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‘Greatest Moment’: Super Bowl Streaker Says He Made $300K by Betting on His Stunt Before the Game

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While online gambling site Bovada refused to pay out Yuri Andrade’s bet, he claims Vegas still owes him hundreds of thousands.

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The streaker at the Super Bowl this year wasn’t just in it for the love of the game: He also placed a bet on his own antics. While betting site Bovada canceled Yuri Andrade’s bet after the stunt, he told the Tampa Bay Times that his fourth-quarter run led to Las Vegas bookies holding about $300,000 for him. “It’ll make my mom proud of me,” he said, adding that he plans to pay off her house. Andrade spent the night in a Tampa-area jail, and has been charged with misdemeanor trespassing. He celebrated “the greatest moment” of his life by going to a strip club on Monday.

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