A Man Bet $50,000 Someone Would Streak at the Super Bowl — Then Did It Himself

With about five minutes left in Super Bowl LV, a man in a hot pink one-piece swimsuit sprinted onto the field at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. He dodged a few security guards, struck a pose near the 30-yard line, and was eventually tackled and hauled away. The stunt lasted maybe 30 seconds. The fallout lasted months.

The Bet Behind the Stunt

The streaker was Yuri Andrade, 31, from Boca Raton, Florida. But the plan wasn't his. It was masterminded by Vitaly Zdorovetskiy, a social media personality known for elaborate public stunts. The two hatched the idea during a 15-hour flight from Dubai about a week before the game.

The scheme was simple: place a large bet on an obscure prop bet — "Will there be a streaker at the Super Bowl?" — then make sure it happened. Andrade claimed friends spread roughly $50,000 in bets across multiple accounts on offshore sportsbook Bovada, where the odds sat at +750. If it paid out, they'd collect around $374,000.

The Part Where It Falls Apart

The morning after, Andrade went on a media tour. He told anyone who'd listen that he'd pulled off the ultimate hustle — streaking for a $374,000 payday and nothing but a $500 bond. The internet loved it. The sportsbook did not.

Bovada investigated and quickly connected the dots. Multiple linked accounts had placed suspiciously large wagers on the same obscure prop. The company voided every single bet, terminated the accounts, and issued refunds to people who had bet the other side. Andrade and his friends collected nothing.

The Legal Bill

The legal consequences were worse than the original claim of a $1,000 fine. After a judge rejected an initial lenient plea deal, Andrade eventually pleaded no contest to trespassing and received:

• 12 months probation
• 100 hours of community service
• $500 fine
• A formal letter of apology to the NFL

The $374,000 Promotional Stunt That Paid $0

What the viral memes leave out is that the whole thing was a paid advertisement. Andrade wore a swimsuit branded with "Vitaly Uncensored" — Zdorovetskiy's adult website. A second accomplice, "Decoy Doug," was also in the stadium as a backup plan. The betting angle was likely always secondary to the publicity, which was massive. The clip was viewed millions of times, and the website got exactly the exposure it was designed to generate.

The scheme is often shared online as a genius hustle. In reality, it was a promotional stunt disguised as a bet, and the sportsbook saw through it immediately. Andrade ended up with zero dollars, a year of probation, and a letter of apology to Roger Goodell.