Jamaica is celebrating an extraordinary moment of pride after 20-year-old Jamaican pilot Jabari “Treezy” Brown emerged victorious in one of the most demanding competitions ever staged on YouTube, winning a private jet valued at approximately US$2 million in MrBeast’s global challenge, 100 Pilots Fight For A Private Jet.
The high-stakes competition, filmed in Saudi Arabia and released to MrBeast’s hundreds of millions of subscribers, brought together 100 trained pilots from around the world, each vying for a prize that could instantly change their lives. When the final moment arrived, it was Brown — the youngest competitor — who stood alone, hand still on the aircraft, having outlasted and outperformed every other pilot.
A brutal test of endurance, focus, and discipline
The challenge began with MrBeast purchasing a private jet and assembling the pilots into teams. What followed was not a test of flying skill, but a relentless examination of mental stamina, physical endurance, and emotional control.
Contestants were subjected to hours of standing, exhaustion-inducing tasks, sleep deprivation, and high-pressure eliminations designed to break focus and teamwork. As the competition progressed, alliances dissolved and the format shifted into a no-team, last-pilot-standing showdown. The rules were simple and unforgiving: the last person touching the jet would win it.
Over time, fatigue set in. One by one, seasoned pilots — many older, more experienced, and physically larger — were eliminated. Brown remained.
Faith at the centre of victory
When the final pilot dropped out, Brown’s reaction was not boastful or loud. Instead, it was deeply emotional. Overcome with disbelief, he credited his victory not to chance, but to faith.
“There’s no way it was 100 people and I was the one that won — that’s not an accident,” he said after the challenge. “That was God.”
For Brown, the win represented more than just a jet. It was the fulfilment of a mission he carried into the competition: to change his future.
A life-changing prize
The private jet, valued at roughly US$2 million, places Brown in an entirely new financial and professional position. Beyond its monetary worth, the aircraft opens doors to business opportunities, charter operations, sponsorships, and long-term wealth creation — possibilities rarely accessible to someone so young, and even rarer for a Caribbean pilot on the global stage.
At just 20 years old, Brown now owns an asset many pilots spend their entire careers flying but never owning.
Jamaica on the global stage
Brown’s victory resonated strongly back home. Jamaicans across the island and diaspora celebrated the achievement as another reminder that talent, discipline, and belief from a small island can compete — and win — at the highest global level.
His story adds to a growing list of Jamaicans making international headlines in fields far beyond sports and music, showing excellence in aviation, technology, finance, and entrepreneurship.
More than entertainment
While MrBeast’s challenges are often viewed as viral entertainment, Brown’s win underscores something deeper. The competition demanded resilience under pressure, the ability to remain calm while others faltered, and the mental strength to keep going when the odds — and exhaustion — were overwhelming.
In the end, it was not size, age, or experience that decided the outcome, but focus, endurance, and unwavering belief.
A symbol of possibility
Jabari “Treezy” Brown’s journey from Jamaica to a global YouTube stage — and back home as the winner of a private jet — is already inspiring young people who see his story as proof that extraordinary outcomes are possible.
From standing shoulder to shoulder with 99 other pilots to standing alone as the winner, Brown’s victory is now part of Jamaica’s modern success stories: quiet, powerful, and impossible to ignore.
For many watching, the message is clear — the world is watching Jamaica, and Jamaicans are rising.