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Published 16:27 IST, February 9th 2021

Super Bowl streaker reportedly placed MASSIVE bet on himself before Chiefs-Bucs game

According to recent reports, Super Bowl streaker Yuri Andrade has been charged with trespassing and had apparently placed a bet on himself before running.

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Super Bowl 2021 was not without a streaker, who ran across the field before being pinned to the ground. While the video of the man running across the field was shared online, he was finally charged with trespassing. As per Tampa TV station WFLA, he has been identified as a 31-year-old man Yuri Andrade, who currently resides in Boca Raton. 

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Did Super Bowl streaker bet on himself?

According to various reports, Andrade was arrested and later charged with trespassing before a $500 bond was posted. As per WLFA records, he was released before 8:00 AM on Monday EST (9:30 PM IST). 

As per a fan's unconfirmed story, he met Andrade at a restaurant before the game. The fan revealed that he was apparently planning on taking a wager on being the streaker. Though no source has confirmed the story, it is said that Andrade made $300,000 from the bet.

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Did Super Bowl streaker win a bet? 

Andrade entered the field as a shock element, that too when the fourth quarter was going on. He was wearing what appeared to be a neon pink leotard and shorts, running across the field and evading the police before he was pinned down minutes before the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 31-9 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. 

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He managed to get near the end zone before being caught. However, the CBS broadcast did not show him, nor was he mentioned during the commentary. Nevertheless, the people at the game did not forget the scene, capturing videos and sharing them online. It is also reported that while Andrade did not make a bet, he might have been planted by disgraced YouTuber Vitaly Zdorovetskiy. 

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Super Bowl streaker prop bet: Vitaly Uncensored

As per WLFA, the entire run was a publicity stunt to advertise an adult website — Vitaly Uncensored. Andrade was apparently planted by Vitaly Zdorovetskiy — who has pulled a similar stunt before. The leotard Andrade wore had the words Vitaly Uncensored written on it. The website is run by Zdorovetskiy, who also tweeted about the incident soon after. 

USA Today also noted that Andrade described himself as 'self-employed'. When asked, he said he was in 'international business'. He also apparently bragged about the whole deal on his Instagram account. Ha posted a photo about the same, commented on how the official should have been looking at his hips. 

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16:27 IST, February 9th 2021