{"id":47211,"date":"2026-02-26T12:21:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T12:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=47211"},"modified":"2026-02-26T12:21:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T12:21:46","slug":"heres-the-latest-update-on-how-jim-and-monika-are-doing-after-beast-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/02\/26\/heres-the-latest-update-on-how-jim-and-monika-are-doing-after-beast-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s the latest update on how Jim and Monika are doing after Beast Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/02\/03\/jim-and-monika-finally-reveal-whether-they-met-before-competing-on-beast-games\/\">Jim and Monika<\/a> filmed <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/02\/25\/how-much-of-his-5-1-million-beast-games-prize-will-tyler-actually-get-to-keep-after-tax\/\">Beast Games<\/a> a year ago, and even went as far as getting married on the show. Now that Beast Games season two is officially over, we&#8217;re all wondering what actually happened to them, and how they spent their chunk of winnings from the show.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s believed Jim spent $30K of their winnings on going to law school, which is super wholesome. They also spent their first Valentine&#8217;s Day together as a couple, and launched their first joint YouTube channel, where Jim revealed he&#8217;s got a word document of 100 date ideas.<\/p>\n<p>Jim and Monika went to hot yoga together and to the beach, and have even been living together in Florida for the last eight months. In their YouTube video, you&#8217;ll notice they&#8217;ve framed their Beast Games t-shirts, which I can&#8217;t work out is cute or kind of mental.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jim &amp; Monika&#039;s First Valentines Day Together\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/twdaMnm5yiU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Monika won $320K and is now running her first marathon to help Beast Games player Jeff raise money for creatine deficiencies. She has a $20K donation goal to hit, and spends a lot of her time training, being a dog and cat mum, and online gaming.<\/p>\n<p>Jim recently said: \u201cngl my life outside of the games was extremely dull and boring. I\u2019m a law student and my social life was pretty quiet when I moved after college. It felt good to finally have fun in the games. I\u2019m like the old man in squid game\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47220\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47220\" style=\"width: 1030px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-47220\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-26-at-11.54.05.png\" alt=\"Jim and Monika from Beast Games\" width=\"1030\" height=\"816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-26-at-11.54.05.png 1030w, https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-26-at-11.54.05-300x238.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-26-at-11.54.05-1024x811.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-26-at-11.54.05-768x608.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47220\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He also told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DUocXsqE3BA\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\">Mystic Art Pics<\/a>: \u201cThe games changed the way I think about the world. I played as fair as possible, even when I was at a disadvantage. I proved to myself that money isn\u2019t something I\u2019ll let change who I am.\u201d And they look happier than ever!<\/p>\n<p>As for Monika, she was able to pay off student loans. She <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVHZyImEozG\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\">said<\/a>: &#8220;Well, first, I came into the show single and left with Jim- we actually moved in together just one week after filming wrapped! I can finally provide for myself emotionally and financially in a way I couldn\u2019t before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>For all the latest reality TV cast member news, scandals, gossip and updates \u2013 like <\/i><i><span draggable=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reality Shrine<\/a><\/span><\/i><i> on <\/i><i><span draggable=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/realityshrineofficial?rdid=TzQu2kEd2cUqU4rD&amp;share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F14zX5cKubf%2F#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jim actually put the money towards something 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