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The Iced Coffee Hour
Beast Games Winner Breaks Silence on $5,000,000 Prize, MrBeast Controversy, & Spending Everything
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Host 2
So what was the final amount that you won in Beast Games 2?
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
$5,106,000. It was one of the hardest things I've ever done. I'm a competitor. I came there to go to the end. I came to win. Now that I have all this money, I'm trying to figure out what I have to do with it.
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Host 1
How much money do you have left?
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
The last time I checked, I had.
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Host 1
What'd you spend it on?
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
A Lamborghin bikini. And then I bought two new houses. I knew that there would be other opportunities to make money.
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Host 2
What would you criticize about Beast Games?
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
It's tough, man. Eight months of keeping a secret. But the truth is.
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Host 1
Tyler From Beast Games 2, thank you so much for coming on the Ice Coffee Hour. You just won $5 million, and everyone wants to know, how much are you paying in tax?
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Exactly, man. It's a. It's a good question. Fortunate enough to have Texas as my state, so I don't have to worry too much about that, but got to mitigate the federal taxes. So right now I've got a legal and financial team that I'm working with, and we're coming up with. With good strategies to move forward and try to mitigate as much as we can, man.
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Host 1
And how did Mr. Beast send you $5 million?
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Just direct deposit, man.
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Host 1
No issues with the bank?
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
No issues. Yeah, it just showed up. Yeah, it showed up. I was expecting it to be in the bank the 25th, because usually you get paid out the episode after it airs. So I was double checking the whole time. You know, it wasn't in there. So I was like, man, did I fat finger a number or something like that? So. But we we filmed the reunion, the 26, and they didn't send it to their. I got there because they wanted to get my reaction when I sent it. They sent the money to me. So they sent it that day and they told me to check and just flabbergasted, man. It was surreal.
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Host 1
What did it feel like to get 5 million like that?
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
It was. It Was humbling, man. It was crazy. You know, I signed up to do this for my family, to change their lives, to set my boys up for life, and just to know that I accomplished what I set out to do and then see that money hit the account after the fact, eight months later, after keeping a secret, it was just surreal, man. It was like a big relief to know, like, yeah, I really did it. Like, I can set my boys up for life.
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Host 1
So how much money do you have left?
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, I think last time I checked, I had $1.2 million left.
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Host 1
What'd you spend it on?
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
I spent it on a Lamborghini and then I bought a new house. Two new houses. I'm just kidding. I still got it all. I still got it all.
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Host 2
But that exact feeling, let's say it's in the moment. Take your mind back to when the money hits your account. What's the first thought? Is it a sports car?
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
No, no, not at all, man. My. My first thought was just like, wow, like, I need to start planning. Like, I need to make sure this money lasts and keep it for it to continue to grow. Because I'm not an extravagant guy. I'm someone that likes to invest. I want to make sure that this lasts a while to take care of my family, because that's ultimately why I did it, to buy back time with my family. Because there's been multiple times where I've been away from family due to the natures of my work, and I've missed out a lot of monumental moments with my kids and stuff like that. So just whatever I can do, buy back that time.
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Host 2
But on the actual number that you think you'll have when all is said and done, you didn't get a specific number. How much will you have after taxes?
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
I'm not too sure, man. I'm thinking worst case scenario, like 3.5 if I don't do anything with it just because all I have to worry about is federal. But ideally, I'm hoping to try to keep as much as I can over 4, close to 4.5 or something like that, just depending on what strategies we roll with and go from there.
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Host 1
Did you quit your job?
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
No. No, unfortunately, I can't quit the military just like that. There's a whole process and stuff, but it's some conversations that we'll have down the road and then decide what's. What's the best decision moving forward.
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Host 1
So being in the military, how are you able to take so much time off to go to compete these games?
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Ah, that's That's a great question, man. It was a. It was a time where our manning was. Was low, so it was more difficult to take that time off. But I had so many great supervisors and leadership that were so supportive of this unique opportunity. So they decided to do what they can in their powers to make it so I could pursue this opportunity.
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Host 1
How does that work? You go to your boss, you say, hey, I got selected to compete in a Mr. Beast competition. I need an indefinite time off. Yeah, right.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah. And at that time, how do they pitch that? Yeah, at that time, we didn't know how long it was going to last. It was just a rough estimate. So I told him. I was like, hey, their applications are live. I'm going to apply for this. I'm not too sure how long it's going to be. And then when I got selected, they're like, oh, man, that's actually happened. We got to get this ball, you know, rolling, so we can make sure you're able to do this. But they were super supportive, man. As long as you. If you come up to your leadership with a potential opportunity, as long as you come with a solution to kind of fix the issue with you being gone, they're more than likely going to help grant the opportunity and do what they can to be supportive.
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Host 2
Did they give you PR training? Because every answer that you're giving here is also, how'd you get the time off? Man, the staff is incredible. The supervisors are amazing. They were super flexible to my every need. I'm sure it was a little bit of work up front, but, hey, that's what I signed.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
I understood. No, I mean, yeah, we. We definitely have, like, public affairs in the military that give you PR training for specific things. But no, like, it was just awesome. I. I work with a great group of people, very supportive. I'm just thankful to be in a great environment that, you know, they're willing to let me pursue this unique opportunity and be gone for six weeks.
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Host 1
So where did you see the advertisement to sign up? How did you know about it?
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, I saw it on Instagram. So I've been following Mr. Beast for a good, good time now. So it came across my feed, and this was after seeing season one, and I was like, man, season one was awesome. Big adrenaline rush. Would be so cool to participate in this. And I was like, yeah, I might as well, you know, try apply and see what happens and go from there. And then hopefully work gets on board with it too. And then went through the whole process.
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Host 1
And what was the process like what's the vetting?
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, so it starts with an application. So you gotta answer some questions, fill out your personal details, your job, you know, background checks, stuff like that. And then you submit like a one minute video talking about who you are, where you're from, your job. What was your inspiration for applying? Did you watch season one? Who was your favorite on season one? And then what you would do with the money if you won. So I sent in a video like that. You know, I wasn't thinking like anything would come from it because I guess there was allegedly 400,000 plus applicants. So they picked me for the smart or the strong team.
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Host 2
How do they determine that?
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
They felt from like my background playing college football, being on a previous show and making it to finale. It was another physical competition and then just military experience that I would be better suited for this strong team.
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Host 1
So did you want to be the strong team or did you want to be secretly the smart team?
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
I wanted to be the strong team because a lot of the smart people in there, you know, they have huge accomplishments. Engineers, CEOs, you know, 8 degrees, photographic memory. It's, it's, it's crazy the accomplishments that they had. And you know, I'm sure some of them looked at us like, oh, they're, you know, they're just jocks, but we got a little bit of brains too. You know, not a lot of people knew like my background, you know, my training and stuff like that. And you know, just being in the military, being a strategic thinker and stuff. So it was nice to.
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Host 2
What is your background, your strategic thinking? What is it exactly that you do for the military?
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, so I'm a pilot in the military. So it's a two year pipeline, it's rigorous training. You know, you really have no time to breathe. It's either sink or swim. And for me, I didn't have any aviation experience beforehand, so it was all brand new to me. So I just stayed in the books, studied hard and then just did my best.
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Host 1
What are you flying?
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
So I fly MQ9s. It's a unmanned aerial vehicle or drone or UAS, whatever you want to call it, but a pretty cool asset with multiple capabilities.
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Host 1
How much is that drone worth?
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Upwards of 10, 30, 30 million or so.
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Host 1
So have you ever crashed a drone before?
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Not that one, no, thankfully not a DJI drone maybe, but not that one.
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Host 1
That's incredible.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
It's very challenging because you're not in the aircraft. So you need to know how to read systems and things like that. So you just have to know your platform inside out. And that's what the whole two year pipeline is.
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Host 2
What mentality going into Beast Games, did you think that there was a real chance of you winning? What percent would you say that you thought you would win? And what strategies did you were you expecting to employ? Like numbers maybe you'd walk with? What was the whole idea for you?
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
So it's funny because after seeing season one, seeing how the first couple episodes were, were chance and luck, I told my wife, I was like, hey, I'll probably see in a week. Like, I don't know if I'll last because it's all chance and stuff. But luckily they got rid of that. So I, I went in and then once we started getting through the grind and stuff, I, I thought I could make it far, but I didn't really believe in the, my abilities to make it to the end because there's so many people, so many accomplished athletes and smart individuals. So I knew it was going to be tough. And my wife and I kind of talked about it like, hey, if you can leave with at least 100 to 150, that would be awesome. That would, that would definitely change our lives and help pay off some bills. So that was a number I had in mind moving forward. And then to get to the strategy aspect I just went in was my genuine self, tried to make good connections with people and just, just be a good guy and just be positive and try to lay low, to be conservative with what you say, no one to be a leader and no one to be a follower and then make moves when necessary. Because if you saw like a lot of people that did a lot of talking and stuff like that, they kind of talked themselves under the bus and they became targets. So just knowing your place, knowing when to speak up and when not, and then when to take those roles on, that's. And that's ultimately what I did.
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Host 1
How long were you gone for in total?
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
I think it was like 42 to 45 days. We left May 30 and we got back July 12. So it was, yeah, around six weeks, 42, 45 days, something like that.
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Host 1
Were you allowed to have any access to your phone?
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
No, not at all.
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Host 1
No Internet.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
As soon as I landed in Vegas, I got picked up. We got shuttled to South Point, the hotel, and they confiscated our phones, any electronic device. They went through our suitcases, luggage and all that stuff and then that was it from there and we didn't see it until July 12th.
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Host 1
What was it like going without your phone or The Internet for that long,
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
for me, it wasn't too bad. Like, I. I've went through that before with the military. I did eight weeks without my phone, so I kind of knew what to expect. I was prepared. The only thing that sucked about that was not being able to talk to my family and see my boys. But outside of that, like, I didn't have any issues. I thought it was a nice way to, like, cleanse from technology, social media, and stuff like that and just live in a moment, get to meet some of these awesome people and just get to know them more on a personal level.
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Host 1
Did you see anybody having social media withdrawals?
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
I'm sure there was at the beginning. Yeah. There's a lot of people that would mention, like, oh, man, I wish I had my phone right now to go on Instagram, TikTok, and stuff like that. But eventually, like, people got over that and they kind of adjusted.
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Host 1
And what was your initial impression from the first competition?
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, the first competition, I was like, man, they're setting off season two with a bang. The smart challenge was pretty cool. And then the strong challenge was awesome. We were on that platform. They lifted us, I think, 40ft in the air, and then they dropped those trapdoors, and we had to climb through it, pick up a third of our body weight, get the blocks, and then climb back up and stack them. And then once I saw it edited and seeing the drone footage from that, I was like, man, they really set the tone with this challenge, and it's going to be a crazy ride for this season.
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Host 2
So how difficult was that challenge? I looked at the physical challenge, and, look, I'm no Arnold Schwarzenegger Ronnie Coleman, but I was like, you know what? Like, I feel like I could probably do that.
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Host 1
Jack's sitting on his couch, eating my popcorn.
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Host 2
I was like, you know what? I could eat. Like, how difficult was that, actually?
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, for you, at least, I. I didn't really have any issues. Man, it was fun. Like, I've. I trained for it, and it's just climbing down, picking up a dirty body weight. The. When you got down to the pole, it was a little tricky there because, like, they have, like, these little rings that you can kind of put your feet on, but they're very tiny, and, like, they kind of broke. So essentially, like, I had to hold myself with one arm, trying to pull up a third of my body weight and then wrap my arm around, get the blocks, and then climb back up. But ultimately, it was. I didn't think it was too bad, man. It was it was a lot of fun. I think you could do it.
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Host 1
You think I could?
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
I think you could, yeah, man.
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Host 2
You can see a little bit of my traps through the shit.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I see it.
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Host 2
What would you say was the most difficult challenge out of everything that you did within Beast Games?
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Probably the hangar from the poles, 200ft in the air. Either that or the cubes, because we were hanging from the poles, 100ft, 100ft in the air. We had different, like, segments for rounds, time frames and stuff like that. I think in total, like maybe 20 minutes, 25 minutes I was up there and then the people that went to the end were like 45 minutes or so. So that was tough because you're just, you're getting fatigued and then you're just trying to hold on with all that. You have to not fall. But that was physically probably one of the challenging ones. And then like mentally probably the cubes being in there eight hours and then you have to like, convince someone to eliminate themselves and then, you know, you're just asking for whatever you want, making time go by. But ultimately in the back of everyone's heads, it's like, we gotta play a game. Someone's gotta handcuff themselves. Who's it gonna be? And what, what game are we gonna play? So those two challenges were. Challenges were definitely probably the toughest in the respect of physical and social aspect or mental aspect.
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Host 2
What would you say Beast Games is a test of?
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
So it's like a social experiment. You know, he puts us in these crazy situations where money is involved, challenges and stuff. And it kind of like is a way to see like how people react to these different situations. Like for example, Captain's tribe, you're up there, a million dollars is on the board. All you have to do is press a button and that's yours. And seeing that four out of the five people didn't do that, you know, you got people online saying like, I would have pressed that button in a heartbeat. But seeing those people turn it down for their teammates, it's pretty awesome. You know, it's a chance for them to stay in the game too, their teammates, because they could have took that million dollars and eliminated the team and stay in the game.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
But just as an example, it was crazy to see that people turn down life changing money. It's very much so like a social experiment.
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Host 1
Would you have taken a million dollars?
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
No, no. That early in the game, even though
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Host 1
your wife said, hey, if we get 150, we're happy and you could say, hey, honey, I brought home a million dollars. You went on a game show and turned down a million dollars?
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah. She would have been mad seeing that, for sure. Um, but for me, it was too early in the game, and I was willing to bet on myself and risk it to make it further because I knew that there would be other opportunities to make money. So I just took it day by day and then just took it challenge by challenge and then stayed optimistic. And then, yeah, I'm a competitor. I. I came there to go to the end. I came to win. Like, I wasn't going to take a bribe.
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Host 1
What if it was $2 million?
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
$2 million? I would. I would definitely consider it more for sure, but I likely wouldn't have taken it just because.
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Host 1
Two and a half. You could win half the prize pool because they're going to be out anyway.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Two and a half. I would consider it a lot more. Yeah.
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Host 1
So it's. It's.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
It's. It's crazy, man. Like, you have that much money, it's guaranteed. But I'm just. I'm such a fan.
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Host 1
But when you look at the odds and you say, okay, there's 25 people here, and I could get a half of the total prize by eliminating, like, seven of them.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah. Yeah.
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Host 1
You wouldn't do that.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
No, I wouldn't. It's. And I know it sounds crazy, but if. If I were to do it, you know, yeah, I would have 2.5, but, you know, there's a chance to win 5, potentially 10.
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Host 1
Yeah, but that's.
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Host 2
That's like a gambler.
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Host 1
I was about to say, there's like, well, I could just keep parlaying this thing even more.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
It is.
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Host 1
And then you end up getting voted out and then losing.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah. It was just a risk I was willing to take, man. I was. I was ready to bet on myself. And that's the thing.
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Host 2
You called them your teammates. But in actuality, I feel like the people that you were saving by not pressing the button are just your competitors.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
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Host 2
Like, those are the people that you're up against.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
For sure.
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Host 2
They can try to say, oh, yeah, these are, like, people that you're, like, all working together. But in actuality, it's only one person that's going to walk with the money.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
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Host 2
And so that's the thing where it's like, I was surprised that more people just didn't push the button.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
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Host 2
Earlier. Especially after seeing season one.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
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Host 1
And then.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Absolutely, a lot of people.
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Host 2
And they have. They get turned on. Either that or they walk with no money.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
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Host 2
And you're there to, to try to make the money.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, exactly. It's. It's crazy, but I think people realize that if you want to move far in this game, you have to build trust and have those solid relationships with people to move further in the game so you can have people that you can rely on because then it comes to a point where, hey, it's every man for itself. It's time to play the game. You know, alliancers are at the door. You know, there's only one person that can win. And we all knew from season one there would be more opportunities to make money. So a lot of people were willing to, to gamble or take that risk.
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Host 2
But you would say that it was a test of social intelligence, of all things.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
For sure.
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Host 2
That's really interesting. One thing I mentioned to Jeff when we filmed with him is that if you round up the people that made it to the top 10, top 15, top five of season one of Beast Games, they're probably overall, like high skill, like high intelligence, just overall really well rounded individuals with like a high stat sheet. You know, if you're like playing a game. Yeah, they're probably like pretty max stats and things, just generally speaking.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
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Host 2
And so if there are any recruiters out there, it's not a bad place to look for some talent. Would you agree with that? Like, it's a test of, I mean, virtually every skill that you can possibly employ.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, 100. I would agree with that. Yeah. Like Jeff said, man, it's definitely a test. And it's, it's very accurate with what you said because it, it shows the different type of skills that you have, what you're capable of doing. And it's. Yeah, it's, it's super accurate, man. I agree. 100.
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Host 2
So at what point did you think that you're going to win?
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
I think when I got to the top 10, when we got to the top 10 after seeing our families, I knew I had like a 10% chance. I was extra motivated after seeing my family and that's when I was like starting to feel like, hey, I'm here. I can do this thing. We're so close. I just gotta, you know, keep my head down, keep, keep playing to my strategy and then just make moves when I need to. So that's when I started to really feel that I had a good chance to win.
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Host 1
How much strategy did you have going into it?
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
So I watched this first season a couple times and I saw like different characters and how they played the game and then seeing the ones that went the furthest. Because Jeff was my favorite for season one, seeing how he played the game, I could relate to that because that's kind of how I embody myself. You know, kind of laid back, you know, love to meet people, very outgoing and, you know, not quick to, like, be quick, you know, so loud or make moves, but be rational about it. So when I saw how he played, I was like, okay, I could see myself playing this way because that's the type of person I am. And I just went in there, did that, and, yeah, it ended up working out for me.
- [23:40]
Host 1
What was your first impression of Mr.
- [23:41]
Host 2
Beast?
- [23:42]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
My first impression of him was, so we had a steak dinner. He took us out to a steak dinner when we came to Vegas. And he came in, greeted everyone, and he spent time talking to everyone. So I thought he was awesome. You know, I've seen him on his videos, YouTube videos and whatnot, doing all these awesome, amazing things. But then getting to see him in person and see him interact with people was pretty, pretty cool.
- [24:05]
Host 1
What'd he say to you?
- [24:06]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
I didn't get a chance to talk to him. He talked to a lot of people because at that point there was 200 people, and we had, like, maybe two hours or so. But just seeing him interact and take the time out to talk to other people was really cool to see because he really cares about what he does. He's very passionate, and you could tell. And then as the season moved on and the numbers dwindled, we got more and more time to talk and engage with them.
- [24:31]
Host 1
So what was your first conversation with Mr. Beast?
- [24:34]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
I think, like, our first conversation was probably about, like, a challenge or something like that. He's very, like I said, very passionate. So he was always open to criticism, feedback. You know, he would ask us, like, hey, did you guys like that? If you not. If not, like, what could have been better? You know, what could we do to be better? So he was. He was very down to earth, cared about what we thought and just very attentive.
- [24:56]
Host 1
So what criticism did you give him?
- [24:59]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
I honestly didn't give too many criticism, man. Like, I thought the challenges were well put together. They're awesome. Like, I'm. I'm pretty laid back. Like, it doesn't take a lot to, like, you know, upset or, you know, for me to criticize things, but I thought everything was well put together. Yeah. And then, like, the social aspect, the city, everything was awesome. Like, I was. I was willing to sleep in a tent, worst case scenario, to compete for this money. But they had all this extravagant, like, different opportunities and like the. The city and challenges and stuff. So. Yeah, I had no criticism at all, really.
- [25:36]
Host 2
What do you miss most from the Beast Games?
- [25:38]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
I miss the interactions with the players and the contestants and just the producers and crew because everyone was so nice, so friendly. They're. They cared for us. They made sure that we were doing well. Not only, like, physically and mentally and all, but, you know, just make sure that we're maintained and taken care of.
- [25:57]
Host 2
So do you wish that you'd be able to compete in a future one? Because when I watch it, I'm like, that looks just fun above everything else. It just seems fun to like. Yeah, it's like summer camp, the good kind. And you get to compete and hang out and make a community and, you know, you're getting a film so you can go back and watch it.
- [26:14]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah. And then just getting to see how the Beast team works, like, the hours that they put into it, the dedication, the drive, and how passionate they are. It's. It's a surreal environment to be in.
- [26:25]
Host 2
What would you criticize about Beast Games?
- [26:30]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
That's tough. There's. There's not too much I would criticize, honestly.
- [26:35]
Host 2
I mean, we can't just put out a fluff piece here.
- [26:37]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
No, no, for sure, for sure. No, I'm trying to think. Like, the only thing, like, is that I can think of is just like, we. I mean, we had, like, a lot of downtime. It wasn't on them. You know, it was. There was weather days and stuff like that. So there was things that, you know, we had a lot of free time and just, you know, not doing much. So that was kind of frustrating not to do anything. But outside of that, you know, just. Jimmy took on a lot of responsibilities. He was filming YouTube videos, TikToks. He had a lot of, like, famous influencers streamers come through. So the only thing I had to criticize on this aspect is maybe take on less and get some more sleep because he was just constantly busy. But game wise, you know, I. I don't really have any issues with that. Maybe some different games for season three since we've seen a couple of the games and I know that was like a criticism online, but outside of that, like, we were. It was awesome.
- [27:32]
Host 2
Yeah.
- [27:32]
Host 1
I gotta say, my criticism was that some of the character development I thought was really boring.
- [27:38]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
- [27:39]
Host 1
And I just found myself skipping through it just to get to the challenges, because the challenges were great. And I think it has to be a little bit more Engaging and a little more like the fear factor, like, a little edgier and less of, like, the drama between the players. I wasn't a huge. Because the drama wasn't even that good. And the relationship between that one, like, that was the only one that I actually followed because of, like, oh, man, they always get voted out, but they made it some time.
- [28:05]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, they did.
- [28:06]
Host 1
But that was it. I just found it. I just couldn't get through it. I was skip, skip, skip, skip, skip. And then I get to the challenge and I'll watch that.
- [28:13]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, no, that was. That was definitely a criticism online. I remember doing Ask me anything on Reddit, and that was one of the things that they criticize. So I think that's one of the things that they're. They're planning to make a better development for characters moving forward in season three and giving more backstories and getting to know people more. More personal level.
- [28:33]
Host 2
Yeah.
- [28:33]
Host 1
So the one thing I was curious about, because there were cameras everywhere.
- [28:36]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Everywhere.
- [28:38]
Host 1
Does that mean they have footage of you sleeping on that?
- [28:41]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Absolutely. We had, like, three or four cameras in our dorms.
- [28:44]
Host 2
Was that unnerving?
- [28:46]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
It was. It was. At first, it was a little. A little. Took a little bit to get used to, but after a while, it was just like secondhand nature. You just forgot it was there. But at first it was like, man, like, because my bed was in a corner and one of the cameras was right next to my bed. And then, like, every once in a while, you'll just see it, like, pan and look right at you and stuff. I'm just like, oh, man.
- [29:09]
Host 1
Well, what does that feel like, to be watched 24 7? Because, you know there's someone just, like, just staring at that screen, watching you and listening to you. Everything you say.
- [29:17]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
It was. It was tough, man. Like, it was. It was tough to get adjusted to. And then a lot of people, you know, were very conscious of how they conducted themselves because, you know, they don't want to put bad things out there in the world and stuff like that. So once after a while, people got used to it and they knew, like, what they could and couldn't do and stuff like that. But it was adjustment, man. Just constantly being watched.
- [29:40]
Host 1
And then is there anything that someone said on camera? They're like, oh, crap, I should not have said that.
- [29:44]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Oh, plenty of. Jimmy, cut that out plenty of times, man. In. In our pods is what we call in the dorms. We had some. Some funny, funny conversations at night that I'm glad that they didn't air.
- [29:58]
Host 1
But did anyone go and say, hey, listen, Jimmy, we're having some locker room talk. Just some guy talk. Listen, just make sure that's cut. Did anyone ever say that?
- [30:06]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
I'm sure I. I think. I can't remember who, but I'm. I'm pretty sure, like, a lot of us joked about that with him. Like, hey, man, like, we're having some interesting conversations, you know, maybe. Maybe not pay attention or so.
- [30:19]
Host 1
Yeah.
- [30:20]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
But, yeah, we definitely had, like, a bunch of locker room talk. And, you know, it was just fun getting. Getting to have a good time with the guys in our dorms at night and then just, you know, have fun.
- [30:32]
Host 1
Where do you get privacy in the bathrooms?
- [30:36]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
That's where. That's where you get privacy. There's no cameras in the shells.
- [30:39]
Host 1
There's no mic, though.
- [30:40]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
No. You, You. So usually when you wake up.
- [30:43]
Host 1
Yeah.
- [30:43]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
If you tell them, like, hey, I'm going to go shower and stuff, like, they'll let you do that. And then you got to go see the. The audio people to get mic'd up after that, and you're mic'd up the whole day.
- [30:52]
Host 1
So if you go to the bathroom, let's just say midday, you're.
- [30:56]
Host 2
Yeah.
- [30:56]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
You're still mic'd up there.
- [30:57]
Host 1
They hear you.
- [30:58]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah. So that's. That's definitely interesting.
- [31:02]
Host 2
That's hilarious.
- [31:03]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
- [31:04]
Host 2
Because it's also very difficult to pee when the mic is on you.
- [31:09]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah. So some of us would take it off because there, there was a lot of times in the beginning where the mic would be on your back, like your back hip. And people would go to the bathroom and the mic will ultimately fall in the toilet and stuff like that. So they're like, all right, we gotta change something. We gotta put it in our pockets. Or if you guys go to the bathroom, just please take it off, put it on the counter, and then put it back on. So they. They definitely lost some mics from that.
- [31:35]
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- [33:00]
Host 1
What other crazy stories have you seen that have not been published?
- [33:04]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Like I saw on season one, you know, there was a lot of. A lot of backlash for the living conditions and stuff like that, but I haven't seen any crazy stories from our season at all. Not that I can think of anything
- [33:16]
Host 2
that you noticed out on the field, like competing in the game that they didn't publicize that you thought maybe should have been shown.
- [33:21]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
I feel like they. They definitely got everything that they needed to hype up certain things or like, drama aspects in the episodes, maybe a few more conversations that they could have included. But outside of that, I think they represented and portrayed each moment very well.
- [33:40]
Host 1
I'm curious how the controversy affected the first one, because from my perspective, that controversy made me very curious to see. Okay, now I gotta watch this show to see how this was playing out. Yeah, I think it helped, but I don't know if the numbers of the second one were better than the first. Yeah, but I think a little controversy, you want just like a little edginess so that people say, oh, man, that happened. You hear about that and. And then all the people make YouTube videos about it and then people tune in.
- [34:08]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, absolutely. It's every advertising. It's good advertising in a sense. So it drew people more, a lot more people back to season two to see, you know, if there's going to be any controversy or if there's going to be, like, certain drama or, you know, different situations. Like, how is it going to pan out? How's it going to play out different from season one? So I definitely think that helped with getting more eyes and attention to season two for sure.
- [34:32]
Host 1
Were you allowed to split money with somebody else and say, hey, if, if I win, I'll give you 100 grand?
- [34:37]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
No, unfortunately not. It was in our contracts where we can't do that because it would be considered a game advantage, so we weren't able to split money with other contestants.
- [34:46]
Host 1
Did anyone try and say, hey, man, we're not allowed to, like, did they take the mic off? They're in the bathroom. Yeah, like, I'll slip you 50.
- [34:53]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
No, no, not at all. Everyone was super strict about that because they mentioned how if that were to happen, if you made money, it could affect you getting paid out if they found out about that or if, you know, you were talking about that too. So everyone, once they said that to us, everyone was very strict with that rule and they did not want to affect their chances of moving forward or getting eliminated from that or potentially getting paid out their money.
- [35:22]
Host 1
Was there a time you really doubted yourself that you thought you were going
- [35:24]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
to lose towards Lake?
- [35:28]
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- [35:55]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
The beginning, you know, I was still, like, when we first got in the city, you know, still trying to create those bonds and relationships and stuff like that. And at the time, like, I, I talked to a lot of people, but I didn't have, like, super close friends that I could, like, consider allies. That didn't happen till, like, later. So at that time I was like, I don't, I don't know what team I'm going to go with, who I'm going to align with and stuff. Like, I'm close. Like, I've talked in a good standings with a lot of people, but I'm not like super close on a personal level just yet. So I thought, like, for social aspect of the game, that might not work out well for me moving forward. So I was a little concerned there. But ultimately I ended up finding a team at the beginning, separated from that team and then joined another team and then went the whole way with Them and it worked out.
- [36:44]
Host 1
Were you ever tempted to leave early from the games?
- [36:48]
Host 2
Yeah.
- [36:48]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
No. Not one bit.
- [36:49]
Host 1
Miss your family or anything? Or like, hey, maybe I should take this 300 grand and just dip out of here?
- [36:55]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
No, not at all. I missed them. But I was. I was there on a mission, man. I was there to. To set my boys up, to change their lives, provide for my family. And I wasn't. I wasn't gonna leave without giving my all because I didn't want to, like, live with what ifs. Like, I know before the second challenge, it was maybe like two weeks in, they had. When they revealed season two competitors coming back in, those 10 individuals had 100 grand cases. And you could have took that bribe and self eliminated. If I were to took one of those bribes, I would have been living with what ifs the whole time. Like, if I didn't take this bribe, what if I stayed in the game? How far could I have gone? Could I have made more money? Could have had more opportunities to do so? How would my game be played? So it's like, how many people, though,
- [37:45]
Host 1
regret not taking the case? Who've lost and they got nothing, and then they look back and say, I should have taken the case.
- [37:51]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
So I can only speak on, like, the top 10 portion because I got to know them more on a personal level and we had conversations like that. But a lot of them don't necessarily regret not taking that. That bribe. A lot of them were there to go as far as they can and just soak in this once in a lifetime experience. So a lot of them were happy that they were able to make it to the end. And granted, some of them walked away with nothing and they were happy with the experience. Of course they wanted to leave for something, but they're happy that they got to live this whole experience into its entirety.
- [38:27]
Host 1
What traits did you see in the people who failed?
- [38:30]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Some people would, you know, just be playing very hard, and people saw that, which kind of made them a target. You know, strategic and the way you're thinking and like, over communicating with people. Because a lot of people at the beginning were able to tell, like, who. Who's trying to. Trying to play the game really hard right now. Who's, like, overstepping. Yeah, who's overstepping? And, like, making all these promises and talking to a lot of people. And then, like, some of those people were getting caught in lies too, which really. Yeah. Which really stood out. But, yeah, those were, like, the traits.
- [39:05]
Host 2
Were there any fights?
- [39:07]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
There was. Yeah, there was not, like, anything like, physical, like anything like that, but, like, more so verbally. There was right before the obstacle course, two teams with the pugil sticks, if you guys remember that, they had, like, a little verbal encounter right before the challenge, so they wanted to go against each other and settle it on the obstacle course. And then outside of that, there's other drama too. All verbal, Nothing like no physical altercations or anything like that. But there were some people that had beef because not everyone, not 100 people in the city is going to get along with everyone. There's going to be people that are different, different ways of life, different ways of thinking and how they conduct themselves. And so there was, there was definitely some clashing at times, but, yeah, there was, there was a, there was a few.
- [39:58]
Host 1
What do you think about the players who played dirty taking a little too much money?
- [40:04]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
For, for example, I, I, I'll talk about Nick. When he took 250 out of the 1 million. Me personally, I had no issues with that. There was a moment where he came right around our graves right before he went to do his split, and he was at, you know, telling everyone, like, hey, you know, I'm gonna be going, you know, whatever he was saying. And then when he got to me, I told him. I was like, hey, man. Because he was, he was my number one ally in the game. Yeah, especially after you turned down to a million dollars and allowed me a chance to stay in the game, continue to keep, compete for my family. I was like, that, that meant so much to me, dude, I'll do whatever I can to help you move further in the game too. Like, I got your back. And when we got to that point, I was like, hey, man, take what you want. Like, you turn a million dollars down, I'm not gonna be upset. This is guaranteed money from you. And knowing his story, his background before the games, like, he deserved it all. He's such a great guy, and I had no issues with him taking it. I'm just thankful to have left with something from that instance in the game.
- [41:08]
Host 1
Did you create any enemies on the show?
- [41:11]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
No, I, I don't think I had any enemies, man. I, I was, I think I was on good terms with majority of people, 99% of people, maybe like 1 or 2, but 99% of the people I was on good terms with.
- [41:25]
Host 2
Do you still talk to Jimmy much?
- [41:27]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
I talked to him a couple times. He hit me up and asked me what I thought about the finale and, like, what I liked, didn't like and stuff like that. So we were chatting about that. And then we got this talk a couple days later for the reunion, and then after that, you know, he's been busy with work.
- [41:43]
Host 1
What was it like watching it back? Was there anything that happened with you watching it that you were unaware of in person?
- [41:50]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, watching it back was definitely pretty wild for. For me personally, there's. There's nothing that I wasn't surprised or didn't remember that I did that threw me off. But seeing some of the conversations other people had was. Was interesting because, you know, you're seeing them and, like, you just remember, like, engaging with them throughout the season and the show and stuff. And then, you know, you thought, like, oh, yeah, they're awesome. They're good people. But then you see some of the conversations that they had that were shown in the show, and you're just like, oh, wow, I had no clue that they were playing hard like that.
- [42:24]
Host 2
So what's an example of that?
- [42:26]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
I gotta go with my friend Katie. You know, she's awesome. She was in our alliance and stuff. But then there's a couple of episodes where she was having these conversations when she was doing different challenges or something outside of us. And then seeing some of the conversations that she was having and stuff, I'm just like, dang, she came to play.
- [42:45]
Host 2
Was there anything she said specifically?
- [42:48]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
There was one moment when she was doing the balance challenge. It was the second episode, and I remember her saying something like, I'm sniffing out the week. And I was like, dang, Katie came to play. She's a gamer. Because I. Yeah, we didn't see that side of her when. When she was around us, and because she was in our alliance, you know, she was with us all the time. But then when I. When I saw that, I was like, dang, okay, she came to play. She's a competitor. So that was. That was pretty. Pretty cool to see.
- [43:18]
Host 1
How did you keep it a secret that you won?
- [43:21]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
It's tough, man. It was eight months of keeping a secret. The only person that knew was my wife because I told her the day I got back. I made it to you, and I have Beast Games 2 champions topic, and I want $5.1 million.
- [43:40]
Host 1
No. Oh, my God.
- [43:43]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah. And that's where you saw that reaction video from?
- [43:46]
Host 1
Yeah.
- [43:47]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
And then I think January or so, I got an NDA for Jeff so he can find out so we could talk about, like, who gave you the.
- [43:56]
Host 2
Like, how did you get the NDA to the previous winner?
- [44:00]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, so I. I just reached out to their production crew. I reached out to Mike Cruz, he's one of the executive guys on the show and asked if that would be possible. And he said, yeah, we can make it happen so you can start game planning and, you know, getting good advice from people.
- [44:14]
Host 2
But if you're reaching out to Jeff, saying, hey, can you sign this NDA for me? It's pretty clear what's happening.
- [44:19]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Oh, yeah, that was, that was, that was after the fact. I personally didn't reach out to Jeff. I reached out to the, To Beast teams.
- [44:24]
Host 2
Oh, and then they reached out to Jeff.
- [44:26]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
They reached out to Jeff and then after he signed it, then they connected us together via text.
- [44:32]
Host 2
Okay.
- [44:33]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
- [44:33]
Host 2
And how many people on the Beast team knew about it?
- [44:36]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
I'm not too sure. I think there was maybe because the finale was in Saudi Arabia. I don't think they had like the whole production crew out there. So whoever was on set that day were the people that knew. And I'm sure more people knew too, because they had to edit the videos. Amazon had to play their role in it. So I'm sure there was a lot of people that knew.
- [44:59]
Host 1
What's crazy, though, is that the winner was spoil. You were spoiled very early on in Poly Market.
- [45:05]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
- [45:06]
Host 1
And it, it became very obvious who the winner was, very clearly.
- [45:10]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, that was, that was stressful because I didn't want them to think, like, I'm out here telling people and stuff like that, but.
- [45:17]
Host 2
How much money did you make betting on Polymarket that you won?
- [45:20]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Five.
- [45:22]
Host 2
Yeah.
- [45:23]
Host 1
Doubled it. Five million.
- [45:24]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
My whole life savings into it. No, but yeah, I, I was, I was very stressed because I think like, maybe week six or seven, I had people like sending me screenshots of the prediction markets.
- [45:38]
Host 2
And what were they saying?
- [45:39]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
They're like, hey, have you seen this? Like, did you win?
- [45:42]
Host 2
Like, what would you say I was?
- [45:44]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Like, I did. I. I think they're just voting for me because it's like a 6, 7 trend going on. Like that meme or like, I, I don't know how accurate this is. Like, don't ask me for any advice. I'm not, I'm not going to tell you what to do with your money type of thing and stuff. Or I would just like ignore it. Like, if it was like my close friends or something like that. Just not give them anything because all the people that hit me up were like my close friends and they had zero idea that I won. But then finale, but then those who
- [46:09]
Host 2
lost, were they not able to tell other people that they lost?
- [46:13]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
They were not, they weren't supposed to. I'm sure, some people did, and I think some people did from conversations that were had. But you're not supposed to. You're supposed to abide by the NDA that you signed.
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Host 1
So it's, it's so impossible because you can't.
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Host 2
Because people are going to be coming back sooner than others.
- [46:32]
Host 1
Well, yes.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Do I say this? Yeah. The people that got out early, they were very in tune with what was going on a show. Because I remember getting out, getting my phones and then seeing like, there's a group chat on Instagram and they were like, like detective level, like looking to see who was active on Instagram when. And like, when was the last post and like, activity wise. So, like.
- [46:57]
Host 2
Yeah, that's true. Because if you're posting on Instagram, then that would suggest that you got out.
- [47:01]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
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Host 2
And so did they tell you you can't do that?
- [47:03]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
No. They gave you your phone back and then you had free reins and they
- [47:07]
Host 2
just said, hey, just don't tell anyone.
- [47:08]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah. I mean, we all sign NDAs, so. But yeah, like, I remember seeing a chat and like conversations with people. They were like, there was people in there just eyeing and stalking people's pages. Well, not necessarily stalking, but looking at.
- [47:23]
Host 1
Impossible to enforce.
- [47:25]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
- [47:25]
Host 2
Unless if you keep everyone there for the entire duration.
- [47:28]
Host 1
You have to keep everyone for the entire duration, but then you get the footage and you have to maintain. Like you have to keep that final episode or. No, probably the last. The whole season to like a small group of people.
- [47:40]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
- [47:40]
Host 1
And then how do you prevent any one of the people at Amazon from like, reviewing the thing?
- [47:46]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
- [47:46]
Host 1
You probably have 50 to 100 people who have. Who have had their eyes on that final episode to approve it.
- [47:52]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
I think there's like over a thousand production workers and stuff like that on set.
- [47:57]
Host 1
But yeah, because you could narrow it down. Best case, top 10.
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Host 2
I can't. I believe they did it for the first season. How? They kept it a secret.
- [48:03]
Host 1
I don't think Polymarket was.
- [48:05]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
No, it was, it was. Polymarket had Jeff winning by like week two or three.
- [48:10]
Host 1
Really?
- [48:10]
Host 2
Really?
- [48:11]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah. It happened in both seasons.
- [48:13]
Host 1
I didn't realize that.
- [48:14]
Host 2
I had no idea.
- [48:15]
Host 1
Yeah, I guess I. I'm only recently into Polymarket and I. I watch a lot of the odds.
- [48:20]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
- [48:21]
Host 1
And you could see as soon as something spikes up, I'm like, okay, that's an insider. They know what's about to happen. We're about to invade this because no one's going to dump $10 million into this obscure bet.
- [48:31]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Exactly.
- [48:32]
Host 1
Sure enough, it happens.
- [48:33]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
- [48:33]
Host 1
So I'm now paying attention to it.
- [48:35]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah. Yeah. It's wild, man. Like, I didn't really know too much about poly markets until our season, and people were sending me screenshots and then just looking back and seeing, like, the odds shift heavily, like, week two or three, like, me going from, like, I don't know, 5%, 10% to, like, 50, 60%. So I was like, dang, this definitely some insider trading.
- [48:56]
Host 1
All you have to do is look at probably the top five largest accounts and say it's probably one of them, but even then, it's somewhat anonymous.
- [49:05]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, exactly.
- [49:06]
Host 1
And then what if it's someone who heard it from someone who heard it from someone? How far down the line do you have to go, exactly? And at that point, if they're risking their money from, like, a tip to a tip to a tip, I think they kind of deserve it at that point because they could just as easily be wrong.
- [49:21]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, absolutely, man. They went through that whole thought process of how to, like, you know, go through multiple, like, different levels of, like, security, in a sense of how to, like, do this.
- [49:33]
Host 2
So were you unable to spend any of the money because that would be a display of newfound wealth?
- [49:37]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
No, I mean, I. As soon as, like. Like, for. I think it was episode or I guess.
- [49:42]
Host 2
No, they gave you the money afterwards.
- [49:43]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, but, like, episode, I think it was seven or eight. You know, I made the hundred grand and stuff like that, so I was able to spend it as soon as I got it, but the 5 million didn't come to the finale, so.
- [49:55]
Host 2
So what did you spend the hundred thousand on?
- [49:57]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
So, yeah, I've only really spent money on that, and that's literally just been for, like, legal services, financial services, just to, you know, get the best advice of.
- [50:07]
Host 2
You haven't treated yourself or your family to anything?
- [50:09]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
No, not yet.
- [50:10]
Host 1
Not even, like, a steak dinner?
- [50:12]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
No, we just. We haven't had the time. My wife's work schedule is busy. My work schedule is busy. We really haven't had that much time. And then trying to figure out vacation time because my wife travels for work, too, so she got. She's got a trip coming up this upcoming week, and then she's got, like, trip every. Every month or so.
- [50:31]
Host 2
How does it feel clocking into your job now as opposed to before?
- [50:35]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
You know, there's. There's definitely days where I'm just like, oh, man, I got to go to work and, you know, do this. But once I get there, man, like, what helps me get through the days is just being around, like, awesome People, the people that I work with really help the day go by faster and, you know, make the job enjoyable. You know, I do like doing the job. There's days when it's tough and there's days when it's awesome. But ultimately the people are what make the job worth it for me.
- [51:05]
Host 2
How much longer do you think you're going to stay employed?
- [51:08]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
It's definitely some conversation I have to have. It's a process in the military to separate for for this reason. So I'll have to have those conversations and then, I don't know, could be potentially the end of the year.
- [51:22]
Host 2
Oh, wow.
- [51:23]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah. Ultimately it just, you know, have to make the best decision. What works for my family and stuff, how soon we could do it, or the timeline. So there's a lot of questions in the air.
- [51:35]
Host 2
And would you say that your overall happiness in life, your average happiness, there was an increase after getting $5 million hitting your account?
- [51:46]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Oh, for sure. I was definitely, yeah, definitely a lot more happy and less. Less stressed knowing that I got that and knowing that we can live more comfortably now and we have more things, more money to do more things, invest more and set up ourselves for our future. So definitely an aspect. But there definitely comes like a stress level because I've never had this much money in my life before. You know, newfound wealth and this absurd amount of money. You know, there's that stress level of like trying to be a perfectionist, trying to make the best strategies moving forward and how to use that money to ultimately, you know, get you passive income and then to have it continue to grow. So the stress of like making the right smart investment decisions is there for sure it's real.
- [52:39]
Host 1
What are you going to be spending the money on?
- [52:42]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
So I'm thinking about getting into real estate and then investing some in ETFs, dividends and things like that. We'll see how much I do. But real estate seems like it's. It's a good way to make passive income and help with mitigating taxes, too.
- [52:59]
Host 2
So you're going to be.
- [53:00]
Host 1
You're going to be a real crypto. Are you going to be a real estate professional or what's the play on that?
- [53:04]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
So if I get out of military, I'll definitely look to become a real estate professional because I think you have to have. I've heard conflicting information. You need to have like 700 or 750 hours.
- [53:14]
Host 1
Yes, correct.
- [53:15]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
But then I've heard someone say, like, if you aren't own properties, you're technically considered a real estate Agent.
- [53:21]
Host 1
No. So, no, you have to spend, I think it's 700 hours, but also more time on that than you do anything else.
- [53:28]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
For sure.
- [53:29]
Host 1
So if you spend 701 hours in the military, then you're disqualified.
- [53:34]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah. Okay. So, yeah, depending on, like, if I get out, when I get out, that will definitely determine if I can meet that requirement and stuff.
- [53:45]
Host 1
So here's the, here's what I'm worried about is you're running down the clock right now to become a real estate professional. Ideally, it's something you really start in January, February, March, the latest. And we're at the end of March now. And I don't like the idea of buying rental property for tax purposes unless you're just going to buy a rental property because it's like, oh, my God, this is a great rental property. And I just so happen to be a real estate professional.
- [54:07]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
- [54:08]
Host 1
And this property is great otherwise and it's icing on the cake. Then I would do it, but it's. I don't think in this case it's worth it to buy rental property at this level for any sort of passive income. Because real estate right now is a really volatile market.
- [54:24]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, exactly.
- [54:24]
Host 1
We just had our weakest home sales in years.
- [54:28]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
- [54:29]
Host 1
So.
- [54:30]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
And that's, that's why, like, I'm trying to, like, work with our financial team that I've. Because I think maybe you guys have worked with Amanda before, right? Yeah.
- [54:39]
Host 2
Did Jeff put you in contact?
- [54:40]
Host 1
Yeah, there we go again.
- [54:42]
Host 2
We like just shouting out, Amanda Han, tax strategist.
- [54:46]
Host 1
All right, Amanda, we'll link your information and your email is going to get inundated. So I'm so sorry, but she said I could technically share it, so I'm, I'm sharing it. So just listen, if you get hundreds of emails, it's not our fault. Yeah. We gave her information to Togi as well, so.
- [55:03]
Host 2
Oh, yeah, she's working with Togi. Yeah.
- [55:06]
Host 1
Yeah.
- [55:06]
Host 2
Well, she's had, like, she's had several calls with him and his team. Yeah, she's phenomenal. And so that was a great recommendation from Jeff.
- [55:13]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, man. Yeah. Because Jeff said that you guys put him on with her and then she paid. He paid it forward to me and looks like I'll pay it forward to season three winner.
- [55:21]
Host 1
She is good. Just be very careful getting into a rental property and then doing the depreciation. It's just going to be hard for you to become a real estate professional right now is a difficult market. It can be done. But my God, you got to be so careful about that.
- [55:35]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah. And that's. That's one thing that we've. We've talked about too, as my wife and I. Like, would she be willing to potentially leave her job to do this full time to build those real estate hours?
- [55:46]
Host 1
Yeah.
- [55:46]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
As well. So definitely some conversations.
- [55:50]
Host 2
What does your wife do for work?
- [55:51]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
She's a hr. She did a little bit of recruiting, but she. She does hr.
- [55:56]
Host 2
And does she want to quit?
- [55:58]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
No. Surprise. Surprisingly not, man. She. She worked really hard to get her job. She loves it, and she doesn't plan on quitting. She. She can't see herself not working.
- [56:07]
Host 2
Does she want to spend some of the money?
- [56:09]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Oh, yeah. She definitely. She definitely. She's not like, super, like, gung ho about spending a lot of it. But one thing that we're going to do first is get her a new car. She. She definitely needs a new car.
- [56:20]
Host 2
What kind of car?
- [56:21]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
I think she's looking at, like, Tellurides, Palisades, stuff like that. Nothing crazy. Yeah, she has a nice and, like, Lamborghinis or like, G Wagon.
- [56:30]
Host 1
That's a great car. Yeah, a G Wagon would be nice.
- [56:32]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah. But for tax purposes.
- [56:34]
Host 2
And what about all of these other people?
- [56:36]
Host 1
Real estate business, right?
- [56:37]
Host 2
Exactly.
- [56:38]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, exactly.
- [56:39]
Host 2
All of these other people that, you know, they're reaching out to you, they're asking for money.
- [56:42]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
- [56:43]
Host 2
I feel like that's pretty. Just run of the mill. That's pretty standard when you come into a windfall. Have you experienced much of that?
- [56:49]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
So I'm surprised that I haven't seen a lot of people come out of the woodworks. Family wise, friend wise, asking for money. It's more so, like, a lot of strangers, like, I could go onto my Instagram and look at, like, thousands of messages of people just asking for money. It's wild. And some of them are just straight up, like, direct with it. Like, hey, give me $50,000. I'm just like, dang, man. Like, not even.
- [57:14]
Host 2
Did you do it?
- [57:15]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
No.
- [57:15]
Host 1
Okay.
- [57:16]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Not even.
- [57:16]
Host 1
Like, that was my other account.
- [57:18]
Host 2
I asked.
- [57:19]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Not even like a hello or anything like that. Like, it was funny. I remember one message I got, this one guy was asking me to pay for his frat dues. So how much that was? I think, like, I don't know, a thousand bucks or something like that. So I thought that was pretty funny. But, yeah, it's wild. And then, like, I'll have people that will engage, like, you know, say that they're super supportive and, like, they're rooting for me and stuff, like, that and like, I try to answer those messages because I want people to know that I appreciate their support and we'll have a conversation and stuff like that. And then they'll just hit me with like, you know, I'm really struggling right now. Like, anything would help and stuff. And I'm just like, man, like, that's a tough situation to be in because, you know, I want to use this platform to help others out, but, like, I got to take care of my family first and then those closest to me before I start doing that. Once I have that all settled, then I'll look to, like, do what I can to help others out. So it's definitely been interesting. Never would have guessed this would have happened. Kind of got a heads up from Jeff too, because Jeff experienced it a lot too. But yeah, I really haven't had, like, family members come out asking. It's just more so been like people online and I've been getting lots.
- [58:29]
Host 1
I've been getting that a lot, lot lately. Have you?
- [58:32]
Host 2
I don't know if it's real or not though, because I'm getting it as well. But some of the accounts look like,
- [58:36]
Host 1
like, yeah, they look like fake accounts. But also what's weird is that they ask for money. A lot of them say like, hey, been following you for a while, or hey, I heard you're very generous. Not true. But then they, they ask for, for money, but then I check their account because I always am just like curious. And they have like one photo up and they're not even following me. Yeah, like you would. At least it's free just to follow.
- [59:02]
Host 2
I wonder how much that works. Then, like, do they have these just like AI Chatbot agents or something that they just deploy these accounts out?
- [59:08]
Host 1
Yes.
- [59:08]
Host 2
And just hit up all of the check mark accounts and somehow like they spend $5 and they get back $7.
- [59:15]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
- [59:16]
Host 1
Because all of a sudden this has come up for me in the last five months. Yeah, it's. I probably get three to six a day.
- [59:22]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
- [59:23]
Host 1
Every single day out of nowhere. And all very similar messages.
- [59:26]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, I've had a lot like that. Like, I've had a lot that are from legit accounts. You can tell, like they have a lot of followers and, you know, some of them follow me too, but none. There's been a lot of accounts that like, are following 200 people and they have like 0 to 1 followers and stuff like that.
- [59:39]
Host 1
Right.
- [59:40]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
That don't follow you, like you said, asking for money and stuff. Just straight up. They'll send like some sketchy link or whatever. Never click on those.
- [59:50]
Host 2
Of all of the things that you're going to spend money on because you still will spend some of the money you got. What are you most excited to spend?
- [59:56]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
I'm excited to spend it on a much needed vacation with the family. You know, that's, that's something that we've been talking about doing. We just got to find like the right time when our schedule is aligned to do that.
- [60:08]
Host 2
You're going to fly first class?
- [60:09]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, I think.
- [60:10]
Host 2
Really?
- [60:11]
Host 1
Wow.
- [60:11]
Host 2
Really?
- [60:12]
Host 1
I was not, Yeah, I was not expecting that either.
- [60:14]
Host 2
Have you flown first class before? Where are you going to go?
- [60:17]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
If we were to fly first class, it's got to be like 10 to 14 hour flight. Yeah, something like that.
- [60:22]
Host 1
Yeah.
- [60:23]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Like I'm not going to do it for like three hours.
- [60:24]
Host 2
It's not worth it.
- [60:25]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Like I, I, I flew here, freaking middle seat. I sat middle seat here. So. But if we were to fly first class, it would have to be like a trip to like Asia, you know, Korea or something like that, or go to Europe or something like that. Because we lived in Europe and we really loved it out there. So. Yeah. At least once just to say we did it.
- [60:47]
Host 2
So if you're flying first class, does that mean your kids are also flying first class now?
- [60:51]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
They're gonna be. No, I'm just kidding. They'll be in business. Yeah. I would definitely treat them.
- [60:57]
Host 2
Really.
- [60:58]
Host 1
Wow.
- [60:59]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
But I don't, I don't, I would
- [61:00]
Host 1
argue that's not worth.
- [61:01]
Host 2
Yeah, same here.
- [61:03]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
I don't think I would, I would do like something like a trip like that, like super far away because it's, it's tough to travel to long distances with kids.
- [61:12]
Host 2
Oh, it's just you and your wife then.
- [61:14]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah. Like if, if it would definitely my wife and I would do a nice trip like that and we would, we would fly first class together. But when we do like a family trip with our, with our kids, then, you know, we'll probably just do business or something like that. Because they're, they're young, man.
- [61:30]
Host 2
Like see what I, what I think is that if you're, if you still really do want to fly first class but not be like separate from your kids to show your kids, like, hey, sorry, you can't come up here. You can always just say like, hey, look, first class flights are like $5,000 back. Economy is like 500. How about this? I'll buy you that Lego set that you want and you won't be sitting up with it. I buy guarantee you they'll probably want the LEGO sets. They want the LEGO set over. Sitting in first class.
- [61:53]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Any toys? Yeah, I could, yeah, definitely use toys to an advantage in that situation. But then again, for me, like, I don't and my wife is on the same page of this. We don't want to expose our kids to like a lavish, extravagant lifestyle. We don't want them to, you know, grow up spoiled and feel entitled. We want them to know what hard work means so they can work hard and achieve what they can. We don't want to give out free handouts and stuff. So we really want to instill those core values into them so they know like, if you want to do something, you have to work hard to get that. So we don't want them to grow up kind of, you know, snotty and like rich and stuff like that. I mean, they'll definitely get taken care of, you know, with investments and stuff like that for when they turn 18, pay for college and things like that. But we don't want them to, you know, be spoiled, too spoiled growing up and have that sense of entitlement.
- [62:50]
Host 1
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Host 2
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Host 2
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Host 2
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Host 1
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Host 2
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
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- [66:19]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
People with big followings reach out. You know, a lot of people were showing their support and appreciation and whatnot, which was greatly appreciated. And then a lot of people reached out for, like, podcast or just a chat and things like that. It's hard to keep track of, but, yeah, it's just mainly for, like, just showing the support and then, you know, if you're ever in the area, let's get together type of thing, maybe do a podcast or grab lunch and just learn more about the story, the background story of these games, and then just about my life and family and stuff. So it's been cool. I've never would have imagined I'd be in this position where people want to hit me up just to talk and stuff like that. I just see myself as a normal guy that just, you know, works hard, tries to stay humble.
- [67:03]
Host 2
And do you get recognized in public often now?
- [67:06]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
When I go out in public, yeah. So usually, like, I'm so busy working, so I'll go to work and then come home, go to the gym and then spend time with family, grocery store and stuff like that. But as I traveled here, like, this is the first time flying since the finale to come out to do something, I got recognized a bunch of times in the airport and then a bunch of times in the Strip, and then in a hotel, too.
- [67:31]
Host 2
How's that for you?
- [67:33]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
It's surreal, man. It's, it's crazy. Like I said, I never thought I'd be in this position where people want to come up and take pictures with me, but it's, it's cool. It's, it's cool opportunity. It's cool to, you know, let them know that I appreciate their support because it's a lot of people that came up and that were rooting for me. So it's, it's surreal. It's, it's awesome to have that feeling that, you know, people were cheering and rooting for, you know.
- [67:57]
Host 1
So what's your advice to the next contestant of Beast game?
- [68:01]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Don't be afraid to get out of your comfort zone and then just know when to step up into leadership positions and know when to be a follower. So ultimately, just build those connections early because that, that'll help you out in the long run.
- [68:14]
Host 2
Do you feel rich now?
- [68:16]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
No, not really, man. I, I, I know it, it may sound crazy, but I don't really feel like I'm super rich. Like, nothing has really changed for me in my life. Like, I'm Still, I'm still working hard, still serving, still busy, still limited with time off and, you know, the. The chance to do whatever I want. You know, I. I barely see my kids as it is right now with my work schedule, so I don't feel like anything's changed. It just now there's a big number in my bank account as of now.
- [68:50]
Host 1
So what's crazy, though, if you have three and a half million after taxes, let's just say, and you spend 3% of that. Yeah, it's really about a hundred. And we'll call it. We'll round up $120,000, $10,000 a month.
- [69:02]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
- [69:03]
Host 1
For the rest of your life, which is good.
- [69:04]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
- [69:05]
Host 1
But it's not like you're balling up at the club in an svj, you know, iced out watch.
- [69:11]
Host 2
In real estate, you could probably get like, 5%, though. Like, that wouldn't be a stretch.
- [69:16]
Host 1
Yes and no. You'd get 5% upfront, but you might miss out on some of the appreciation long term. And you don't know how the real estate's gonna do for sure. But yes, you could theoretically do 5%.
- [69:25]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah. Yeah. No, it's crazy to think about, man. I definitely still plan to do what I can to make passive income on the outside. Whenever I choose to make that decision to get out of the military, my wife still works too, so we'll have that salary, but nothing's changed. Like, we still live within our means, as we did before this blessing, and we continue to do that. I'm not super extravagant. I don't need the nicest cars or the newest iPhone or the nicest watch. I got an Apple watch, man. I'm fine with that. I'm not an extravagant person. I'm pretty cheap, and it takes a lot for me to buy things for myself. My wife will just see me going back forth for two weeks. Should I buy this? Should I not? And then, you know, ultimately she will encourage me, but I'm just. I'm willing to, you know, do what I can just to make smart investments and then set my kids.
- [70:20]
Host 1
And have you always had that mindset?
- [70:22]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah. It's crazy because my mom has told me from a young age that I've always been smart with money. I remember when I was like 4 or 5, she was saying I had like 20, 30 bucks in my piggy bank, and they were like, looking for cash for something like that. And I told them, hey, I have money. I can help out. And then I went and got my money, and they were like, surprised. I had that much money, like, saved up with at 5 years old, you know, just from what they give me. And they. They know I don't like to spend money. You know, I like to see it grow and do what I can invest. I've always been like that. Like, I'm not the type of person that's going to go out and buy a lot of clothes and stuff like that. Like, I. I want to be smart, especially with this newfound wealth. I want to make it last and I want to continue to watch it grow, and that's. That's what I plan to do. And Amanda's, you know, working wonders.
- [71:15]
Host 1
It's interesting. You and Jeff, both winners of Beast Games, are, like, pretty conservative when it comes to money and not spending it.
- [71:22]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
- [71:22]
Host 1
I'm curious if we're going to see a winner. Do you think the person who's going to be like, yo, I bought this Lambo, I rented this penthouse, Check out these watches. Do you think that type of person could win B scams?
- [71:33]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Absolutely. Yeah. 100%, man. You could just. I mean, it's. It's all social game. Like, if people like you, it can. It can help you go far farther. Because I. I view it as Beast Games as like a way of being, like a team aspect up until the end. So, yeah, I feel like someone in that mindset could win and they'll have the opportunity to do whatever they want and go crazy like that, because I'm sure there's going to be a person, maybe season three or four or five or however long the Beast games last, will ball out and live that lavish lifestyle. So it won't be me, though. So if you guys were in my shoes with $5.1 million, what would be some of the things that you would do with the money?
- [72:21]
Host 1
I would certainly look at the tax strategy of it and see if it makes sense. I'm just worried about investing in rental property right now. With this market, you could do it if you became a real estate professional and you satisfied all the requirements. I would say that's a possibility because then you have more money left over after tax to put in real estate. That could make you some money back. Otherwise, if it's just you pay the tax and you move on, you keep it simple. I like just a broad range of index funds. US International.
- [72:54]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
I figured you'd say some index funds, man. You've been heavy on index funds for a while.
- [72:59]
Host 1
I hate to say it, but, like, a lot of this is in hindsight too, but, like, a lot of the Real estate investments I made were good for YouTube content. But my gosh, when I look at the hassle factor of it, the amount of money that I made from it, all the mental stress that they put me through, it's not worth it.
- [73:18]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
For sure.
- [73:19]
Host 1
And now a lot of that is an LA problem. And if we take LA out of the equation and we put my rental properties in Las Vegas, I would probably have a different opinion on it.
- [73:28]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, for sure.
- [73:28]
Host 1
But like when I bought these properties, you could never tell me back then, oh yeah, it's going to take you a year to evict a tenant. Oh yeah. You can't raise rent as much as cpi.
- [73:40]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
- [73:40]
Host 1
Oh, the tenant has to be two months late on their rent now to be able to give them a notice to pay or quit. Like you. Yeah, like all of these things. And now, and now it's even crazy is they want to put a mansion tax on properties that sell for more than $700,000.
- [73:56]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Really?
- [73:57]
Host 1
A mansion tax? That is not a mansion. That is a tear down one bedroom in a, in a bad part of town.
- [74:03]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
- [74:04]
Host 1
So they want to put these additional taxes and I'm like, for what? So like a lot of those I couldn't predict because they didn't even exist yet for sure. But I'm just saying there's so many regulations and anti landlord policies now that make me very nervous about putting any money in real estate.
- [74:18]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah. And I've always had concerns getting into it, dealing with like tenants and stuff like that for the reason you explained. Because that's definitely a huge fear of mine too. It's like you just get that one tenant that's not everyone gets one. Yeah.
- [74:31]
Host 1
So I've had one tenant. It was my first tenant ever.
- [74:34]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
- [74:35]
Host 1
That was the one tenant I've had to evict. Everyone else since then have been really fortunate, has been awesome and has been with me for a long time. But. But how I feel is that I'm like rolling the dice and hoping I don't hit a seven.
- [74:48]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
- [74:48]
Host 1
Every single tenant and I'm rolling like, oh great, I got a five. Okay, fine. But then like every year you just roll again and if you get the seven, you're like, ah, crap. Well, yeah, by the numbers, eventually you're gonna hit a seven.
- [75:01]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
- [75:02]
Host 1
So that's.
- [75:03]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
It's a scary feeling man, to like run into those issues and have to deal with them too because I'm. Yeah, like you said, it's probably super mentally draining and exhausting trying to deal with those issues. It is.
- [75:14]
Host 1
And so that's the reason I'm trying to get out of that. I'm trying to sell that. I, it just, it's a, It's. It'll be a weight lifted off my shoulders.
- [75:20]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Are you trying to like limit your footprint in real estate then or.
- [75:23]
Host 1
Yeah, yeah, I want, I want to own nothing except for a primary residence. Okay. Because right there, there is just like this anti landlord sentiment right now, especially with housing. And landlords are the scapegoat of like. Oh, they're the bad guys. They're the ones causing all the problems. And I don't see that changing anytime soon for sure. And so I just say, why do I want to be a part of that? I don't, I don't have any interest anymore in that.
- [75:49]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
So then if you were to limit your footprint in real estate, you would just look to do like index funds, ETFs, stuff like that.
- [75:55]
Host 1
I prefer that. A long shot. And then I would keep a little bit on the side and maybe Treasuries or something really safe. And that could maybe be 20%.
- [76:05]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
- [76:05]
Host 1
And just something safe and that you have that to fall back on or the market crashes 30, 40%. You have some dry powder that you could buy in.
- [76:14]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
- [76:14]
Host 1
And if not, then you have something you could always fall back on for sure.
- [76:17]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Do you ever. Have you guys ever considered like CDs for any purposes or.
- [76:21]
Host 1
No.
- [76:21]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, just because like the fixed tax
- [76:23]
Host 2
free muni bond, and it'll probably be virtually the same thing.
- [76:26]
Host 1
Yeah. But it depends on what your tax bracket is. If you're in a really high tax bracket, the tax free muni bonds work. Otherwise, I think for most people, just a good government bond.
- [76:37]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, for sure.
- [76:38]
Host 1
Right now they're paying like three and a half percent and you could sell out of it in a day. It's really easy.
- [76:43]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Really?
- [76:43]
Host 1
It's really nice.
- [76:45]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Okay.
- [76:46]
Host 1
That's what I. I mean, I'm doing the tax free Munich bonds, but I also have some government bonds on the side.
- [76:50]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Nice, nice.
- [76:51]
Host 1
You make three and a half to 4%. You don't have to worry about it.
- [76:54]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, it's not bad.
- [76:55]
Host 1
It's stress free. And then you spend time with your kids. Because imagine, imagine you're at the park with your kids and a tenant calls you, says, hey, I busted the toilet. This is your responsibility. Go fix it.
- [77:05]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
- [77:05]
Host 1
And then an hour later, the plumber hasn't called you back and the tenant's calling you. Why isn't my toilet fixed? This needs to be fixed now. It ruins the whole day.
- [77:14]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, absolutely.
- [77:15]
Host 1
Even the property manager, they still. Some of the work falls in you.
- [77:19]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, absolutely. And that's, that's always been like a big fear of like having those situations because it's, it's all, it's not a matter of when, not if because I'm sure everyone goes through it and yeah, it was just. Yeah. That would be mentally draining to deal with and stuff. So.
- [77:36]
Host 1
Yeah, some people love it and that's their personality and they can handle it and for them it's just there is good opportunity if you know what you're doing. But I'm not seeing the opportunity right now. It just doesn't exist to the same degree that it. I saw it six years ago for sure.
- [77:50]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah. What about you, Jack?
- [77:52]
Host 2
I would probably echo most of what he says. Are you paying quarterly taxes or are you just going to do like the lump sum?
- [77:57]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
I think I. What would you guys recommend? Because I think I'm doing a lump sum.
- [78:01]
Host 2
So then what does it do?
- [78:03]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
20, 27.
- [78:04]
Host 1
Yeah. Next year.
- [78:05]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
- [78:05]
Host 2
Then if that's going to affect your income, then yeah, tax free Muni bonds probably make the most sense at least for the remainder of this year for sure. And then you'd be able to push put. I mean most of it in. You could probably take. I mean I would lump sum it personally actually. Maybe for.
- [78:21]
Host 1
How old are you? Yeah. 33 if Jack's lumps.
- [78:23]
Host 2
33.
- [78:24]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah. Man.
- [78:25]
Host 2
I would, I would aggressively. Dollar cost average then that's just me personally.
- [78:29]
Host 1
Yeah.
- [78:29]
Host 2
Because you're still really young.
- [78:31]
Sponsor/Ad Voice
Yeah.
- [78:31]
Host 2
And I would just do the same thing that he did. Like index funds international maybe. Yeah. I don't really have a problem. Outperformed us last year. The last year. And so you can't really go wrong with that for sure.
- [78:43]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah. Cause like the rule of thumb, right. Every seven years you're. It's expected to double your value.
- [78:47]
Host 2
And I would live off like a very low withdrawal rate ideally as well. Like even if you could start out because I, I would even. I'd be surprised if you were spending more than $5,000 a month probably in your current situation. Like you're probably trying to save and invest as much as you can.
- [79:03]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Exactly. Yeah.
- [79:04]
Host 2
Yeah. So like if you could do a 2% withdrawal rate on 3 and whatever million that you end up with, assuming you don't get like, like a bunch of write offs, then you could live like that and your, you know, lump sum that you have invested could continue growing at that low withdrawal rate and you could slowly inflate your lifestyle like as time goes on. But for right now, just bless yourself with the freedom. Not necessarily with like increased hedonic spending.
- [79:25]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah. And this thing, I don't, I don't see us ever doing that.
- [79:28]
Host 1
What Chris Camilo would say, he would say, lever yourself as much as possible in Amazon.
- [79:34]
Host 2
Yeah.
- [79:34]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Really?
- [79:35]
Host 1
Yes. He go triple leveraged Amazon.
- [79:38]
Host 2
Really?
- [79:38]
Host 1
And if you lose it, you just aggressively double down.
- [79:42]
Host 2
Yeah. Apply aggressively to Beast Games 3
- [79:47]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
double down. Nice. So he's, he's huge on Amazon then?
- [79:51]
Host 1
Very big on Amazon.
- [79:53]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah. How do you guys feel about Amazon?
- [79:54]
Host 1
I invested a little bit. I bought.
- [79:56]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, I got a little bit too.
- [79:57]
Host 1
I think I put. I got a hundred shares of Amazon and that's my exposure to Amazon.
- [80:01]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, I think mine's like 50 shares. Yeah, that's about it.
- [80:04]
Host 2
I went in a little bit more aggressively, but that was because I listened to his show quite a bit and he just, he said recently he's like, I just bought three medium sized houses in Amazon. And that is immediately after buying five medium sized houses in Amazon. I was like, okay, like if he's that bullish on it, like maybe I'll.
- [80:19]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, yeah, put a little bit, see if it pans out.
- [80:23]
Host 1
Yeah. I can't buy individual stocks. No, it's. No, because I check them way too much. But I do. What I do like to buy is I just buy a few shares of something or a small amount, like maybe a thousand bucks max.
- [80:34]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
- [80:35]
Host 1
And I actually see how I would have done for sure. Just in case. And then if it's down, I feel, oh good. I didn't go heavy into that. If it's up, then I feel bad that I didn't invest more. But at least I know if it,
- [80:46]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
if it dips and it's a company that you believe in, would you dollar cost average in.
- [80:50]
Host 1
Yeah, I've done that a little bit with Robin Hood. And I was buying in the.
- [80:54]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
That's one thing I did not get Robin Hood. When I was like back in the teens.
- [80:59]
Host 1
Robin Hood ruined me.
- [81:02]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah. So because it had all that bad reputation and stuff at the beginning with like gme, you know, Jack sold.
- [81:08]
Host 1
Jack sold the bottom. I had to.
- [81:10]
Host 2
I got margin called, but it was
- [81:12]
Host 1
at like $10 a share.
- [81:14]
Host 2
Wow. Yeah, I think it was, I think it was like 11 or 13.
- [81:17]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Really.
- [81:17]
Host 2
It was, I mean it was in my fun account and so I didn't necessarily care about the money and I was just kind of like, it was my Robin Hood account.
- [81:22]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
- [81:23]
Host 2
And then I also had like my other you know, M1 account, which at the time was like, my main brokerage, and I just, like, you know, why not? I really like Robinhood stock. And I also. It was Palantir as well, so. It was Robinhood and Palantir, and I got margin called on both of those. Really? Yeah.
- [81:36]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Dang. Yeah, I went heavy into Palantir back when it was like 6 to 10 bucks. Oh, my gosh. There you go.
- [81:45]
Host 2
Yeah, you're just like Jeff.
- [81:46]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
- [81:47]
Host 2
Like, Jeff was like, a pretty dude.
- [81:49]
Host 1
I said, jeff's in your ear right now. He's big into Tesla, too.
- [81:53]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, we talk a lot, man. Like, I got into Tesla back in, like, 2020. I got, like, 20 shares back then,
- [82:00]
Host 2
and, I mean, that's probably served you incredibly well.
- [82:02]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah. And then I got into Nvidia. Really. Really. At a early stage, too, back in, like, 2021, 2022, before it blew up, too. So I. It's right time, right place, man. Just had good intuition, and it's worked out.
- [82:20]
Host 1
You have a good history being right time, right place.
- [82:22]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, yeah. I mean, I did. I did my due diligence and, like, I talked to other people that were so. So bullish, especially. Especially on Palantir. Had a couple buddies that were very bullish and stuff like that. And they're like, you know, they're going to start signing, like, contracts with, you know, the military and a bunch of other different contracts with DoD and Stuff. And, yeah, they've. They've just signed a lot of DoD contracts and been doing and performing well.
- [82:48]
Host 1
So you got to give us a heads up.
- [82:50]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Up before.
- [82:50]
Host 1
Before you.
- [82:51]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Insider knowledge.
- [82:52]
Host 1
I got some. Some intel. This stock, we believe is going to do really well, and I'm buying a little bit, so now might be a good time.
- [83:00]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, for sure, for sure. But, yeah, man, Palantir was one that I. I got in heavy at the beginning stages. Just come from some of my buddies talking about that and stuff. So I was like, all right, I'm gonna. I'm gonna trust your due diligence. I did. Did a little bit of mine, and. And it just took off, man. That's crazy. It's been pretty.
- [83:23]
Host 2
Well, if you were to leave one piece of wisdom to Mr. Beast or one thing that you'd like to say to him. He's watching right now. What would you want to say?
- [83:31]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Just thank you for the opportunity, for blessing my family, for changing my life, and I'm super supportive and grateful to be a part of this experience. And I love watching what he does, you know, all of the good he does for other people. He changes a lot of people's lives. So continue to do that. Continue to be your humble self, continue to care for your people, to receive criticism openly and implement those changes like you have, and you'll continue doing big things. Beast Games will be around for a while. It'll be like the new survivor. So keep being open to feedback like you are criticism and it'll pay dividends in the long run. If you want to make this a long term thing, what do you think
- [84:17]
Host 1
about the rumors that Mr. Beast is a part of the Illuminati?
- [84:22]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
No, I think those are crazy, man. There's been a lot of like crazy accusations and like rumors and stuff like that.
- [84:28]
Host 1
I've seen that people say he's the Antichrist.
- [84:31]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
I've seen that too. Yeah. I've seen so many crazy things, man, it's insane.
- [84:37]
Host 1
Is there anything though that you've seen that you're like, maybe there's some truth to that?
- [84:41]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
No, not really. Like, the main things I've seen is like the Illuminati, like the Antichrist and stuff like that. And then I saw something about like,
- [84:50]
Host 2
sociopath is one narcissist.
- [84:53]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, narcissist too. And then like, he's just doing everything. Like he doesn't really care about people. He's just doing it for like himself and stuff. But like, he invests a lot of his money back into YouTube videos, to making good content for his fans, his subscribers, and to changing people's lives. Like, this guy has a lot of money. He doesn't need to be doing this. He doesn't need to be giving out money to people and stuff like that, but he does. I mean, it helps his brand too. But like, you don't see a lot of people like that these days that are willing to use a lot of their money to invest back into their content, to helping change people's lives.
- [85:30]
Host 1
Why do you think so many people believe these crazy conspiracies?
- [85:34]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
I don't know, man. I think partly maybe they're just trying to look for maybe a fault in him from all the good that he's doing. There's got to be one thing that is wrong with him. There's one thing that he might be kind of different or have something negative about him. So maybe they're just trying to look for something just to bash him for because he does a lot of good. He's a good guy, he works hard, he's passionate with what he does, and he's changing people's lives. A lot. Like a lot of people's lives. And like, when you see someone doing good and, you know, performing well, like, some people won't like that. They'll hate on that. You know, you're always going to have haters. And there's just people out there that are probably trying to, you know, make some money off of, you know, his. His image by bashing him or something like that.
- [86:27]
Host 1
Have you had any haters?
- [86:29]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, I've had haters who I'm like,
- [86:30]
Host 2
what do they say?
- [86:30]
Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, you know, a lot of people that didn't believe in me or didn't support me or, you know, bash me for whatever reason and stuff, and that's fine. You know, some of it could be true, some of it could just be made up. But at the end of the day, you just gotta block out the noise, stick to who you are.
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Sponsor/Ad Voice
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Host 2
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
No, it's our honor.
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Host 1
It is our larger honor. No, really, stop.
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Host 2
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
and participate in McDonald's while supplies last. Just keep one foot in front of the other, man. Just stay optimistic and always look for the good in things.
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Host 1
You know what's crazy? I see a lot of people believing now, speaking of conspiracies, that Ellen DeGeneres and Leonardo DiCaprio eat babies and that they've gone to the island and eat babies.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
I have seen that. And I'm just. I remember seeing it. I'm just reading it. I'm just thinking, like, what is wrong with people, man? Like, that's so extreme.
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Host 1
What's so funny is that right now the new trend is to leak these Epstein emails. But they're fake emails. And because the Epstein list is so big, no one's going to look through Like, a hundred thousand documents. So you leak a fake email that says, like, Ellen DeGeneres is going there and, like, sucking baby's blood. I feel like, oh, my gosh. This is. We. We always knew there was something going on in Hollywood, but now it makes sense. They. They go through these satanic, ritualistic experiences to be a part of the Illuminati to get these acting roles, and it involves eating babies.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, I remember seeing that. And I'm just like, man, people are, like, crazy with some of the things they come, and it's crazy. Yeah. People will believe anything these days because, like, you can. You can with AI and stuff. Like, you can make some believable stuff. And there's a lot of people out there that will believe anything. Like, without factually checking things.
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Host 1
It's really bad. I have star. I've started to distrust anything now that I see on Twitter.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
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Host 1
Because there is so much AI information out there that, like, there was one. I hate to say I fell for it. I reposted an AI video, and it was so realistic. And someone later thinking, like, I got it down. I took it down, though, as soon as I can. And what's even crazier is that I kept asking Grok before posting it. Yeah, is this real? Confirm this is real. Show the source of this image. And it showed all of it. I was like, this is real. And then someone commented, this is a fake video. This is from this. And of course, then I re. Ask Grok in a new prompt, is this from this video game? And then, sure enough, it says, yes, it's from.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
It even got croc.
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Host 1
Dude, dude, it's bad.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, it's so bad, man. Like, it's. It's hard because even with, like, all the propaganda and, like, news outlets and stuff like that, too, like, it kind of, like, makes you question on what's right and what's not. And, like, a lot of people are just having a hard time believing things. And, like, they'll just go with, like, the most, like, politically correct or whatever. And then without fact checking things.
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Host 1
You know what this just made me realize? I would say for the last four years, we've swung away from traditional media and we've gone to news sources like Twitter because it's more instant.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
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Host 1
At the time, it was more accurate. And legacy media was so far behind that, by the time you saw it, it's like, oh, no. I knew about that on Twitter six hours.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
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Host 1
It's swinging back to legacy media now. I don't believe something unless I see it on one of the big sites because if they publish misinformation, their threshold, they'll get sued. Yeah, but meanwhile, if some dude from a random account posts something on Twitter
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
they can identify, you know.
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Host 1
Yeah, but there's no repercussion for that. But if a legacy media does that, they get sued out the oblivion, they lose all their credentials. But some new account could get millions of views. Just saying whatever, like you know, eating this or that or something got blown up today.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, it's not true. Yeah, it's crazy, man. It's crazy to see that, that shift in things because I. Yeah, at one point in time I was going to Twitter for a lot of my, my news related articles and facts and things like that. And now like it's hard to tell. Like there's this one guy on Twitter I used to follow and like he just, he just posts the most outrageous things. Now he has like over a million followers and stuff. I remember when he had like 10,000 followers and he just posts like the most incorrect outrageous things and people are
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Host 2
believing it like as a joke or.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
I don't know if it's a joke. I. I don't know. But like, like if you saw some of the posts, like it does not read like as a joke. Like it's like in a serious like manner.
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Host 2
Could be the Babylon Bee. I love the Babylon Bee, if you know what that is. They like purposely post misinformation.
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Host 1
Yeah, there's a lot of parody accounts out there, but it's buried that it's a parody. Like you have to go into the account itself and it's like, this is satire.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah, Yeah. I think his name was like Matt something. He was a big Doge guy back in the day. But like every time like his, some of his posts would just pop on my timeline. I'm just like, like, what is, what are you posting, dude?
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Host 1
Like, but they get money.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
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Host 1
The more outrageous it is because I've been tempted, I've been tempted just to post some rage bait out there and have it be insanely inaccurate. But like harmless inaccurate. But you know, they don't get engagement, man, but it gets engagement. Like the more ridiculous you say something or the harsher the stance you take. That's really unpopular, the more views you get. And you're paid directly with the amount of views that you get.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Exactly, man. That's why like you see a lot of like controversial things these days because people do it for the engagement, the views.
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Host 1
We had one I felt really bad for. We had Sam and Colby on the podcast.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
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Host 1
And we were gonna intro with a joke on them. And the joke was, dude, did you just hear what happened? Like, no. What happened? And we say, Mr. Beast just sold his channel to Disney. And they're like, no, you're kidding. I'm like, no, I'm dead serious. He just, like, this just happened. That's why I'm bringing it up to you. Really? Like, yeah, $5 billion. And they say, no way. Holy crap. I'm like. And Jack chimes in, like, yeah, it's kind of crazy. Like, it just got leaked or something just happened. But, yeah, it's confirmed. And then they're like, oh, man. And then we say, just kidding. And they're like, ah, we had a good laugh. We started laughing, but they clipped it before the just kidding. And that went crazy on Twitter to the point where Jimmy even had to address it and say, I did not sell my channel to Disney. And I felt terrible that I sent him a message afterwards to be like, hey, man, if you watch the. We say, just joking. It's been a harmless thing. And I genuinely felt really bad because it's like people are running with him.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Did he hit you up about that? Like, dude, what the heck?
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Host 1
Or something? No, I reached out proactively. But also, it's like he gets clipped out of context so many times. That was one of, like. Like three that day.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Yeah.
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Host 1
And so it's like anything he does, it will be clipped up.
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Tyler (Beast Games 2 Winner)
Oh, yeah, for sure. And that's. That's probably what leads to people, like, you know, having these, like, bad views or something like that judgment on. On him. It's like these different clips and stuff. So.
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Host 1
Speaking of clips, by the way, I do have to say, for all of you watching our iced Coffee hour clips, some of them do end up getting millions, but millions of views. We end up driving a lot of traffic from them, even back to the original episodes. If you guys are looking for a good clipper, I just want to say a huge shout out to Josh at Social Media Money. We'll link to him down below in the description for any other YouTube channels or people who want to get involved with his clips. He's fantastic. He posts for us every single day, multiple times a day. It's pretty hands off. So we'd.
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Host 2
He's been working with us for years, by the way. Like, this is the sole clipper we've worked with for the past, what, three or four years?
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Host 1
Yeah, I think we were actually his first. Were we his first client?
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Host 2
We were one of the first clients, but basically go back on our accounts all the way three, four years back. All of that stuff is done by Josh. So shout out Josh and he's linked down below.
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Host 1
Yeah, I'm not a fan of the Social Media Money name. He knows this, but beyond the name he's great.
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Host 2
I don't like social media.
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Host 1
He knows.
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Host 2
Comment down below if you should change
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Host 1
the name, tell him he should change it. Say Josh, change the name of Social Media Money. We don't like that name, please. But genuinely, he's got a great service, so check him out. Tyler, thank you so much for coming on the Ice Coffee Hour. Really appreciate it. We'll link to all your information down below in the description. And how about this if you guys want early access to our next podcast is posting next week. Channel members have early access to that episode right now. And if you join as a channel member, you get bonus content that could only be seen there. So if you want a sneak peek at next week's episode, here you go. Enjoy. Thank you so much for joining as well. And until next time, what's so unique about this podcast is that you both are known for real estate and the show selling Sunset and selling some of the most luxurious real estate. Why talk about AI today?
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Host 2
This is something that we haven't seen before.
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Host 1
The real question is, is anything going to stop AI?
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Host 2
I don't think there's going to be
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Host 1
any constraints and if there's no constraints and it keeps going up and to the right, there's no stopping it.
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Host 2
How do you not get horrified thinking about this though? Like, what's the optimistic part of it? I think the best strategy, honestly, is maybe to be hopefully optimistic.
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Host 1
I think there's a 10 to 30% chance it kills us all, but there's a 70% chance that we live in an age of abundance that you couldn't even have contemplated 10 years ago.
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