Yet another user (@OnlineBoxxed) chimed in with the most hilarious reaction image and caption:


The comments section was riddled with criticism towards the IRS, though a number of it was masked with humor and jokes.

Edited by Anshika Jain