Who is player 424 in Beast Games, character arc explored

Courtney Ferris (Player 424) will be competing with six other contestants in the Beast Games finale to win $5 million. The popular reality-streaming series, hosted by Jimmy Donaldson/MrBeast, will test her and the other players physically, socially, and mentally to win the prize money. The general synopsis for the show reads:

"From the groundbreaking mind of MrBeast comes a new, record-breaking competition series. A staggering 1,000 contestants compete in nail-biting, physical, mental, and social challenges, for a chance to win a whopping $5 million dollar cash prize. Week by week, contestants will use their strength and wit to stay in the game, with the hope of being the multi-million-dollar winner."

Ferris managed to claw her way into the Beast Games finale. First, Ferris managed to claw her way into the top 10 of the Prime Video series, and in the ninth episode, she made her way into the top 6. Now that Courtney will be a part of the finale, it would be prudent for viewers to learn more about her so that they can root for her to win.

Who is Player 424 from Beast Games?

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Here are some of the facts about player 424, who made it to the top 6 on the Beast Games finale:

Before ***Beast Games*, she studied psychology in college:**

Courtney planned to earn a PhD in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience before she chose to compete in Beast Games. In her Voyagela interview, she reflected on her experience as a college student studying psychology:

"So I studied Psychology in college, planning on getting my PhD in Cognitive & Behavioral Neuroscience – yikes. Not exactly what my dreams were made of, but I love Psychology, so I thought, why not."

Ferris is passionate about photography:

In the same interview, Ferris went on to reveal that she was truly passionate about photography. Despite being told that it might not be a sustainable career, she took a surfing photography opportunity that required her to move to Hawaii. She ended up choosing this field over her PhD. She described this decision like this:

"Without much passion behind that goal, a much more tempting option knocked at my door. After graduating college I had the opportunity to move to Hawaii, shoot surf photography, manage a cafe, and teach yoga for a living. So of course like any totally sane person would do, I chose that instead of a PhD, and I’m so glad I did."

She co-founded a creative agency:

Apart from graduating in psychology and experience as a photographer, Courtney today serves as the CEO and co-founder of Death2Digital, a creative agency. The agency initially began as a videography and photography business after she moved back home after the pandemic. Here's what she said about establishing the agency with an individual named Jacob:

"COVID hit and I moved back home to AZ, where I began to bartend. Sure maybe my dreams were shattered, but I knew I could figure it out since I’ve done it once before. This is when I met Jacob, a likeminded and talented maverick in the creative world, who had the exact same passions and dreams as me."

She went on to reveal this about Death2Digital:

"From here we turned our dreams into goals and started our photography/videography business: DEATH2DIGITAL. Since then we have been all over the world hired by artists, celebrities, influential people, fortune 500 companies, hotels and restaurants, you name it!"

She made it to the top 6 without bribing:

In the ninth episode of Beast Games, players could advance to the finale by bribing money from the previous episode's black box or through words. However, Courtney bribed no one to get votes, and yet she got voted into the final 6th position. Before being selected to continue, she said:

"I'm not taking bribes and I'm not gonna bribe other people to get me in the game. I want people to vote me in the game because they want me there."

Her decision to play the game without bribery earned her even MrBeast's respect. He was quoted saying:

"The person who won this round wasn't the one who strategized the best. It wasn't the one who made the most calls or the one with the most bribing power. It was 424, the one who stayed out of the phones and out of the drama."