MrBeast finally breaks down $1,000,000 SuperBowl puzzle after winner claims prize
MrBeast's Super Bowl puzzle has finally been solved, with $1,000,000 given to the person who miraculously uncovered all of the clues.
Now, the YouTube sensation revealed that those 12 locations were just a fraction of the total mystery, with 79 other clues hiding elsewhere.
This year's Super Bowl was home to some wild ads as usual, but one that stood out in particular was MrBeast's collaboration with Salesforce, where he gave everyone watching the chance to claim $1 million for themselves.
In typical MrBeast fashion, however, getting your hands on that money wasn't easy, as you needed to unlock the secrets behind all of the clues present within the video with no indication of what they were or where to find them.
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It has taken nearly nine months, but it appears as if one lucky individual has managed to crack the code behind this challenge, with the YouTube star revealing the answers behind the 12 clues present in the video as each one (somehow) corresponded to a location.
MrBeast's Super Bowl puzzle clues explained
Expressing his shock that someone actually managed to solve the puzzle, MrBeast unveiled all 12 locations that were hidden behind complex clues throughout the short video
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Starting off as he meant to go on, MrBeast hid the first clue in various brightly-colored bills within the tent, which, when the dollar values were translated into their equivalent letters in the alphabet – where 1 is A, 2 is B, and so on – it equalled 'Cash Tent'.
Like most of the 'clues' in this puzzle, you have to do a bit of deduction yourself after figuring that out, as it's merely the case that Cash Tent sounds like Tashkent, leading many to wonder how anyone got even one answer, let alone all twelve.
Lima, Peru
The next clue was hidden in MrBeast's belt, as it featured eight Xs in different colors that matched up to the 25-pair color code, spelling out once again the equivalent alphabetical numbers of this South American nation.
Accra, Ghana
Something far more complicated was to be found in the numbers surrounding the vault door, as matching them to the international Scrabble lexicon gave you the message: 'He funded a hospital in this site of last year's Scrabble championship'.
From there, you needed to go to the corresponding video shared by MrBeast on his YouTube channel, where the location was revealed.
Kabul, Afghanistan
A yellow bulb flashing behind MrBeast when he was holding a smoke grenade – which we'll get to later – could be translated into Morse code, but not in the way you'd think.
When played regularly, it translates into gibberish, but when the footage is reversed, you'll get Kabul, giving you the fourth answer to the puzzle.
Kupang, Indonesia
Matching the white tape placed on the back of a clipboard to the content shown on the front gives you the hidden message of 'capital of East Nusa Tenggara', letting you know that Kupang is the next answer.
Arles, France
There are 26 lasers that can appear ahead of the door as MrBeast walks past, and counting the order in which they strike gives you corresponding alphabet letters to make up 'laser mixup', which can then be translated (somehow) into Arles.
Toronto, Canada
In one of the wildest clues, you need to find the macro color on each of the screens MrBeast is walking past into a base 3 code, which you can then use the base 3 formula to convert that to letters.
Once you've done that, you should be left with 'Beast City Hub', which any fan of the YouTuber will know is located in the major Canadian metropolis.
Casablanca, Morocco
Converting the first two letters of the five emojis found on the Slack screen shown on MrBeast's phone leads you to Casablanca, which is not only the name of an incredibly famous film but also the largest city in Morocco, which the movie is named after.
Yellowstone, Wyoming
Getting back to the smoke bomb, many were able to see what they thought to be '1+1=?' on the grenade canister, but the first '1' is actually an S, the '+' is actually T, and combining that with the one being spelt out leaves you with 'Stone'.
The message is also painted in yellow, giving you the name of one of the United States' most famous national parks.
Lahore, Pakistan
Counting the dots on one of the doors that MrBeast walks through is just the first part of this puzzle, as you then need to correspond the numerical value of each line to an element on the periodic table.
Using the shorthand equivalent – such as La for Lanthanum, the 57th element – you are able to discover Lahore as the next location.
New Orleans, Louisiana
By far MrBeast's own favorite puzzle can be found on the side of a tank's turret, with a combination of numbers alongside an 'I' and a drawing of Edvard Munch's The Scream on the end.
Ignoring the previous numbers, you can deduce this to be 'Ice Cream', pointing you towards a previous video where MrBeast tries a 'Banana Foster' worth $36,348.26 — the exact numbers found on the rest of the tank's turret, confirming this to be the right direction.
This particular ice cream was invented in the 1950s by Chef Paul Blangé, right in the heart of New Orleans.
Tallinn, Estonia
For the last clue, you'll have to look at the closed captioning for the Super Bowl advert. Finding all of the letters next to dashes, you can spell out 'Seven Letter Big Lodge', which MrBeast calls a 'Tall Inn', linking that to the capital of Estonia.
Where can you find the other clues?
If you thought those 12 clues were difficult enough to crack, then you might not be suited for MrBeast's next challenge, as he has also hidden an additional 79 cryptic locations throughout a number of his other videos.
Hidden in the description of a video on MrBeast's second channel teasing the Salesforce ad is a link to a 'MILLION DOLLAR PLAYLIST' with nine videos, and while you might think that these are simply to do with the monetary value of his various challenges, none explicitly have a cash prize.
The existence of this playlist could merely be a coincidence, with videos dating back as far as 10 years ago, but there's a good chance that at least some – if not all – of the clues are hidden within.