You Thought It Was Fake… Here’s $50 Million Worth of Footage
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After going viral for betting $100,000 that Rich Alati could survive in a pitch-black bathroom for 30 days, a wave of skeptics called BS. Rumors swirled. Reddit threads accused him of staging it. Some said it never happened. Rory said nothing — until now.
In this follow-up episode, Rory brings the receipts: 5+ terabytes of time-stamped, uncut footage, legal contracts, interviews, and inside access to one of the wildest prop bets in poker history.
This isn’t a story. It’s evidence.
Show Notes- 0:00 – The skeptics, the rumors, and the $50M challenge
- 1:28 – Why people thought the $100K bet was fake
- 3:02 – The "drive me there now" Len Ashby story
- 5:06 – Rory explains how they sealed off the bathroom
- 6:50 – Footage folder reveal: 5TB of raw video
- 9:04 – Inside the isolation: food drops, cameras, pushups
- 11:30 – Was Rich hallucinating? Early footage breakdown
- 14:00 – The motorcycle helmet & blackout structure explained
- 17:08 – Did Rory scam anyone? Here's how the side action worked
- 20:19 – Rich’s video diary: “I’ve got the hang of it now”
- 22:25 – Buyout negotiations + audio clip of the offer
- 25:03 – Why Rory didn’t sell this to Netflix (yet)
- 27:14 – Footage of Rich emerging after 19 days
- 29:55 – Analyzing the “fake” theories with receipts
- 33:20 – What’s next? More prop bets? Submarines?
- 35:40 – Rory’s take on the internet doubters
- 37:07 – Final word + how to view the raw footage (if you're serious)
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