WATCH: Terrifying Moment Gamer Gets Zapped by Lightning
The man’s camera captured a lightning bolt ripping through his home.

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A Twitch streamer known by the now-shockingly prescient name “Chrispy Mate” was struck by a bolt of lightning in his North Carolina home while live streaming. The content creator, who usually reviews horror games, found himself in a horrifying scenario of his own when a storm hit the town of Holly Springs. “Bro, I just got struck by lightning,” Chrispy Mate told his viewers. “I had my earbuds in. A big thing of lightning hit… I felt lightning go through my earbuds.” Speaking to AccuWeather, the streamer said he heard a bang like a drum reverberating through his head, his vision went white, and he felt concussed. The streamer thankfully escaped relatively unharmed, with only minor after-effects lingering until the next day. He also claims the electrical zap gave him an unexpected surge of energy: “I woke up, felt great, went straight to the gym and then I had the best workout of my life.”
A North Carolina gamer was livestreaming when a bolt of lightning struck outside his home and sent an electrical surge straight through his gaming setup. pic.twitter.com/00L4I0ZYkz
— AccuWeather (@accuweather) July 24, 2025
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