IShowSpeed donated $50K of his winnings from MrBeast’s Wipeout challenge and the internet has nothing but praise for him.
YouTuberMrBeastis known for creatinghuge challengeswith cash prizes, either enlisting his fellow content creators to take part or allowing viewers and the general public to try their luck and earn some big money.
The video included chaos, hilarity, and more, withSpeedeventually managing to complete the course and in turn, win the cash prize. It was broadcast on Speed’s channel on June 5 and has since garnered almost4 million views.
IShowSpeed reveals he donated $50k of his $100k MrBeast winningspic.twitter.com/eWy1yzFru5
First posted by the X accountIShowReports, Speed decided to donate half of his winnings to provide humanitarian aid to those affected by the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip.
Social media users were quick to react to the news of Speed’s donation, many praising the content creator for his decision even if they aren’t a fan of his typical content and antics.
One X userwrote, “I personally don’t like the stuff he does, barking and clowning around, but I gotta say, he is one hell of a humble person from the inside, and I love how we can say that social media didn’t make the wrong guy famous, respect.”
Anotheradded, “We made the right man famous.”
While the challenge was a close battle, Speed managed to be the first person to make it to the final platform.
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Those who know the content creator were not surprised to see him get the win, after all, Speed is known for his own over-the-top content, recently goingviral for taking part in a cheese rolling competition.
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