Jeffrey Allen on winning Beast Games, starting marriage counseling & overcoming a mid-life crisis

The Unplanned Podcast with Matt & Abby

Matt & Abby

Society & Culture

4.8 • 16.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2025

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

We sat down with overnight millionaire Jeffrey Allen—and his wife Jennifer. In February, Jeffrey was crowned the winner of Beast Games, a show created by MrBeast where over 1,000 contestants competed for the biggest cash prize in reality competition history: $10 million. But Jeffrey wasn’t in it for the money. We talk about going to couples counseling after the win, navigating a mid-life crisis, keeping the victory a secret, and what it was really like to meet MrBeast. This episode is sponsored by Nutrafol, Rocket Money and BetterHelp. Nutrafol: Visit https://nutrafol.com and enter promo code UNPLANNEDGIFT for $10 off any order and free shipping when you subscribe. Rocket Money: Cancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to https://RocketMoney.com/unplanned. BetterHelp: Visit https://BetterHelp.com/unplannedpodcast today to get 10% off your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You were actually standing on 10 million real dollars.
0:03.5	Real dollars.
0:03.9	I mean, there was literally, I think, like 20 armed security guards.
0:06.3	You're joking.
0:07.0	Well, there's $10 million.
0:08.5	Is it true that you got depressed after winning the money?
0:10.8	What's a big question?
0:12.2	Sorry, I got to just sent that one.
0:13.8	I didn't tell her that I applied until I got in.
0:16.2	I'm like, hey, this is going to be an awesome platform to talk about Lukie and his condition. And she looks me in the eyes and says, If you're going to go, you're going to win.
0:22.6	How do you coach an eight-year-old not spill the beans on that?
0:25.2	I showed him the NDA and I showed him the penalty.
0:26.3	Okay.
0:26.8	I went, do you see this number?
0:28.0	This number will be gone.
0:29.2	Have you had any money fights?
0:30.6	Like, I feel like that's answer. I'm ready for it. We sat down with Jeff, the Beast Games champion that beat out over 2,000 contestants to win the largest cash prize in game show history.
0:46.3	But the hardest part wasn't even the competition.
0:48.3	It was being away from his wife and two kids for over a month.
0:51.3	While Jeff fought to stay in the game, his wife had to hold down the fort at home, all while having absolutely no idea what was going on. In today's episode,
0:58.3	we talk about the emotional toll, meeting Mr. Beast, what the cameras didn't show, and how
1:03.2	their marriage changed after the money. Jeff and Jen, welcome to Unplanned. We are so happy you're here.
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