Harrison Schoen turned down a cool $1 million on "Beast Games," only to get eliminated and sent home with nothing. So what's Schoen been up to since his stunning loss?
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00:00Harrison Shawn turned down a cool $1 million on BeastGames, only to get eliminated and
00:05sent home with nothing.
00:07So, what's Shawn been up to since his stunning loss?
00:10Since his brief time on BeastGames, Harrison Shawn has been active on Instagram, drawing
00:14over 450,000 followers.
00:17He boasts frequently about his life on social media, sharing stories from his life on the
00:21open road or photos and videos of his car collection.
00:24While he is a full-time influencer, cars seem to be one of Shawn's primary interests.
00:29Shawn began living in a car full-time in 2021, and he now lives in a 1985 Mercedes-Benz Unimog
00:35Camper.
00:36He's also the proprietor of 957 Adventures, which he describes as a small collection of
00:40Porsche Cayennes.
00:42His most recent trip appears to involve traveling down the Pan-American Highway that traverses
00:46both Americas to get to Argentina.
00:49In addition to sharing footage of his travels, Shawn also has posted on Instagram to talk
00:53about his backstory, his beliefs, and why he turned down that $1 million.
00:57Ultimately, it came down to his personal values and how he believes you should never
01:00hurt anyone, even if you're in a game show.
01:03In BeastGames, Mr. Beast offered a prize of $5 million to contestants willing to go through
01:07a series of intense challenges.
01:09One of Mr. Beast's psychological challenges split players into four camps.
01:12Shawn was designated captain of his team, and was offered an increasing amount of money.
01:17But there was a catch.
01:18If he had accepted the cash, it would've eliminated everyone else on his team.
01:22Shawn's team was hesitant to make him captain, since he was described as a homeless veteran
01:26who may have been more prone to taking a large payout.
01:29You're saying he's living out of his card?"
01:32But it turns out he was the best pick for them, because he didn't take the bribe even
01:35after it reached a whopping $1 million.
01:38After turning down the cash, Shawn gets eliminated in Episode 3 after contestants divide into
01:43groups of three, and must decide amongst themselves how to expel one of them.
01:46Shawn was even offered immunity, but waved the offer away.
01:50Are you sure you don't want immunity for your sacrifice now?
01:57I'm cool."
01:58He said in an Instagram video that he turned it down because he wanted to give them a fair
02:02shake, believing he wasn't inherently better than them for saying no to the payout.
02:06And despite losing, he had no regrets.
02:08After he was eliminated, Mr. Beast asked him whether, if he could go back in time, he would've
02:12said yes to the $1 million.
02:13I'm happy with who I was before a million dollars.
02:16I'm gonna be fine afterwards."
02:18Still, a million dollars is a million dollars, and social media has been a mixed reaction.
02:22Naturally, there are those who think Shawn's choice was foolish.
02:25After all, it's a game show where only one person can win $5 million, so at some point,
02:30Shawn would've needed to betray someone if he wanted the grand prize.
02:34Following Shawn's elimination, one person posted on Reddit,
02:36"...by not taking the million dollars, you practically spend a million to keep people
02:40that will want to take you out later down the line.
02:42It's a valid point.
02:43The goal is to win, and he could've won right then and there."
02:46Let others see the value in sticking to your word.
02:49Like someone on Instagram who commented on one of Shawn's posts,
02:52"...proud is an understatement.
02:53Keep writing your incredible story, brother."
02:55Of course, the best thing now is for Shawn to parlay his integrity into getting more
02:59social media followers, the lifeblood of any content creator.
03:03With so many fans flocking to him from BeastGames, Shawn has the potential to be highly successful.