5 Times Mr. Beast Has Given Away Insane Amounts Of Money

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Headlines about a man who ordered only water at a restaurant and tipped $10,000 have been all over the place this week–but there’s a lot more to the story than most are aware of.

An East Carolina University Student by the name of Alaina was working her shift at Sup Dogs in Greenville, North Carolina when a customer came in and only ordered two waters. Once he departed, he left a note saying, “thanks for the delicious water,” along with an extremely generous $10,000 tip.

Seems unbelievable, especially to the lucky waitress at the receiving end of the cash. She told the News Observer,  “I literally didn’t think it was real. I picked it up and it was a giant stack of hundreds, I was shaking and just kept asking, ‘What is this?’ I thought someone was playing a joke on me.” But the money was very real and not at all a joke.

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But as it turns out, this good deed wasn’t just a one-off by some wealthy do-gooder, this was none other than Mr. Beast. The Youtuber, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, is known for his elaborate videos–many of which involve him giving away large sums of money to different groups of people like waitresses, pizza delivery guys, and the homeless.

Though this wasn’t the first time Donaldson had given away huge wads of cash to some deserving servers, it was the most he’s ever given to one lone waitress. While most Youtubers take their sponsorships to either pay their own bills or buy supplies for videos, Mr. Beast commonly gets sponsored by different companies just to give the money away to strangers–and a lot of times, he ends up pitching in his own money too.

If you’ve never seen one of his videos, be prepared to feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Check out these five others times Mr. Beast blessed the people in his community, giving out hundreds of thousands of dollars.

I Tipped Waitresses $20,000

As I mentioned before, this recent $10,000 tip wasn’t the first time Jimmy blessed some waitresses–but in this previous instance, he made a lot more than just one person’s day.

I Donated $40,000 To A Random Twitch Fortnite Streamer (world record)

If you’re not familiar with Twitch streamers, the basic premise is people playing video games and streaming live video of them doing so. A lot of the smaller streamers make most of their money from fan donations, so Mr. Beast coming in and giving away thousands of dollars is a huge deal. This isn’t the only time he’s given to Twitch streamers, either.

Tipping Pizza Delivery Guys $10,000

Pizza delivery guys: the unsung heroes of the world. Mr. Beast gave a total of $10,000 away to different workers, and seeing just how happy all of them were for some extra money will warm your heart.

I Gave $20,000 To Random Homeless People

It really wouldn’t be right for Mr. Beast to do all of these videos giving money away to different people without giving back to the homeless, but don’t worry, he’s got that covered, too. In this video, he surprised multiple homeless people with bundles of cash, spending a whopping $20,000 total.

Giving My Mom $100,000 (Proudest Day Of My Life)

And lastly, but most certainly not least, some mama money!

A lot of us dream of making it one day so that we can buy our mom a house–and Donaldson did just that for his mother. He spent $100,000 paying off his mom’s mortgage, and obviously, she was over the moon about it.

If you haven’t heard of Mr. Beast before, there are a bunch more videos like this that are sure to brighten your day. And if you’re looking for someone to give you wads of cash for no reason, make sure you buy a lottery ticket tonight.